About
Zoe is a Chinese, new generation dance artist, choreographer, and producer from Markham, Ontario, whose practice is rooted in Western contemporary dance forms and Qi-Gong. As an Artistic Producer and Choreographer, she has created full-length, immersive dance shows and site specific dance festivals in partnership with organizations in her community. Additionally, Zoe was the Associate Producer and Choreographer for TOES FOR DANCE in 2023 and has also created original works for the Arts Unionville Dance Program, Inspire North, EnChoreo, Theatre Oculus’ Digital Creation Residency, and Collections Dance.
As a dance artist, Zoe has had the pleasure of working with artists including Michael Caldwell (Dusk Dances Tour 2022) and Colleen Snell (Frog in Hand). She has also performed in festivals including Fall For Dance North with Natasha Powell (Holla Jazz 2021) and Bobbi Jene Smith (2020), as well as Festival Quartiers Danses with Marisa Ricci (2023). While studying, she danced the works of established choreographers including Robert Desrosiers, Alysa Pires, Angela Blumberg, Alyssa Martin (Rockbottom Movement), Hanna Kiel (Human Body Expression), as well as Robert Glumbek and Roberto Campenella (ProArteDanza).
As a choreographer, Zoe’s goal is to create something powerful and emotionally gratifying for both dancers and audience members to enjoy. Zoe holds a BFA in Performance Dance with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She was awarded the Lipson Family Endowment Award for the most promising emerging choreographer in her graduating class. 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 recently produced and choreographed “Eternal Echoes”, which premiered at the Varley Art Gallery in Markham with funding from Canada Council for the Arts.