Jane Yonge is a New Zealand theatre director of Fijian and Chinese descent.

Biography

Yonge grew up in

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. Her father is Fijian and her mother was Chinese-Fijian. Yonge's mother died when she was 23 years old and Yonge travelled to China to explore her mother's culture. Yonge graduated from the

University of Auckland The University of Auckland (; Māori: ''Waipapa Taumata Rau'') is a public research university based in Auckland, New Zealand. The institution was established in 1883 as a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. Initially loc ...

in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in drama. In 2013 she moved to Wellington and studied theatre at

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

and Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 2015 with a master's degree of theatre arts in directing. In 2019 she studied in New York under a

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award, graduating with a master's degree in arts politics from

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic, and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, as the School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch ...

Career

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yonge, Jane New Zealand theatre directors New Zealand women theatre directors New Zealand people of Fijian descent People from Auckland Victoria University of Wellington alumni University of Auckland alumni Tisch School of the Arts alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) New Zealand people of Chinese-Fijian descent