LOUISEANNE WONG
Image credit: Jordan White
Louiseanne Wong (she/they) is a non-binary movement artist, choreographer and coach. Born in Hong Kong, they studied music and dance in HK, UK and LA. Fusing dance, circus, parkour and l’art du deplacement they map themself in space, searching for authentic connections with themself and audiences. I explore my identity and East Asian heritage through playing with non-horizontal dimensions, object manipulation and overcoming obstacles. My artistic practice is mentored by Esprit Concrete and Crying Out Loud.
Louiseanne has worked in various multidisciplinary shows indoors and outdoors around the world, including Free Your Mind (world premier launch of Manchester’s Factory International), Marinella Senatore (feminist inclusive luminarie exhibitions celebrating Les 20 ans du Palais de Tokyo, Paris), Upswing UK (European Short Film Festival award winner) and Imagineer’s Bridge (BBC feature), Blame Game (Kundle Cru x Crying Out Loud). Presented work in progress creations I Am. Am I, Not Dainty, You’re On Mute, various support from The Lowry Artist Development Program, HOMEmcr, New Earth Academy+, Resolution Festival ’24.
Coaching credits include The Lowry CAT, Roundhouse, Scarabeus’ Take Flight, Royal Academy of Dance, Step into Dance, Mountview, Central School of Speech and Drama Applied Theatre MA students.
I AM. AM I
‘I Am. Am I’ is a work-in-progress, recent scratches presented as a solo. A human story told through movement, dance, and circus. Louiseanne explores their struggle with social norms, displacement, and unlearning how they were ‘conditioned’ in Hong Kong.
They question labelling theory — some given, some self-identifying (e.g. from-from, foreigner) — and raise awareness of social inequalities using a fridge, object manipulation such as culturally coded foods and sloganised T-shirts, sound design, and urban anti-establishment artforms like parkour, art du deplacement, and KRUMP.
The project has been supported by The Lowry at 2023’s Circus Scratch Nights, housing its first scratch to a live audience.
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CONTACT
Email: Louiseannepcwong@gmail.com
IG + X: @Louiseannewong
Facebook: @wongLouiseanne
