ABOUT ME

Caitlin YANG Bing-Yi 楊秉頤 is an 8th grader at St. Paul's Co-educational College in Hong Kong. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Caitlin is fluent in Cantonese, Mandarin and English. Caitlin loves singing, acting, dancing, and started taking lessons including violin, piano, guitar, musical theater and ballet since the age of 4. She won numerous awards in Hong Kong Schools Music and Speech Festivals since 2012. In Aug 2018, she won the Top Performer award among contestants from all over the world at the US based Premiere Program in Orlando after a series of competitions in singing, dancing and acting. At school, she was also selected into the Program for the Musically Gifted (PMG) and was awarded the Overall Sports and Music Award.

After spending several summers in various musical theatre camps in the US, Caitlin has started participating in local productions since 2020, such as The Musical of the Musicals (TMOTM) by Red Academy. In Aug 2021, she has successfully passed the audition and joined the <<Stars Academy Junior>> program by TVB Hong Kong.

 
 

THEATRE & TV SHOWS

  • TVB «Stars Academy Junior», 2021 (Hong Kong)

    • Auditioned and chosen as one of the 29 contestants in the popular pop singing competition series «Stars Academy Junior» in 2021.

  • The Musical of the Musicals (TMOTM), 2020 (Hong Kong)

    • Performed as the lead role in the two musical productions by Red Academy, a Hong Kong-based Musical summer program.

    • «Don't Rain on My Parade» as Fanny Brice from Funny Girl

    • «Helpless» as Eliza Schuyler from Hamilton

  • St .Paul's Co-educational Primary School, 2020 (Hong Kong)

    • Selected as the lead role, Alice for the annual school drama production

      «Alice in Wonderland» as Alice

  • Interlachen Arts Academy, Summer 2019 (lnterlochen, Ml)

    • Completed the 3-week Musical Theatre program

    • «Times are Hard for Dreamers» as Amelie from Amelie

    • «Home» as Alice from Wonderland

  • Premiere Program, 2017-2018 (Orlando, FL)

    • Qualified as one of the 1000 finalists worldwide to receive a year-long program in singing, dancing and acting. During the summer 2018, a series of competitions and evaluations were held in Orlando Disney World, where the best performers were selected by the judges at the end of the program.

  • Manhattan School of Music, Summer 2017 (New York, NY)

    • «legally Blonde» as a Delta Nu Sister

    • «Into the Woods» as the village girl

    • «The Daisies» solo performance

EXPERIENCE

Ballet:

  • Hong Kong Ballet

    • Year 2021 : «Alice in Wonderland» as a Junior Card

    • Year 2020 : «The Nutcracker» as Waltz of the Flowers (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

    • Year 2016: «The Nutcracker» as Clara's Aunt (doll ver.)

    • Year 2015 : «The Nutcracker» as Clara's Aunt (doll ver.)

  • HK Ballet Nutcracker Benefit, 2010-2021

    • Performed as Clara, the Egyptian Doll, Waltz of the Flower lead, the Spanish doll, Snowflake lead, Clarchen, Clarchen (small ver.), Snowflake, Waltz of the Flower

Violin:

  • Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (HKAPA)

    • Junior Music Program in Violin, 2015-2018

  • St. Paul's Co-educational Primary School String Orchestra

    • 2019 Concert Master

    • 2017-2019 First Violin

 
 

AWARDS

  • Winner of Top Performer Award for solo vocal, acting, & dance

    • Premiere program, Orlando FL 2018

  • Top Prize Winner of solo vocal, piano & violin competitions,

    • Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, 2013-2019

  • Top Prize Winner of solo verse & prose speaking competitions,

    • Hone Kong Schools Speech Festival, 2014-2019

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Singing: ABRSM Exam Grade 8 Merit

  • Violin: ABRSM Exam Grade 8 Distinction

  • Piano: ABRSM Grade 5 Merit

  • Music Theory: ABRSM Exam Grade 5

  • Ballet: Royal Academy Exam Grade 7