Kuei's Profile
Native Mandarin Chinese Speaker
English spoken with Oriental Accent
Voice over:
more than 15 years experience, has done numerous voice-overs for TV, Radio commercial, BBC documentaries, films, commentaries and promotional videos.
Presenter:
Product launches for HP:ICM/General Motors of the Vectra in Sicily and of the Corsa in Taiwan, the latter as lead presenter in 1 hour show supported by team of dancers.
Singer:
Operatic roles include: Sarastro in the Magic Flute, Manoah in Handel’s Samson, Tomaso in Un Ballo in Maschera, Madam Butterfly at the Royal Albert Hall and Mozart C minor Mass in Belgian, Germany and Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Dancer:
Principal in Taipei Contemporary Dance Theatre (1983-5). Toured in the U.K. with the “Soundbodies” company, a group which combines dance, singing and film.
Translator:
Commercial texts of various lengths, from short-deadline pieces to a book on commercial letters of credit, a history of Taiwan (Mappamundi) and a book of short stories made into films (including "2001 - A Space Odyssey ", "Rear Window", "Psycho", "Blow Up", "High Noon").
Education:
Postgraduate Diploma in Musical Performance with Distinction at Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
B.A. in English & Chinese Literature, Tunghai University, Taiwan.
Study of classical ballet and Martha Graham dances technique at the National Institute of Art in Taipei, Taiwan.
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