Guofeng Hong is an independent artist and the Artistic Director of Sigma Contemporary Dance. He has contributed to the extensive body of work for Sigma Contemporary Dance since its inception, establishing Sigma's distinct identity in the Singapore dance scene. His novel approach to choreography has driven him to create innovative pieces that extend beyond conventional stages. Notably, his portfolio includes site-specific performances at Dock 65 within the Esplanade Park, as well as a well-received online production titled "Survei:ance," fully conceived and executed on Zoom, and subsequently streamed via Facebook Live. His choreographic creations have been featured in prominent local arts festivals, such as the M1 Contact Festival and the SMU Arts Festival, as well as international dance festivals, including the Sibu International Dance Festival, Dance Circus, and the Blossom Arts Festival. Sources like The Straits Times and Arts Equator, have described his works as "compelling" and "immersive." In 2019, he collaborated with long-time partner Chua Chiok Woon to produce a duet that premiered in Singapore, and was invited to perform in arts festivals in Hong Kong, Macau and Indonesia. Most recently, he spearheaded a collective called “Unsound Bodies," dedicated to exploring innovative collaborations across multidisciplinary elements.

Marcus Foo is a choreographer, dance artist, and educator whose work centres on connection, fragility, and the textures of human experience. He holds a Master of Arts in Contemporary Dance with distinction from the University of Kent and has presented work internationally, including at the Seoul Performing Arts Festival, M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, and Biennale des Danses des Seychelles. His choreography, such as Yours Usefully (2017) and Walk with me to the end/beginning (2022), integrates text, imagery, and listening-based tasks to explore identity, belonging, and impermanence. As an educator, Marcus has taught at LASALLE College of the Arts, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and School of the Arts, Singapore. His teaching emphasises listening as a technical and creative tool, encouraging dancers to refine clarity while staying responsive to sensation, space, and group dynamics. He is committed to nurturing artistry, self-awareness, and expressive growth in the studio.

An independent Taiwanese dance artist working across creation, performance, teaching, and curation. Her practice, rooted in Taiwan, engages contemporary social issues through embodied inquiry. Using the body as a medium, she transforms personal stories and local histories into accessible artistic language, fostering spaces for public dialogue and reflection. Since the age of 19, she has explored American postmodern dance and Contact Improvisation, beginning her artistic journey with Ku & Dancers. During her time in the U.S., she was deeply influenced by choreographer Bebe Miller and Contact Improvisation pioneer Nancy Stark Smith, foundations that continue to shape her artistic and philosophical approach. In 2013, she launched the interdisciplinary “Mou-Mou Project”, building long-term collaborative teams to merge movement and theatrical language in exploring political and cultural themes. In 2017, she co-founded the “Muo-Muo Workshop”, using improvisation and CI-based teaching as a tool for social dialogue and collective transformation. Since then, the workshop’s annual “Underscore” gatherings—ranging from short intensives to long-format sessions—have reached thousands across Taiwan. Committed to “all-stage” pedagogy, her approach welcomes both seasoned artists and curious newcomers into the shared practice of improvisational dance, where inquiry and play unfold side by side. Most recently, she was the curator of i-Dance Taiwan 2025. https://yuyenfang.com/about/

Neo Hai Bin is a performance maker, educator and writer. He began his theatre debut with Drama Box in 2009, and studied actor’s training practices with SCOT (Summer intensive 2014, Japan) and SITI Company (Summer Workshop 2019, NYC). Some of his physical theatre works are Being:息在 (M1 Fringe Festival 2022), Transit步 (Esplanade eXchAnge 2023), and OX (Kaleidoscope.V 2023). He co-founded 微 Wei Collective with lighting designer Faith Liu Yong Huay and have created performances with the focus on seeing space, time and material. His current practice revolves around the opening of a performer's inner space with objects-- learning from objects to help calibrate a performer's state-of-being to be performance ready. His workshop at 12.ance this year focuses on Viewpoints and Composition, which is a method used by directors and choreographers worldwide. This workshop is for anyone interested in sharpening awareness, and fascinated with adopting elements of chance as their artistic practice.

