DANCE NUCLEUS

is a choreographic centre for the capability development of independent artists and the creative development of contemporary performance. DANCE NUCLEUS enables a network of trans-local partnerships in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific.

Led by Daniel Kok as Artistic Director, DANCE NUCLEUS is supported by the National Arts Council under the Major Company Scheme for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2028.

ARTISTS PROGRAMMES

APR-JUN 2025



[CP]3 : 
Certificate Programme for 
Critical Practice in 
Contemporary Performance
Mentors:
Pichet Klunchun [Bangkok] + Padmini Chettur [Chennai] + Melati Suryodramo [Surakarta] + Arco Renz [Brussels/Bali] + Eisa Jocson [Manila] + Luke George [Melbourne] + Xiaoke x Zihan [Shanghai] + Nanako Nakajima [Kyoto] + Participants:
Carmen Yih [Naarm-Melbourne] + Ching Chu [Hong Kong] + Cindy Yunha Jang-Barlow [Auckland] + Denise Lim [Berlin/Singapore] + Fei Gao [DharugLand-Sydney] + Kenta Yamazaki [Tokyo] + Kyle Yamada [Tokyo] + Otniel Tasman [Surakarta] + Pradeep Gupta [Chhattisgarh] + Purnendra Kumar Meshram [Goa] + Sasa Cabalquinto [Malabon] + Syarifuddin Sahari [Singapore] + Toni Isobel Moran [Boorloo-Perth] +  
Support:
Dancehouse [WurundjeriLand-Melbourne] + Padmini Chettur [Chennai] + Performance Space [GadigalLand-Sydney] + Prakriti Foundation [Chennai] + Satellites [Auckland] + Strut Dance [Boorloo-Perth] +
ARTEFACT A :
Creative Development Residency 
XUE [Singapore] + Razan Wirjosandjojo [Surakarta] + Mervin Wong [Singapore] + Studio Plesungan [Surakarta)] +
ARTEFACT B :
Creative Development Residency
Pat Toh [Singapore] + Jenni Large [Launceston] + cont.act Festival [Singapore] +
Associates :
Residency @ Dancehouse Melbourne
in preparation of Danceless Complex [Hong Kong]
Norhaizad Adam [Singapore] + Hasyimah Harith [Singapore] + Lim How Ngean [Melbourne/KualaLumpur] +

JUL-SEP 2025



VECTOR#6 : The Sound of Intimacy
Exhibition of Performance
Featuring: 
Begüm Erciyas [Berlin/Brussels] + Hee Suhui / Anise [Singapore] +
Venue Sponsor: Esplanade [Singapore]

da:ns LAB :
Coaching Programme 
in collaboration with Esplanade [Singapore]
Participants: 
Sarah Aiken [WurundjeriLand-Melbourne] + Phitthaya Phaefuang [Bangkok] + Albert Garcia [Taipei/Macau] + Jee Chan [Berlin/Singapore] + Support: 
Dancehouse Melbourne + Thinker’s Studio [Taipei] + LaSalle [Singapore] +  
ELEMENT A :
Trans-Local Exchange Residency
in collaboration with K3 [Hamburg]
Ashley Ho & Domenik Naue [Amsterdam/Singapore] + Carolin Jüngst & Lisa Rykena [Hamburg] + Support:
Goethe Institut [Singapore] + dansateliers [Amsterdam]

ARTEFACT C
Creative Development Residency
in preparation of Edinburgh Fringe and VECTOR#6
Hee Suhui / Anise [Singapore] + XUE [Singapore] + *scape [singapore]
ARTEFACT D
Creative Development Residency
in prepartion of Connect Asia Now [Esplanade]
Choy Ka Fai [Berlin/Singapore] + Xiaoke x Zihan [Shanghai]  

Associates:
Residency @ *scape (Singapore)
in preparation of Edinburgh Fringe and VECTOR#6 (Singapore)
Hee Suhui / Anise (Singapore) + XUE (Singapore) 


ARTISTS PROGRAMMES