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Hong Kong choreographer and performer Chan Wai Lok completed his studies in P.A.R.T.S. (Belgium) and SEAD (Austria) after graduating from the Architecture program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Bringing a conceptual, interdisciplinary approach, his work is characterized by a witty, playful sensibility that challenges conventional notions of dance and performance. His choreographic language is deeply rooted in the repetition of daily gestures; by utilizing movements familiar to the audience’s everyday lives, he reopens the imaginative potential of mundane, habitual scenes.

Reflecting an urban existence defined by constant navigation through diverse sensory environments, Chan mirrors this fluidity by recurrently engaging with various media in his practice. He translates these everyday transitions into choreographic inquiries that probe the boundaries of the medium, unfolding his unique perspectives on performativity while opening up a space for active audience engagement and democratic interpretation. Pieces such as The golden and the fortunate (2026), No time to die: An Inert Liquid Assembly (2025), In the Cloud (2022), Reverie (2022), Click (2021), An Auction without Bass (2021), and Everyone Knows What It Means to Think (2019) incorporate elements of text, sound, and visuals to shape the choreographic experience and prompt the audience to reflect on the nature of dance.

In 2020, he co-founded the independent art space ngau4 gat1 dei6, further expanding his interdisciplinary practice and commitment to experimental performance.

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Photo courtesy of the artist