Benedict’s career as a performer, educator and choreographer spans more than twenty years. He holds a MFA with First Class Honors majoring in Choreography from the University of Melbourne (Victorian college of the Arts). Benedict has had extensive training in both Chinese classical and contemporary dance since 1987, under the professional guidance of renowned Singapore dance choreographer and educator - Mr. Ng Chay Kuang. In recent years, under the tutelage and mentoring of highly experienced dance and arts practitioner - Helen Herbertson and Dr Don Asker, he was able to further develop and explore his choreographic skills. Benedict has also been credited as the creative director and resident choreographer of Dance Horizon Troupe (Singapore) since 2001, and had contributed more than 20 works and 2 full-length features to the company’s repertoire. In 2021, he joined Singapore Chinese Dance Theatre as the company creative director. Presently, he is devoting his passion as Dance educator, lecturer, instructor and choreographer for schools, where he is known for his distinctive originality, visually captivating and innate ability in connecting to his viewers. Benedict’s artistic style has evolved and matured over the years. His approach to choreography is both daring and remarkably original. He has the talent and skill to intricately synthesise the complexity of life in his work. As a choreographer, his choreography always reflects the ‘truth’ in the local context and reveals the ‘beauty’ through his dance. His  work always instil a sense of Nanyang aesthetics that is uniquely Southeast Asian expression, which, able to evoke emotion in our contemporary audience. His works speaks strongly of the local context, thus lending an important voice in the Singapore dance scene. From large scale visual displays to intimate black box setting, the common thread through all the works is the strong emphasis he has on meaning and intention of the theme explored. As a dance-educator since 1996, Benedict is adept at expressing the character and the meaning of life through the teaching of dance was a social commentary. His dedication to impart dance as a means of expression in the youth in Singapore and beyond is highly valued.

Subastian was a principal dancer at Maya Dance Theatre (MDT) from 2016 - 2022, a company which addresses social issues through dance theatre. He was also the programme supervisor of Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), an initiative by MDT started in 2018 which provides a semi-professional platform for persons with and without disabilities. Subastian leads Project Kinaesthesia, which encourages collaborations across disciplines to share stories and provide a safe space for conversation and introspection. He believes in finding the interconnectivity across disciplines, and using that as a tool to understand and articulate stories about ourselves, people around us and the spaces we exist in. When he isn’t dancing, he’s drinking tea, watching anime and coming up with social content for his clients as a marketing consultant.

Born in Osaka, Japan, Tamana started dancing at the age of three at Ono Ballet Studio. From the age of 10, she continued her ballet education at Ballet Academy RELEVÉ. In 2014, she was accepted to train at National Theatre Ballet School in Australia under the direction of Beverly Jane Fry. After three years of training she graduated in 2016. Tamana joined Singapore Ballet in January 2017. Tamana was promoted to Demi-Soloist in January 2024 and to Soloist in January 2025.

Mélaine is a dancer, choreographer, and performer who explores every boundary of the moving body. She trained at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional of Versailles and Cergy in Jazz and Contemporary Dance, at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris in Laban movement notation, and at the University of Lille in improvisation and choreographic composition. There, she encountered the work of Carolyn Carlson, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Cloud Gate, Christian Rizzo, Myriam Gourfink, and Bruce Taylor through workshops, as well as Akram Khan, Maguy Marin, Pina Bausch, and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker through repertoire performances. She also delved into the vocabulary of Postmodern Dance through Laban scores. She later founded her own contemporary dance company, choosing to explore the connection between literature and dance. Through this company, she develops hybrid performances that unfold both indoors and outdoors—because she is convinced that art touches more people when it steps outside, at the corner of a street or in a park. Mélaine’s choreographic aesthetic is, above all, a dance of listening and connection. Gaze meets gaze. Skin meets skin. Skin meets floor. Body meets breath. Her choreographies embrace, entwine, wound, throw, carry, laugh, live, and dance themselves.

