Jane Chan

Jane is an independent dance artist whose practice spans across choreographing, making, teaching, facilitating, project managing, producing, writing, and intigating change. Her training includes kathak, ballet, contemporary dance, Chinese classical and folk dance, as well as martial arts wing chun. Jane earned a BA (Hons) in Dance and Culture (2012) followed by an MA in Dance Cultures in 2013 both from the University of Surrey.

Jane lectures in Kathak including London Contemporary Dance School (LCDS), CAT- Laban, English National Ballet Summer intensives, ENBYouthCo. Also a mentor independently for dance professionals and for Arts Emergency, a charity supporting under-represented and resourced young people. Jane also works in an artist advisory capacity. Also, the founder of Passion Project, a teaching initiative aims to share the joy and benefits of movement and dance to communities who may be in the margins of societies: early years, SEND learners, immigrant women group, vulnerable/older adults with and without dementia.

Jane’s work takes her around Britain and internationally. At times her work shows up in spaces including: ACO(HK), Asia Arts Archive (HK), Brunel University, Central Saint Martins, Chisenhale Dance Space, Fringe Club - HK , HKICC Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, The Place, The Yard Theatre, St Mary's University, Univeristy of Sussex. Sometimes her work also arrives at spaces that is not as expected like community centres, care homes, hospitals, zine festivals and conferences.

Jane’s work is autoethnographical and aims to question and reclaim cultural and social misrepresentation as well as dismantle, redistribute and reconstruct the power dynamics within the landscape of movement, dance and body practices.

Jane’s works have been made possible by Amina Khayyam Dance Company, Arts Coucil England, Brunel Arts, British Council, Chisenhale Dance Space, Clod Ensemble, Dance Art Foundation, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (London), Independent Dance, Kala Sangam, People Dancing, The Yard Theatre, Sadler’s Wells Theatre.