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Research Interests:

Professor Conceison's research interests include contemporary theater practice in mainland China, intercultural performance, translation, Asian American cultural production and sport as performance. Her scholarly projects in progress include a comprehensive history of Chinese spoken drama, a study of the French-language plays of Gao Xingjian, anthologies of plays of Meng Jinghui and Yu Rongjun, and a volume on sport as performance.

• THEATRST 201.01, SPORT AS PERFORMANCE Synopsis

  Page 106, MW 11:45 AM-01:00 PM

• ROMST 520S.01, TRANSLATION STUDIES/WORKSHOP Synopsis

  Page 106, M 04:40 PM-07:10 PM

Education:

PhD	Cornell University	2000
MA	Harvard University	1992

Specialties:

Chinese Theater
Performance Studies
Directing
Asian-American Theater

  Directing Credits:

1. Das Kapital (also adaptor), Duke University, April 26, 2011
   Adapted and directed workshop production of new play by Shanghai playwright Nick Rongjun Yu, translated by Yangyang Guo '12, featuring students in course 'The China Theater Experiment'
2. Alarm Clock (also translator), Tufts University, April 2008
   Translated, adapted, and directed contemporary play from China.

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. C. Conceison. ""Behind the Play: The World and Works of Nick Rongjun Yu"." Theatre Journal 63:3 (October, 2011): 311-322.
2. Translated by C. Conceison. "Behind the Lie" by Yu Rongjun. Theater Journal  vol. 63 no. 3(2011): 323-364.
3. Translated by C. Conceison. "Ballade Nocturne" by Gao Xingjian.  American University of Paris Cahiers Series(2010).
4. C. Conceison. Voices Carry: Behind Bars and Backstage during China's Revolution and Reform.  Rowman & Littlefield, (2009). [com]
5. C. Conceison. 水流云在：英若诚自传 (Chinese version of 'Voices Carry').  Beijing: CITIC Press, (2009).

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