SQAS (Si Qi & Aik Song) (/skɛːs/) SQAS is a movement duo specialising in partnerwork, spanning contemporary partnering and Acroyoga. They taught contemporary partnering under AcroArtsSG (2021–2022) and became certified Acroyoga teachers under Acroyoga International in 2022. Since 2019, SQAS has staged multiple commercial duet performances and now teaches at Meraki Movement and Converge Studios, alongside conducting independent programmes and workshops. Their co-led classes — from partner lift and partner yoga to fusion partnerwork — focus on seamless transitions from lift to lift, blending strength, flow, and creative connection. Beyond the physical dimension, SQAS advocates for the relational dimension of movement, a perspective enriched by Si Qi’s background in Dance Movement Therapy. While they emphasize technical precision, SQAS ultimately seeks to explore how partnerwork can become a medium for trust, communication, and relationship building — while literally lifting people up.

Chun Wai is a movement artist, percussionist, street artist (stage name: WaaiwaiiDrum), and arts educator. His artistic journey began with the 24 Festive Drums, a Malaysian drumming culture based around the lunar festival calendar. He has toured widely with theatrical and performance groups throughout Asia, Europe, and Australia. Deeply passionate about West African traditional percussion (African rhythms), improvisational dance, physical and theatrical performance, Chun Wai is currently exploring the theatrical potential of rhythm and the body. During Malaysia’s Movement Control Order in 2020, he focused on improvisational dance and was twice awarded the Create Now Fund by CENDANA. These funds supported the creation of two online dance improvisation projects: 【 Dance! Dance! Dance! 】and 【Dance! Dance! Dance! 2.0】. Drawing from two years of embodied life experiences under lockdown, he created his solo piece FauveDance in 2022, which won multiple awards at Short + Sweet Malaysia Festival 2021: Best Male Dancer, Best Choreographer, and the Mercedes- Benz Malaysia Creative Excellence Award. In 2024, Chun Wai was selected for an international artist residencies , a music exchange program organized by Found Sound Nation. Chun Wai is currently committed to developing himself as a unique and interdisciplinary creator.

Ahmad Kamil is a distinguished Singaporean art maker whose work across choreography, performance, education, and direction has contributed to the evolution of the local dance scene. He is the founder of “saya.”, a movement collective and philosophy rooted in the belief that personal clarity strengthens community. Guided by the principle that nurturing the self empowers the collective, saya. builds intentional spaces for individuals to investigate their identities through movement—fostering a culture of expression, reflection, and mutual growth. With two decades of experience, Kamil’s pedagogical and choreographic impact spans leading institutions including the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, and Temasek Polytechnic, where he is widely respected for his mentorship and artistic insight. Renowned for pushing the creative potential of street dance, he pushes for alternative choreographic processes that elevate individuality, craft, and innovation. His deep commitment to artistic excellence—both in his own practice and in nurturing the next generation—positions him as a vital and influential force in Singapore’s dance community.

Zachary Yap (傑永葉) is a Singapore-based writer, director, and video artist. He is an alumnus of BiFAN’s NAFF Fantastic Film School, Kyoto Filmmakers Lab, Cinemovement, Perth Festival Lab, and the Apichatpong Creators Lab in the Amazon Rainforest. His works have been presented at international festivals across Asia and Europe, including Beijing Shorts, FEST – New Directors/New Films, and the Singapore International Film Festival. Zachary received the Best Impact Film Award at the 5th Mental Health Film Festival Singapore and won the Grand Prize in the Korea–Singapore 50th Anniversary Short Film Competition. He was also named among the Top 30 for the VOGUE Talent Prize 2025.

Brian Toh is a screendance academic and maker, currently based in London. An observer of commercial filmmaking practice, street dance cultures and screendance academia, his artistic work deals with the unravelling of feeling and challenging of theory, wrapping around an audience’s worldview to present meaning in the whimsical, romance in the frivolous and sincerity in grief. He is part of Southeast Asia’s leading dance-film company RPProds, an artist in the collective MELVINISNONAME, and represents B-Boy crew Chinchilla Star Fleet. He is presently working towards developing academia that leverages Singapore's unique arts ecology for the development of cultural policy; as well as somatic-based literacy programmes for the youth. Brian also insists that you don’t call him an artist. (@briantohtoh)

