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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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