CHÂU Kim-Sanh is a choreographer-dancer, filmmaker, and cultural worker. Her practice comprises choreographic and video making – with an interest for the emergence of imaginary landscapes through the body – distilled from far away dreams and imaginary memories.
Her dance creations have been presented at the MAI, Tangente, l’Arsenal (Canada), Krossing-Over (Vietnam), Performance Curator Initiatives (Philippines), SIDance (Korea), among others.
In 2023, she collaborates as a dancer with compagnies Katie Ward, Carpe Diem /Emmanuel Jouthe, Mandoline Hybride /Priscilla Guy.
CHÂU is affiliated to organisations such as Studio 303 (as artistic director) and Company Equivoc’ (as associate artist).
She graduated in Dance (MA UQAM) and finance (MA ASB Denmark / Harvard USA).
Short list of my heart references
MUSIC
Asian rap
Vietnamese rap
NGÀY MỚI /Tiny Giant, MV by Red
BOOKS
The Three-Body Problem /Liu Cixin
Making Love with the Land /Joshua Whitehead
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous /Ocean Vuong
Une poupée en chocolat /Amandine Gay
FILMS
An elephant sitting still /Hu Bo
La permanence /Alice Diop