Jamie H.J. Guan

S H O W   B U S I N E S S


Jamie H. J. Guan first appeared on the American stage in 1978 as part of the China Performing Arts Troupe, the first performing arts tour from mainland China to the U.S. after relations between the two countries were normalized.  Performances on this historic tour included Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center and were presented on national television in a PBS production, From China to US.

Mr. Guan made his Broadway debut in 1988 as an actor and choreographer in the Tony award–winning M. Butterfly, written by David Henry Hwang and directed by John Dexter, and on its national and international tours.  Additionally, he choreographed Warner Brothers' feature film, M. Butterfly, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone.  Other Broadway credits include movement consultant to Tony-nominated Golden Child , written by David Henry Hwang and directed by James Lapine.

Mr. Guan choreographed and appeared in the world premiere of the one-act opera, The Silver River, written by David Henry Hwang, composed by Bright Sheng and directed by Lisa Peterson, at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival in 1997.  In 1998, he choreographed the world premiere of Red, written by Chay Yew and directed by Lisa Peterson, at Seattle's Intiman Theater, and Carry the Tiger to the Mountain, written by Charlene Lee and commissioned by the Contemporary American Theater Festival. In 1999, Mr. Guan choreographed and cast Red, directed by David Petrarca, at Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut and at the Manhattan Theatre Club.

In 1999 and 2000, Mr. Guan worked with Debbie Allen assisting in the choreography of Soul Possessed and Dreams, two shows written, choreographed and directed by Ms. Allen and performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.  He has continued his collaboration with Ms. Allen, most notably as associate choreographer of a live, globally-broadcast Chinese martial-arts dance performance celebrating the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon for the 73rd Annual Academy Awards, March 25, 2001.

Mr. Guan worked with Robert Longbottom as Chinese Opera Consultant and was responsible for Warrior Dance Staging in the Broadway production of Flower Drum Song which opened in October 2002 at the Virginia Theater following its acclaimed Los Angeles production at the Mark Taper Forum in 2001.

Mr. Guan was the Chinese Movement Choreographer for Making Tracks at the Village Theatre in Seattle in March 2002. Later that year in October he choreographed two pieces for the Concert of Excellence at Carnegie Hall presented by Second Generatio .and Last of the Suns at Ma-Yi Theater Company .Red at Wilma Theater 2003.

In addition, Mr. Guan choreographed a television commercial for The Coca-Cola Company, Red Dragon, and appears in print and billboard advertising for AT&T. Further international and regional stage credits are listed below.

 

Jamie H. J. Guan AEA, CAEA
 

  C u l t u r a l   E x c h a n g e
 

 

Beijing International Cultural Exchange Agency Producer, Director

Entertainment including Beijing Opera, Martial Arts, music, dance, acrobatics, fashion

 

T h e a t e r


B R O A D W A Y

 
Flower Drum Song 2002
Chinese Opera Consultant, Warrior Dance Staging
Robert Longbottom

M. Butterfly 1988

 

Choreographer,
Peking opera warrior

John Dexter

Golden Child 1995

Movement consultant
AWARD!

James Lapine

 

O F F - B R O A D W A Y
 

Beautiful Warrior 2002

The Vineyard Theatre



Choreographer

Daniel Banks

Red 1999

Manhattan Theatre Club

Choreographer, Cast

David Petrarca

 

Cookin 2003

Minetta Lane Theatre

Fight Choreographer

Sheung Whan Song

 

F.O.B. 1989

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre

Choreographer
David Henry Hwang

Golden Child 1995

The Public Theater /
   South Coast Repertory
 

Movement consultant

James Lapine

Carry The Tiger To The Mountain 1997

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre
 

 

Choreographer

Ron Nakahara

I N T E R N A T I O N A L   T O U R S
 

M. Butterfly

London (West End)
Rome
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Ottawa National Arts Centre
 

Choreographer
Choreographer
Choreographer, Cast
Choreographer, Cast

John Dexter
John Dexter
Larry Desrochers
Larry Desrochers

Golden Child

Singapore Repertory Theatre
 

Movement consultant

James Lapine

 

N A T I O N A L   T O U R S
 

M. Butterfly 1990

North American National Tour

 

Choreographer, Cast

Stuart Ostrow

F E S T I V A L S
 

The Silver River 1997

Santa Fe
Chamber Music Festival

Choreographer, Cast

Lisa Peterson, Director
Bright Sheng, Composer
 

Carry The Tiger To The Mountain 1998

Contemporary American
Theater Festival
 

 

Choreographer

Ed Herendeen

R E G I O N A L
 

Making Tracks 2002
Village Theatre Chinese Movement Choreographer Jeff Steitzer
Flower Drum Song 2001
Mark Taper Forum /
Center Theatre Group



Chinese Opera Consultant & Warrior Dance Staging Robert Longbottom

Dreams 2000

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

 

 

 

Chinese Opera consultant
 

Debbie Allen

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Soul Possessed 2000

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
 

Fight Choreographer
 

Debbie Allen

Pacific Overtures 1995

New York University Drama Department
 

Fight Choreographer
 

Marcia Milgrom Dodge

The Woman Warrior 1994

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre /
Huntington Theatre Company
Center Theatre Group of
Los Angeles
 

Choreographer AWARD!
Choreographer

Choreographer

Sharon Ott
Sharon Ott

Sharon Ott

Dragonwings 1996

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre /
Lincoln Center Institute
Syracuse Stage
Actors Company of
Pennsylvania
New York State
Theatre Institute
 

Choreographer
Choreographer

Choreographer
Choreographer, Cast

Choreographer, Cast

Phyllis Look
Phyllis Look

Phyllis Look
Ron Nakahara

Ron Nakahara

The Last of the Suns 1994

Berkeley Repertory Theatre
 

Choreographer

Phyllis Look

The Tempest 1988

East West Fusion Theatre
 

Choreographer

Terence White

Golden Child 1996

American Conservatory Theatre
 

Movement consultant

James Lapine

 

Red 1997

Intiman Theatre /Portland Center Stage Long Wharf Theatre
 

Choreographer

Choreographer, Cast
NOMINATION!

Lisa Peterson

David Petrarca


 

 

F i l m

 

M. Butterfly 1990

Warner Brothers
 

Choreographer

David Cronenberg

Kundun 1994

Walt Disney Productions

Saving Face
 


 

Voice-over

Actor

 

Martin Scorcese

 

 

T e l e v i s i o n

 

73rd Annual Academy Awards 2001

Live, globally-televised Chinese martial-arts dance performance celebrating the film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
 

Associate Choreographer

Debbie Allen
ABC

From China to US

KCTV
 


 

Cast

PBS

 

C o m m e r c i a l s

 

Red Dragon

W. B. Doner & Co.
 


 

Choreographer

The Coca-Cola Company

 

T r a i n i n g

 

Beijing Institute
of the Performing Arts

Beijing, China

1961–1969


Specialization in wu sheng martial arts warrior roles
 


 

 

S p e c i a l   S k i l l s

 

Peking opera, martial arts, tumbling / acrobatics, Mandarin, Chinese musical instruments, Chinese costume and set design consultation


 

Height
Weight
Hair
Eyes

5' 7"
170 lbs.
Black
Brown


 


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