
Aman Yap Choong Boon
Dua Space Dance Theatre Founder
/ Artistic Director
/ Principal Dancer
Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, a major in contemporary dance. Previously served as a full-time dancer in Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company, New York Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, and GGD Dance Company. He had been performing and creating dances across 25 countries and 65 cities.
In 1998, he returned to Malaysia and co-founded Dua Space Dance Theatre with Anthony Meh, assuming the role of artistic director. His journey into professional dance showcased his remarkable choreographic talent, earning him a place among Istana Budaya's top ten outstanding male choreographers.
From 2003 to 2018, he received numerous accolades within Malaysia's dance community. His graceful movements and body language have distinguished him on the international stage, making him a rare Malaysian native in the dance world. In recent years, he has been involved in inclusive dance productions in Japan, collaborating with disabled dancers, venturing into innovative realms of choreography.
Highlights
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Selected as one of the Ten Most Outstanding Male Choreographers in Malaysia by Istana Budaya in 2003
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His dance piece ‘Leave Me Alone’ won The Best Choreographer Award and The Best Set Design Award in the 3rd BOH Cameronian Arts Awards in 2004
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Invited by Theatre Du Pif from Hong Kong as a guest artist to perform in ‘Dance Me To The End Of Love’ in 2006 and toured Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Berlin, and Columbia
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His excellent performances in numerous major productions won great compliments from the audiences:
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Played the male lead role of in Musical ‘Hang Li Po’ (2004), Dance Drama ‘The Legend of Hou Yi and Chang Er’ (2008), Chinese Musical Dance Epic ‘Anak Malaysia’ (2009), and Epic Musical ‘The Story of Lim Lian Geok’ (2011)
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Principal Dancer in Full-length Contemporary Dance ‘TWO’ (1998), ‘Scream~A Response to Munch’ (2005), ‘Black & White @ VARIATION’ (2010), ‘TWO’ (2011), ‘Ancient Inscriptions’ (2013), ‘The Lotus Sutra: Harmonious Dance of Peace and Coexistence’ (2014), ‘The Tree’ (2015), ‘The Lotus Sutra II: Harmony in Coexistence’ (2019), Epic Musical ‘Rolling Thunder’ (2010) and Contemporary Dance Drama ‘DEN’ (2011)
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His recent choreographies were widely performed in festivals all over the world:
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‘Black & White @ VARIATION’ was invited to perform in Philippines International Dance Festival 2011 (April 2011), Beijing Dance Festival 2012 (July 2012), Indian Alva’s Virasat National Cultural Festival (January 2013), Kuala Lumpur Tari’ 13 International Dance Festival (July 2013), Pangkor Island Festival (September 2013)
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‘Ancient Inscriptions’ was invited to perform in Kuala Lumpur Nartaka Festival (December 2012), Indian Alva’s Virasat Festival (January 2013), Pangkor Island Festival (September 2013)
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‘The Silent Bell’ was performed during Kuala Lumpur MyDance Festival 2013 (June 2013)
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‘MW~Men & Women Seeking For Love’ collaborated with local female choreographer Suhaili Micheline creating a double bill on the theme of ‘Love” (May 2015)
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In 2020-2021, together with artists from six regions in Japan (Aomori, Shimane, Tokyo, Osaka, Kochi and Okinawa) and four regions in Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan) to co-produce and dance with disabled dancers Due to the impact of the epidemic, the fusion dance performance "Breakthrough Journey" will be temporarily performed as a guide, and the work will be broadcast online, and will be performed in Japan on another date.
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In 2021, invited by the Hong Kong Arts with the Disabled Association and CCDC, an online seminar "Cooperation, Creation, Empathy and New Creation" will be held to share the current situation of disabled friends from various countries in the field of performance and discuss the achievements of dancing with disabled friends and the challenges they faced, as well as the new ideas they discovered.