Rose Jang papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: PP-0005

Staff Only

Content Description

Materials documenting Rose Jang's teaching portfolio. The majority of the contents are theater programs or related to theater productions, especially concerning theater productions. Box 1, Folder 1 has Academic Program Productions programs 1988-2018. Box 1, Folder 2 has Student Productions programs 1988-2018. Box 1, Folder 3 has Expressive Arts Self-Study May 2005. Box 2 has audio/visual material, including videos of various plays.

Dates

Creation: 1988-2018

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public.

Biographical / Historical

Rose Jang was Faculty Emeritus at The Evergreen State College and taught from 1988-2018. Her expertise was in China studies and theater as well as Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Literature, Language, and Communication. Her research articles include: "Teaching American Students the ‘Essence’ of Chinese Theatre at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts (Zhongguo Xiqu Xueyuan)" and “Learning Yuzhou feng (Sword of the Cosmos): A Journey into the Heart of the Art of Mei Lanfang." During her 2010 sabbatical she studied Mei-school Chinese opera (Jingju) with Chinese opera professional teacher Lu Yiping. In addition to directing English-language plays like Trojan Women by Euripides and King Lear by Shakespeare, Jang performed in Chinese opera performances such as The Jade Bracelet (Shi Yuzhuo) and The Yo Sisters. She also was an External Evaluator for the production of Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare at the University of Puget Sound in 2016 as well as lighting designed, dancer, and assistant choreographer for various other productions at TESC and outside of TESC.