Contemporary Dance Workshop with Zoe Kwan
June 2 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
$30
Simcoe Contemporary Dancers is excited to host an amazing guest workshop with Zoe Kwan this June!
Zoe will be leading a 2-hour workshop on June 2 from 11am-1pm. She will be sharing her movement practice, which incorporates elements of Qi-Gong and vocabulary from western-contemporary dance forms. She will also be teaching a combination that integrates her research and explorations. For more information about her work and upcoming projects, visit www.zoekwan.ca.
Rate: $30 inclusive of hst
*Payment can be accepted via e-transfer to simcoecontemporarydancers@gmail.com, cash day of (exact change only), or via PayPal.
Workshop Instructor Bio:
Zoe is a Chinese, new generation producer, choreographer, and dance artist from Markham, Ontario, whose practice is rooted in Western contemporary dance forms and Qi-Gong. She holds a BFA in Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University and has worked with artists including Michael Caldwell (Dusk Dances Tour 2022) and Colleen Snell (Frog in Hand) in her professional career. She was also the Associate Producer and Choreographer for TOES FOR DANCE and is the Producer of Carnival of the Arts: a site-specific dance festival in Markham. Additionally, Zoe has performed for festivals including Fall For Dance North (2020, 2021) and Festival Quartiers Danses (2023).
As a choreographer, Zoe’s goal is to create something powerful and emotionally gratifying for both dancers and audience members to enjoy. She was awarded the Lipson Family Endowment Award for the most promising emerging choreographer. Zoe was also the recipient of the Performance Dance: Highest CGPA award and the Orly Watkin Dance Award from Toronto Metropolitan University. Additionally, her work “I Woke Up” was selected to be featured internationally and locally in Ryerson Choreographic Film Festival, Bloom Festival, the fifth edition of Artists For Peace, and in Lisbon Dance Platform. She was most recently commissioned to create a work for the students of the Arts Unionville Dance program and is gearing up to produce and choreograph a full-length dance show in Markham, premiering at the end of August 2024.
For more about Zoe and her work, visit www.zoekwan.ca