Associate Artistic Director
Zihao’s journey through the dance world is as inspiring as it is transformative. With 25 years of professional excellence, he has contributed to Singapore’s contemporary dance tapestry as a founding member of The Human Expression Dance Company (Associate Artist since 2016) and co-founder of Dance In Situ (2015–2018). In 2016, he stepped into independence, crafting works that dissolve boundaries between body, image, and spirit—Felt. Sense (with 3D projection, 2013), Being (“Best of The Year” 2016 – Straits Times Life!), and Half (with award-winning director Royston Tan, 2022). Honored with the 2012 Young Artist Award, Zihao also pioneered the C.R.A.(M)/P3 framework, a strategic reimagining of performance through Essence Theatre. His belief in movement as a universal language fuels his work with the disabled community, affirming that dance is not merely art—it is access, agency, and alchemy. Zihao’s artistry is a living invocation of inclusion, innovation, and soul.