• TIDE | Director, Playwright, Composer | 2024 Coffeehouse Theater, L.A.

    I WANT A COUNTRY | Original play by Andreas Flourakis Director, Composer, Creative Director | 2023 WuZhen, China

    KILL ME TO CHERRY YOU UP | Co-Director, Co-Playwright, Actor | 2023 ShangHai, China

    POTENTIAL 势 | Director, Costume Designer, Performer | Selected for CalArts promotional film | 2020 L.A.

  • FORBIDDEN SPOTLIGHT |Directed by Chrissie De Guzman. Production Manager, Casting Associate | Hit Release | 2025 DramaShorts

    MY ETERNAL LOVE | Directed by Cate Fogart. Production Manager, Casting Associate | 2025 DramaShorts

    BODY SWAP | Directed by Chrissie De Guzman. Production Manager, Casting Associate | 2025 DramaShorts

    SLEEPING PRINCESS | Directed by Cate Fogarty. Casting Associate, Production Coordinator | 2025 DramaShorts

    PLAYING BY THE BILLIONAIRE’S RULES | Directed by Daniel Carsenty. Casting Director | 2024 ReelShort

    THE QUARTERBACK NEXT DOOR | Directed by Nani Yang. Casting Director| Telly Award-winning | 2024 ReelShort

  • SEVEN HOSHI | Directed by Lisa Sanaye Dring, Costume & Character Designer | 2023 CalArts

    MAKOR - THE MAID OF LUDMIR; WILD GOOSE LAKE; OSHUN Y OGUN | Choreographer: Livya Howard-Yashar, Costume Designer | 2023 STOMPING GROUND L.A.

    AIKY: PATHWAYS OF LIGHT | Choreographer: Robert Kelley, Costume Designer | 2022 Sharon Disney Lund Theater, Los Angeles

    DADA DIVAS | Composed by Jacqueline Bobak, Costume Supervisor | 2019 REDCAT Theater, Los Angeles

    DAUGHTER | Directed by Zoe Aja Moore, Visual Design Support | 2022 CalArts

    CALIGULA | Directed by Natalia Lassalle-Morillo, Assistant Costume Designer | 2020 CalArts

  • SWEETDREAM | Animated by Siyi Yi, Composer & Sound Designer | 2024 CalArts Thesis Short

    THE PROCURATOR 检察风云 | Director: Alan Mak 麦兆辉, Set Costumer & Featured Extra | 2023 Commercial theatrical

    MIRRORRIM | Directed by Xiaojing Fu, Costume & Character Designer | 2023 USC Short

    THE NIGHT BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE | Directed by Muqi Liu, Costume Designer | 2022 CalArts Thesis

    RUN RUN | Directed by Shuyue Su, Costume & Character Designer | 2022 AFI Short

    JESSIE | Directed by Hao Deng, Costume Designer | 2019 CalArts Short

  • DIP Inc. / DIP Art Fund Corp. | Youth Council Member · 2021–2024 | Curatorial & Editorial Associate · 2019–2022

    Neolithic Age of Cosmos: From Universe to Metaverse | Curatorial support, artist interviews, editorial writing | 2021 CHAO Top House, Beijing

    Stone Age of Cosmos: Global Exhibition | Curatorial coordination, artist interview, editorial writing | 2020 DIP × Commsat × THAD 清华

    DIP Art Index & Gala | Curatorial support, artist editorial content ｜2019 UCCA Beijing

QINGWEN CAO

Writer-Director / Immersive Performance / Visual Storytelling / Creative Production

Los Angeles | Beijing

qingwencao.art@gmail.com | IMDb

EXPERIENCE

2019-2025

EDUCATION

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Business & Management of Entertainment· Extension Certificate · 2026

California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)

B.F.A. Experience Design & Production · Theater · 2024

China Conservatory of Music · Middle School

Music Composition & Theory · 2019

ADDITIONAL

[Training]

  • Viewpoints & Lucid Body Technique | Workshop led by Yuyu Zhang · Summer 2023

  • Lecoq-based Clown & Physical Theatre | Workshop led by Mingming Wang · Summer 2023

  • Parsons School of Design | Visual Presentation Intensive Studies Program · Summer 2018

[CORE SKILLS]

  • Immersive Experiences Design

  • Live Performance Direction

  • Dramaturgy & Script Development

  • Visual Storytelling

  • Team Leadership

  • Bilingual Communication (Mandarin/English)

[TOOLS]

  • Adobe CC, Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro X, Procreate

  • Cinema 4D, ZBrush, Fusion 360, Max/MSP

  • Move Magic, Slack, Notion, Google Workspace

  • Breakdown Services, Casting Networks, Actors Access

  • ChatGPT, Claude