Chung Nguyen

Chung Nguyen (he/them) is a Vietnamese dance artist, somatic movement facilitator and registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist, based in Naarm/Melbourne, with over a decade of international experience. His work is situated at the intersection of dance, live art, and healing through somatic, contemplative and participatory approaches. His current interests are in the examination of his personal political stories and Queer identity in relation to Vietnamese culture and history - exploring the dialogue between embodied cultural knowledge and new lived experiences within the context of his Australian migrant experience. 

His performances, cross- cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations have been presented across Southeast Asia, Australia, as well as in the United States and South Korea, including Fluid Memories (a work-in-progress presented at Temperance Hall, and Dancehouse, Melbourne), AM/FM Therapy (Grey Space, Cont-act Contemporary Dance Festival with a development residency ARTEFACT #5, supported by Dance Nucleus 2022, Singapore), name just a few.