Choreography
& Movement Direction
My theatre and choreographic works are driven by a commitment to creating inventive and socially engaged experiences. Spanning movement, visual art, and technologies, I am currently developing new collaborations, including an upcoming project with Red Leap Theatre in 2026.
THIS ROOM IS AN ISLAND
2024 Director and Creator - This Room is an Island: a full-scale Taiwanese-led multidisciplinary, immersive theatre at Te Pou Theatre. Funded by Creative New Zealand Foundation North - Asian Artist Fund. Te Pou Theatre.
Performed at Te Pou Theatre 02 - 05 February 2024
Development showing at Kenneth Myers Centre 2022
Historic Archival Music: Taiwan Soundscape One Hundred Years – 臺灣音聲一百年網站, National Taiwan History Museum – 國立臺灣歷史博物館
Photography & Videography: Darryl Chin, Richard Manalili (Orise), Yin-Chi Lee, John Rata Photography
Production Support: Amy Griffin, Natalia Mandich-Dohnt
Story & Acting Support: Ella Becroft, Dr. Mark Harvey, Dr. Alys Longley, Dr. Sarah Foster-Sproull, Talia Pua
Special Thanks
Anna Lee, Angela Yen, Celine Dam, Chye-Ling Huang, Dr. Kristian Larsen, Dr. Ralph Buck, Jessie McCall, John Rata, Ko-Yang Chang, Jung-Hsu Wan, Woody Sabanhdit, Red Leap Theatre, Te Pou Theatre, The University of Auckland, and The University of Auckland Dance Studies Department
2024 Creative Team and Collaborators
Adrienne Tucker, Amy Griffin, Darryl Chin, Deborah Fletcher, Eleanor Fletcher, Emma Broad, Evie Logan, Jasmin Reynalds, Jefferson Chen, Kyung Ho Min, Lara Chuo, Lulu Qiu, Minami Otaki, Natalya Mandich-Dohnt, Nieve Wilson, Sean Curham, Te Oka Toia, Tilly Hayden-Taylor, and Zoe White
2022 Creative Team and Collaborators
Anna Lee, Angela Yen, Deborah Fletcher, Emma Broad, Evie Logan, Nieve Wilson, Zoe White, Darryl Chin, Kyung Ho Min, Talia Pua, Kristian Larsen, John Rata, Jung-Hsu Wan, Yang, Yin-Chi Lee, John Rata,Eleanor Fletcher, Adrienne Tucker.
Acknowledgements: Chye-Ling Huang, Ella Becroft, Janaína Moraes, Maryam, Neža Jamnikar, Dr. Mark Harvey, and Dr. Alys Longley.
WREST
2024 Assistant Director - Wrest: a full-scale devised theatre by Red Leap Theatre Company.