Xue is a Butoh dancer from Singapore whose art practice is informed by Butoh, involvement in Singapore’s underground arts scene as both an artist and organizer, and over a decade of experience in graphic design and pedagogy. Emerging from a life shaped by nomadism and cultural hybridity, XUE’s work explores the body in relation. In 2024, XUE founded the Singapore Butoh Collective, a community initiative dedicated to cultivating and sustaining Butoh culture in Singapore. Their life’s work is to strengthen the foundations through which future generations of artists may develop independent practices supported by this form. XUE’s ongoing training continues under Vangeline (Vangeline Theater / New York Butoh Institute) and Emiko Agatsuma (AGAXART, Japan), complemented by self-initiated research trips to Japan. XUE is currently an Associate Artist at Dance Nucleus and a recent graduate of its Certificate Programme for Critical Practice in Contemporary Performance. XUE’s performance history includes the Online New York Butoh Institute Festival (2020), Online Queer Butoh Festival (2021), and Shadowbloom (The Brick Theater, New York, 2022). In 2024, XUE presented the centre trembles, an eleven-hour Butoh performance at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum. Other highlights include Solo Butoh #3 (Surakarta), ARTJOG STAGE (Yogyakarta), Cermin Air (Movement Lab, choreographed by Agatsuma Emiko), and the Jogja Noise Bombing Festival (2024). XUE is also the cofounder of Endless Return, a local rave and music label exploring Butoh through rave-Butoh formats, awarded a T:>Works Per°Form Open Academy Fellowship. Through these engagements, XUE continues to explore how Butoh can operate as both an applied art and an embodied epistemology.

Grace Song is a Singaporean artist and writer-director exploring dreams and neurodivergent cognition to unveil alternative forms of experimentation. She constructs multi-layered narratives that invite audiences into otherworldly experiences, often tactile, ephemeral, and destabilising. Her films have been screened at Kurzfilm Hamburg, Ann Arbor, and Jumping Frames.

Emma Rose (she/her, 21) is a Singaporean filmmaker who makes films about loneliness and beauty. She once gave her dog a role in her student fiction film Lost Dogs (2024), where being stranded at a bus stop is a metaphor for being a child of a dysfunctional family. In 2025, she directed Kecantikan (2025), an intimate documentary portrait of three Indonesian domestic helpers and their dual lives as beauty pageant queens, exploring what it means to be beautiful and dignified as women. She enjoys experimenting with dance elements, animation and funky lighting to give her films a visceral energy. She loves docu-fiction, kitsch, and having no budget. Emma is in her final year at BA(Hons) Film Lasalle College of the Arts.

Born in Singapore, Christina studied at The Boston Conservatory was awarded the prestigious Arthur B. Whitney Medal for highest scholastic achievement after previously training at The New Zealand School of Dance.  Her work in dance has taken her around the world, to Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, USA and Africa; working with artists including, Stephanie Lake, Sita Ostheimer, Byron Perry, Liu Yen Cheng, Matej Kejzar, Stephanie Batten Bland, Noa Zuk, Shahar Binyamini, Wallie Wolfgruber, Gabrielle Nankivell, Victor Fung, Lewis Major, Russell Maliphant, Aymeric Bichon and more. At home, Christina has been working with Singapore Ballet, previously Singapore Dance Theatre, since 2011, creating 7 repertory works for the company for company seasons and festivals Dans Fest and Singapore International Festival for the Arts. She was previously a full-time artist and the rehearsal director at Frontier Danceland where she created numerous repertory works. She has also created work for NAFA, Lasalle and Sigma Contemporary Dance, where she is currently resident choreographer. Featured as “upcoming dance artist of the year to watch” in 2012 by local newspaper Lianhe Zaobao and in Prestige magazine’s “nation’s brightest 40 under 40, 2013” and was also the Honouree in the 2015 JCI TOYP outstanding young persons award in the category of cultural achievement.

Chiok is a founding member and a performing dance artist with Sigma Contemporary Dance. Independently, her co-creation "Honey Bee And The Dandelion", and participation in various dance projects have taken her to festivals locally, including 12.ance Festival, Esplanade’s Hua Yi Festival and Contact Contemporary Dance Festival, and across Asia in Indonesia, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Aside from performing and her creative work, Chiok Woon actively shares her practice and findings in ballet and contemporary dance with individuals aged 3 to over 50 at Sigma Collective Space and Z.en Ballet, which she co-runs. She appreciates the new discoveries and continual shifts in perspective that come through every class, creation, and connection.

