Biography

Chung Nguyen (he/they) is a Vietnamese dance artist, somatic movement facilitator and registered Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist based in Naarm/Melbourne, with 15 years of international performing experience. His work is situated at the intersection of choreography, live art, and healing through interdisciplinary, embodied, 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.

Passionate about the body-mind connection, consciousness, dreams, and memory, he develops a choreographic direction that exists in the liminal space between stillness and intensity, where subtle internal shifts create profound external expressions. He explores how the body interacts with domestic objects, found items, and natural materials across various environments. This somatic approach establishes deep relational presence between performers, audiences, and the more-than-human world, fostering meaningful social engagement through cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Chung is a graduate of the Vietnam Academy of Dance in Hanoi (Vietnam) and holds a diploma in Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy from Body Intelligence Training, and certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, and is pursuing an additional qualification in Somatic Movement Education (Body Mind Centering).

From 2009-2016, he worked as a full-time dancer at Arabesque Dance Company (Vietnam), T.H.E Dance Company (Singapore), and Cinevox Junior Company (Switzerland), and in 2013 was awarded a special prize at the Korea International Modern Dance Competition. In 2021, he completed the Certificate Programme for Critical Practice in Contemporary Performance organised by Dance Nucleus (Singapore).

His performances and cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations have been presented at international venues and platforms across Southeast Asia, Australia, the United States and South Korea, including Temperance Hall and Dancehouse (Melbourne), Cont-act Contemporary Dance Festival (Singapore), No Cai Bum Art Week and Performance Plus (Vietnam), American Dance Festival; The International Choreographers Residency (USA), to name just a few.

Chung has participated in artist-in-residencies and programs, including the 2025 Front Studio Residency, Temperance Hall (Melbourne), the Independent Choreographers Program, Dancehouse (Melbourne), Deep in the Mountains (South Korea), Southeast Asia Choreolab (Malaysia), to name just a few.

He has also received grants and fundings supported by the City of Melbourne (Annual Arts Grants), the Asian Cultural Council, and travel grants supported by the Prince Claus Fund and Goethe-Institut in Ho Chi Minh City.