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Morphology with Zee Zunnur
14–15 June, 10am–5pm (2-day workshop)
15 June, 5pm–5:40pm (studio sharing)
Level: Advanced
This workshop focuses on helping dancers connect with their inner rhythms and embrace the joy of movement to groovy beats. Through guided movement explorations, participants will practice embodiment and discover the power of their bodies. Zee will introduce her Morphology movement practice and share tools from her choreographic works.
About the Artist:
Zee Zunnur is a movement artist and long-time dancer with Hofesh Shechter Company (UK), blending contemporary dance with her Malay heritage and folk training. She has performed and choreographed for various prestigious festivals and companies, including T.H.E. Dance Company, Esplanade da:ns Festival, and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Now based in Australia, Zee has collaborated with Marrugeku, Sydney Dance Company, STRUT Dance, Co3 Australia, and others. She recently created a commissioned work for the National Gallery Singapore. Currently, Zee is performing in a featured dance role in Oedipus at London’s Old Vic Theatre, sharing the stage with Academy Award-winning actor Rami Malek from January to March 2025.
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Fluidity in Explosion with Chang En
14 June, 8pm–10pm
Level: Intermediate
The workshop emphasises finding flow through movements by identifying the body's natural rhythm. Through a curated set of exercises, we will explore our body's ability to stay curious while pushing its limits.
About the Artist:
Chang En began dancing ballet at the age of four and later trained with choreographers like Jeffrey Tan, Albert Tiong, and Zaki Ahmad. From 2017 to 2021, she was a key member of T.H.E Second Company, leading to her debut with T.H.E Dance Company in 2021. She officially joined the company in 2022 and has since performed locally and internationally, touring festivals like OzAsia and appearing at venues such as Scenario Pubblico and The Coronet Theatre.
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Animated Pathways with ScRach MarcS
21 June, 8pm–10pm
Level: Open
Through the lens of the street style known as Popping, we re-look into ways our body can connect with the flow of energy. Get to learn some key fundamentals, distilling intention/purpose behind techniques of Popping and re-constructing your own unique pathways – helping to unlock creative movement and a deeper understanding of how the body processes information.
About the Artist:
Since 2008, ScRach MarcS have been in pursuit of new ideologies and ways to evolve street dance styles. They have developed methods to deconstruct and reconstruct the foundations into a dynamic and versatile format; an extension of their belief that dance can be translated and transcends labels.
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Bound Flow with Josh Martin
22 June, 10am–1pm
Level: Intermediate
This class combines Company 605's movement vocabulary with improvisational prompts from current repertoire. Exercises focus on building strength, speed, control of tension and release, and groove. Participants explore body weight, rediscover instinctual movement pathways, and use momentum for connective flow. The class emphasizes floor connection, articulation, isolation, and inhabiting different physical states, with techniques that challenge time and space interpretation to unlock unexpected movement patterns.
About the Artist:
Josh Martin is a choreographer, performer, and producer based in Vancouver, BC. As Artistic Co-Director of Company 605 for 15 years, he has presented his work in over 15 countries. Josh has collaborated with numerous dance companies across Canada and is a recipient of the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award and the 2024 Lola McLaughlin Legacy Award in Dance.
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mimetic morphosis with Panzetti & Ticconi
22 June, 2pm–5pm
Level: Intermediate
The workshop intends to explore movement practices linked to the notion of metamorphosis, deepening physical states that oscillate between abandonment and control, repetition and mutation, across opposing kinetic and interpretative conditions. Rhythm and numbers will be integrated as key elements in the relationship between body, space, and multitude.
About the Artists:
Ginevra Panzetti and Enrico Ticconi, based in Berlin and Torino, have collaborated since 2008, blending dance, performance, and visual art. Their work explores communication, violence, and power through historical and contemporary imagery. Recognised internationally for Harleking (2018), they have investigated the symbolic power of flags in AeReA (2019) and ARA! ARA! (2021). Their commissions include MARMO (2021) for Dance On Ensemble and INSEL (2023) for Tanz Im August. In 2024, they premiered MALEBRANCHE – Harleking Multitude with T.H.E Dance Company and ALL’ARME with Studio Contemporary Dance Company.
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Hybrid Moves: Hip Hop Meets Southeast Asian Dances with Olé Khamchanla
27 June, 7:30pm–10:30pm
Level: Advanced
This workshop combines Kham's signature style with improvisational prompts, focusing on physical awareness, body mechanics, and rhythm. Participants explore hip hop and contemporary dance techniques, experimenting with movement, flow, and momentum. Through guided tasks, they work on floor work, isolation, and articulation at various levels, unlocking creative movement patterns and expanding artistic expression.
