Director & Choreographer

Christina Chan

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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, Israel, the UK and Africa; working with artists including Noa Zuk, Stephanie Lake, Sita Ostheimer, Byron Perry, Liu Yen Cheng, Matej Kejzar, Stephanie Batten Bland, Shahar Binyamini, Wallie Wolfgruber, Gabrielle Nankivell, Victor Fung, Lewis Major, Russell Maliphant, Aymeric Bichon and more.

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At home, Christina has been working with Singapore Ballet/Singapore Dance Theatre, since 2011, creating 7 repertory works for the company for company seasons and festivals Dans Fest and Sifa. 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 a resident choreographer.

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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”, Christina was also a National Arts Council Scholarship recipient from 2005-2010 and a recipient of the Julie Ince Thompson Scholarship as well as a Merit Scholarship from The Boston Conservatory. 

Hong Guofeng

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Guofeng is an independent artist and the Artistic Director of Sigma Contemporary Dance. Since Sigma's founding, he has played a key role in shaping its artistic direction and establishing its presence in Singapore’s dance community. With a thoughtful and exploratory approach to choreography, Guofeng has created works that go beyond traditional performance spaces, including site-specific performances in "Dock 65" at Esplanade Park and the online production "Survei:ance," which was conceptualised and performed on Zoom before being streamed via Facebook Live.

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His choreographic works have been presented at various festivals, including Singapore’s M1 Contact Festival and SMU Arts Festival, as well as international platforms like the Sibu International Dance Festival, Dance Circus, and the Blossom Arts Festival. Publications such as The Straits Times and Arts Equator have described his works as  "engaging" and "immersive".

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In 2019, Guofeng collaborated with long-time creative partner Chua Chiok Woon to produce a duet that premiered in Singapore and was later invited to festivals in Hong Kong, Macau, and Indonesia. More recently, he initiated the “Unsound.Bodies” collective, which focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration and experimentation.

Guofeng remains committed to exploring the possibilities of contemporary dance, continuously learning and collaborating to create works that resonate with diverse audiences.

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