A self-professed body-mind nerd, Daphne dives deep into exploring the human brain-body-psyche connection as well as developmental movement patterns and physiology. Her research and inquiry include how our body expresses our nervous system and relational being. She blends principles from Body-Mind Centering®️, embodied anatomy & physiology, as well as somatic bodywork with improvisational dance and creative expressions. Daphne has guided people to hone sensory awareness and cultivate somatic literacy through the understanding of the nervous system and psychophysical being. She believes in bringing about vitality of our life-force through the bod,y as political and artistic expressions of our relational being. Daphne has worked clinically with people of all ages, ethnicities, and conditions in the last 18 years. She has delved into embodied research on the nervous system, trauma physiology, and developmental principles. Through her practice and studies, she has helped individuals rehabilitate injuries and regain neuromotor function, supported people in managing chronic pain and complex trauma, as well as facilitated workshops, trainings and mentorship programs for movers, layman, movement teachers, healthcare professionals, organisations and individuals.

Zihao's journey through the dance world is as inspiring as it is transformative. With 25 years of professional excellence, he has contributed to Singapore’s contemporary dance tapestry as a founding member of The Human Expression Dance Company (Associate Artist since 2016) and co-founder of Dance In Situ (2015–2018). In 2016, he stepped into independence, crafting works that dissolve boundaries between body, image, and spirit—Felt. Sense (with 3D projection, 2013), Being (“Best of The Year” 2016 – Straits Times Life!), and Half (with award-winning director Royston Tan, 2022). Honored with the 2012 Young Artist Award, Zihao also pioneered the C.R.A.M/P3 framework, a strategic reimagining of performance through Essence Theatre. His belief in movement as a universal language fuels his work with the disabled community, affirming that dance is not merely art—it is access, agency, and alchemy. Zihao’s artistry is a living invocation of inclusion, innovation, and soul. Photo credit: Bernie Ng

A cross-disciplinary arts practitioner who has over three decades of experience in capacities as creator, director, choreographer, performer, dancer, production designer, mentor and educator. Chin Huat is known for his strong visual theatrical, cross-disciplinary, site-specific, and non-conventional staging. Prior to being an independent arts practitioner, Chin Huat was co-founder and artistic director of ECNAD (1996-2013) with late Tan How Choon. His creative works, collaborations and festival commissioned works have been seen and presented locally and overseas since 90s. A recipient of Young Artist Award 2000 and NAFA Distinguished Alumni Medal 2019. Chin Huat has been a faculty member of Intercultural Theatre Institute since 2015. Photo credit: Tan Ngiap Heng

Ivan is a dynamic choreographer, performer, and dance educator with a career rooted in both classical and contemporary. Known for his versatility and artistic precision, Ivan brings a wealth of stage experience and choreographic insight to every project. He began his formal training at the School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA), before earning a full scholarship to the prestigious New Zealand School of Dance. There, he honed his craft under internationally acclaimed faculty and deepened his understanding of movement across multiple disciplines. After graduating, Ivan performed with the Music and Drama Company, followed by an extensive tenure with Singapore Ballet. At Singapore Ballet, he was entrusted with soloist roles in numerous world premieres and repertory works, performing across classical and contemporary platforms. His stage presence, musicality, and nuanced performance style consistently earned him critical recognition. Today, Ivan continues to shape the dance landscape as a choreographer and educator, working with institutions, commercial clients, and luxury brands to create compelling movement-based experiences. Whether developing new works, directing movement for campaigns, or mentoring the next generation of dancers, Ivan brings a thoughtful, collaborative, and professional approach to every engagement.

Adele is a Singapore-based contemporary dancer, teacher and choreographer, working in various contexts and with diverse bodies, including dancers with disabilities. Adele’s movement practice is constantly evolving, but has strong influences from somatic-based techniques, Gaga and Flying Low. She enjoys improvisation, spontaneity and play. In recent years, she has created, collaborated and performed for different platforms including M1 Contact Contemporary dance Festival, Arts in Your Neighbourhood, ArtScience Late at Home, da:ns festival and Odoru-Akita Dance Festival. From 2013-2018, she was also a company artist with Frontier Danceland.

