Glen Goei
Glen Goei | |||||||
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Glen Goei | |||||||
| Born | 22 December 1962 | ||||||
| Occupations | Producer, director | ||||||
| Years active | 1989-present | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 魏銘耀 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 魏铭耀 | ||||||
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Glen Goei (simplified Chinese: 魏铭耀; traditional Chinese: 魏銘耀; pinyin: Wèi Míng Yào; born 22 December 1962) is a theatre and film director from Singapore. His body of work includes film, theatre, musicals, large scale shows, World Expos, dance, music, and architectural design.
Glen Goei was the artistic director of Mu-Lan Arts in London from 1990 to 1998. It was the first Asian theatre company to be established in the United Kingdom. He is currently the Associate Artistic Director of the Singaporean theatre company, W!LD RICE.
Goei's film Forever Fever was the first Singapore film to achieve a worldwide commercial release. The film was distributed in America and the UK by Miramax, which then signed him on an exclusive three-picture deal.
In 1994, he received the National Youth Award for his contribution to the arts from Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.