School of Dance & Theatre

Zhuo Zihao

  • Diploma in Dance, School of Dance & Theatre, Class of 2002
  • Contemporary dance instructor

Zhuo Zihao has spent more than 25 years shaping Singapore’s contemporary dance scene as a performer, choreographer and educator. A founding member of The Human Expression Dance Company, where he has been an associate artist since 2016, he also co-founded Dance In Situ (2015–2018). 

Moving into independent practice in 2016, he created works that dissolve boundaries between body, image and spirit, including Felt. Sense (2013); Being (2016), named ‘Best of the Year’ by The Straits Times and Half (2022), a collaboration with filmmaker Royston Tan. 

Zihao received the Young Artist Award (2012) for his contributions to dance and pioneered the C.R.A.M/P3 framework, reimagining performance through Essence Theatre. His belief in movement as a universal language underpins his work with the disabled community, affirming dance as access, agency and transformation. His practice continues to embody inclusion, innovation and soul in contemporary performance.