Chen-Jung is a choreographer, dancer and Interdisciplinary artists who working in the field of musical, immersive theatre and dance film. Classically educated ballerina who trained at Melbourne Dance Theatre Australia and Jennifer Muller Scholarship problem in New York. She is graduated from Brunel University London in MA Contemporary Performance Making.
Musical credits include: Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 Shanghai. The Phantom of The Opera、CATS 、Disney’s Beauty and The Beast、Little Shop of Horrors、Rock of Ages and Next to Normal mandarin production.
Her work investigates the superimposition of body, space, and media, and the flow of movement between them. She often finds inspiration for her creative works in the integration of dance with voice, visual art, and other fields. Her works comprise various different media and styles, conveying her creative voice through elements of autobiography, psychology, character portraits, contrasts, life energy, and the aesthetics of space
Awards
2015 ArtHabens Award “Best Dance Theatre Choreographer” - Underneath
2019 ArtHabens Award Contemporary Installation Artist - Room
Chen-Jung Kuo 郭禎容
出生於台灣，畢業於英國倫敦Brunel University 當代藝術創作碩士與澳洲舞蹈教學、管理學位。 曾任音樂劇歌劇魅影，上海迪士尼百老匯音樂劇「Beauty and the Beast」舞蹈總監、「CATS」、「Little Shop of Horrors 」、「Rock of Ages」等中文版音樂劇編舞。作品含括沉境劇場，音樂劇、舞蹈劇場、與表演創作藝術教育。
以「顛覆一般大眾舞蹈美學」、「牽動觀眾情緒感官」獨特的創作理念，從繪畫、裝置藝術、舞蹈劇場及音樂劇等多元領域中，持續創作及累積不同的創作靈感議題，並擅長以想像力、肢體、緊張與窒息感等表現作為題材風格，主要包含極簡主義，超現實人物，與重複; 涵蓋自傳式、人物、心理、反差與空間美學等不同元素作為靈感來源。
曾獲2015、2019 歐洲國際藝術雜誌 ART HABENS 傑出當代舞蹈劇場藝術家。旅外十年期間，曾至澳大利亞、紐約、倫敦深造舞蹈創作與百老匯舞蹈，期間以編舞者兼舞者的身份加入墨爾本舞蹈劇場，並參與過多項獨立藝術、舞蹈、錄象、電影等製作。