Andy Benjamin Cai is a professional choreographer, educator and dancer who graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts Dance programme in 2002. He represented Singapore in numerous global competitions, competing in Italy, France and Russia and receiving Overall Champion titles and bringing back other prestigious awards. He was finalist with the Soul Fusion group in the first local television dance competition, The DanceFloor (2006). He also received a Best Dancer Award in the same competition. In 2019, Andy was handpicked to join Music & Drama Company as Creative Director. One of his more recent works, was to direct for Esplanade Dance Festival FULLOUT 2023 and MDC 50th Anniversary Event. Andy has many accolades but one of his biggest achievements was being chosen as the Chief Choreographer for The Singapore National Day Parade 2017, 2022 and The Olympic Esports Week Opening Ceremony 2023 and Chief Choreographer for this year’s National Day Parade 2024.

Chan Sze-Wei is a documentary and experimental dance filmmaker who observes alternate histories, identities and social issues as expressed in the body, movement and art. They are also a dance maker, arts journalist, activist, and parent. Sze’s projects have received grants from the Singapore Film Commission, Purin Pictures, the Asian Cinema Fund, DMZ Film Festival, HessenFilm, Dance Films Association USA and the National Arts Council of Singapore. Since 2016, their dance films and installations have screened at festivals including the Singapore International Festival of the Arts, Signes de Nuit, Screen.dance Scotland, and Dança em Foco. Their live performance works have been staged in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Laos and Croatia. Their debut feature film 10s Across the Borders premiered at Busan International Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2025.

Cruise Chen uses guitar, loops, and pedal effects to create hypnotic sonic rituals, inspired by psytrance, psychedelic rock, and his travels as a street musician.

Dancer/choreographer/educator/organizer, Ren Xin works with body and voice, embodiment, collective action, in urban public spaces. Recent work explores an intentional collective embodiment practice to co-shape a space. Current trajectory aspires toward social movements. Past works include Asing-Asing, B.E.D., the Specifisfety collaboration with dancer/choreographer Lee Mun Wai, ANGGOTA, ANGGOTA 2: Re-Member, and Re-Public. A Diploma in Dance graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. In an improvisation performance outdoors in a city, she attends to the energies on this land, dormant, invisible, actively flowing, raging, gaps, breath, pulse, yearnings, prayers.

Tan Su Yan, dancer and director. Represents crews Co.motion (Singapore), GVO (London). Passionate about storytelling in all aspects of life. A content designer by day, screen dance enthusiast and director by night. Has danced at Barbican and O2 in London with her crew GVO. Interest in the way movement, conscious or otherwise, expresses the human story. (@s_suetan)

Ryan Lim is an artist who interweaves his expertise in dance, filmmaking, & creative direction to tell visceral & cathartic stories.

Xue Jing graduated with a Diploma in Dance from LASALLE College of the Arts. She started dancing at the age of 17 when she joined ITE Modern Dance in 2018 as her co-curricular activity. Upon graduation from ITE College West, she continued her passion in the performing arts and took up dance in LASALLE. Having performed previously in Hong Kong and Emblazon in 2018, 2019 and 2022 in Singapore, Xue Jing has received several awards locally and internationally over the years. She is most in her element on stage and is able to express herself with ease when doing what she loves best – performing.

Stan Poh is a freelance videographer who studied Design and Media. His work revolves around telling honest, grounded stories through visuals that feel lived-in rather than polished for the sake of it. When he’s not on a shoot, he’s experimenting with personal video projects, exploring movement through parkour, or building sounds in electronic music. These side passions bleed naturally into his filmmaking, giving his work a mix of physical energy and atmospheric texture.

Jaymes (they/she, 24) is a dancer and half-way house practitioner. They discovered a deep passion for Krump in 2022 and is active in Singapore’s battle scene, earning multiple placements including a championship title at Pass Your Buck 2023. They enjoy blending dance with other art forms, and have created several dance films and stage works that explore mental illness and self destruction. As the founder of The Worst Generation, a Singapore-based Krump crew, they continue using dance to support disadvantaged youths, especially those navigating mental health challenges.