Woo Yat Hei

Woo Yat-hei was born in Hong Kong, a dancer, actor and choreographer. He graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in contemporary dance and choreography. As an independent dance artist, he has collaborated with various renowned companies and artists across the fields of dance, theatre and film. He had also worked with Théâtre de la Feuille as a company creative actor.

His latest solo work "Burn Out Nijinsky" (2025) investigates the labor and inner world of performers, using intertextuality, parody, and satire as methods on reflecting how individuals become products of history and society.

His previous works include "Traffik Is-Land" (2024, West Kowloon Cultural District Freespace Dance 2024, HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform); "I Drag Deep Thought Word: Open Field" (2024, Unlock Dancing Plaza Open Research Week); "I Drag Deep Thought Word" (2023, ROOM712); and "Konstantin's Video Essay" (2022, Felixism Creation Institute of Imagination).

Woo has collaborated with various artists including Adrienn Hód, Samson Young, Gaybird Leung, Joseph Lee, Chan Wai Lok, Chow Wai Chuen, Chan Wai Lap and Man Mei To. He has also formed a cross-disciplinary collective that conducted fieldwork and research on San Lau Street in the Sha Tau Kok frontier area with artists Chung Yik-sau, Anson Sham and Natalie Isdoingokay, focusing on the ongoing interactions and intersections among the community dynamics which were shaped by contextual and structural factors.

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