Ziyian Kwan has worked as a dance artist on on the traditional, ancestral, unceded, occupied territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations since 1988. As an interprète, she has performed over 100 original creations by an eclectic range of choreographers on international stages. As Artistic Director of Dumb Instrument Dance, Ziyian’s choreography collates movement, language, sound and imagery to centre the stories, practices and inquiries of collaborators and performers. ‘I am my heart’s dumb instrument’

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