About the Artist:
Olé Khamchanla, a Lao-French choreographer, founded Khamcompany in 2011 to explore the fusion of hip-hop, contemporary, and traditional Southeast Asian dance. Trained in hip-hop and capoeira, his work is deeply influenced by his studies in Laos and Thailand. He also founded the Fang Mae Khong International Dance Festival in 2010.
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Space and Flow with Adele Goh
28 June, 10am–12pm
Level: Beginner
This workshop will take you through exercises that will help you find easiness and flow in movement, as we learn to connect to physical concepts like weight, momentum and gravity, while developing a keen awareness of the body in space and the wonderful space within our body.
About the Artist:
Adele is an independent contemporary dancer, teacher, and choreographer with a dynamic movement practice influenced by somatic-based techniques, Gaga, and Flying Low. She embraces improvisation, spontaneity, and play in her artistic process. Adele has worked with diverse bodies, including dancers with disabilities, and has performed and collaborated at platforms such as M1 Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, Arts in Your Neighbourhood, ArtScience Late at Home, da:ns festival, and Odoru-Akita Dance Festival. From 2013 to 2018, she was a company artist with Frontier Danceland.
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Hung Dance Technique Workshop with Cheng I-Han
28 June, 2:30pm–5:30pm
Level: Advanced
This workshop teaches Hung Dance techniques, emphasizing the dynamic movement and stillness around the body. It combines body isolation with Tai Chi motions, where movement starts from a single joint or muscle while the rest of the body stays still. The body’s movements are then guided by spinning and twirling elements of Tai Chi, creating a unique flow within stillness.
About the Artist:
Cheng I-han, a full-time performer with Hung Dance, has toured internationally and performed in over a hundred shows. She has won 13 international awards and is praised for her captivating stage presence. Her creative inspiration is often drawn from the sea of her hometown, Keelung.
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HollowBody for AnyBody with Fiona Thng
28 June, 8pm–10pm
Level: Beginner
Discover HollowBody™, a signature methodology by Kuik Swee Boon, practiced by T.H.E dance artists. This workshop welcomes all levels to explore HollowBody™’s transformative approach to connecting mind, body, and heart. Through guided improvisation and experiential exercises, participants develop physiological awareness, unlocking the body’s potential as a vessel for thoughts, emotions, and energy. HollowBody™ encourages trusting instincts, embracing curiosity, and fostering creativity. Join us to deepen your connection to yourself and the world through movement. No experience needed—just an open mind and a willingness to explore!
About the Artist:
Fiona has been a full-time dance artist with T.H.E Dance Company since 2019 and now serves as Assistant to the Artistic Director. She has performed works by Kuik Swee Boon, Kim Jae Duk, and other international choreographers, touring festivals such as Tanzmesse, OzAsia, and Oriente Occidente. Beyond performing, she teaches, choreographs, and facilitates HollowBody™ workshops for T.H.E’s main and second companies. With a background in hip hop, jazz, and street jazz, Fiona enjoys crafting unique movement phrases and is passionate about helping others unlock their physical potential through dance.
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Sensing Between Lines and Curves with Chiew Peishan
29 June, 10am–12pm
Level: Beginner
With a focus on heightening sensory awareness, this workshop begins with the exploration of linear forms and guides participants to engage with transformative play to translate circular energetic and spatial projection.
About the Artist:
Chiew Peishan is a dance artist whose work explores the tensions between reality and imagination through autobiographical fiction. A graduate of London Contemporary Dance School (MA, Distinction) and a National Arts Council Arts Scholarship recipient, she has created for leading Singaporean dance companies and institutions. Her performances and films have been presented at major festivals in Singapore, the UK, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Europe. She is also a member of *Shifting Clouds Within*, a creative collective investigating movement in found spaces.
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Continuums. with Ross McCormack
29 June, 1pm–4pm
Level: Advanced
This 3-part workshop explores the nature of storms as a metaphor for physical, collective, and psychological movement and transformation. Participants are encouraged to bring a pen and paper.
Part One: Participants will collectively describe storms—their energy, pathways, and evolution—and connect these qualities to the body and space. The focus is on translating storm-like qualities into individual and group movement, exploring endurance, structure, and collaboration.
Part Two: Movement Structure: Building on Part One, the workshop shifts to structuring these storm-inspired qualities into continuous, flowing movements (a "continuum"). Participants will explore how gradual shifts create new movement sequences and how groups can transform shape collectively while individuals make radical shifts.
Part Three: Psychological State: The final part internalizes storm qualities, moving from physical representation to psychological activation. Participants will discover how storm-like energy can stimulate an active, shifting mindset, using the metaphor of a storm to inspire dynamic expression and mental transformation.