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Pei Ern is a Sabah-born native girl. She has completed Advanced II in RAD Ballet, and represented Malaysian Sport Games, SUKMA 2006 in Rhythmic Gymnastics. Pei Ern studied and graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with First Class Honour (BA) in Dance.
Since then, was invited to dance for Odyssey Dance Theatre in 2012 and exposed to international choreographers Wu Yi San (Taiwan/Hong Kong), Akiko Kitamura (Japan), Marie Gabrielle Rotie (United Kingdom), Inma Marin (Spain), Ben J Riepe (Germany) as well as Singapore choreographers Melissa Quek, Susan Yeung and Albert Tiong. Pei Ern performed for John Mead Dance Company and taken in as an apprentice for 2nd Company with T.H.E Dance Company Singapore. In Malaysia, Pei Ern worked as Full-time Professional Dancer with artistic director, Wong Jyh Shyong in DPAC Dance Company, Kuala Lumpur since 2015.
Beginning of 2017, Pei Ern started to work independently as a Full-time Dance Artist where she performed and danced for German choreographer, Paula Rosolen in Paris Theater de Ville and Japan artist, Un Yamada for ‘People Without Season’. Her new work, ‘You/Me’ with actor Thomas Pang was featured in Singapore. Pei Ern produced her own work ‘Nyanyian Bumi’ in collaboration with Japanese and Indonesian artists and re-worked ‘Singularity’ for Kyoto Experimental Festival 2018.
In 2019, Pei Ern was invited to choreograph and perform ‘Primates in origin’ for RAINFOREST Fringe Festival in Kuching, Sarawak where she collaborated with Orang-orang Drums Theater for her piece, and ”Anti-thesis’ in collaboration with A’shua Imran (A.D of Mural Lingo from Singapore) and local dancers for GEORGETOWN Festival’ 2019. She was asked to dance in MixBILL with Kenny and Mobius Dance Co (UK).
Upon her migration to Kyoto, she actively performing in Urbanguild Kyoto, and in December she was invited by DELTA KYOTOGRAPHIE for her collaboration with Photographer Sebastian Raizer. Recently she choreographed and assist in directing for DE PAY’S MAN [ Moon Child] in Tokyo for 23-24th December show.
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- 2019: Featured 2nd Series by Borneo Art Collective, ‘A Laboratory for Borneo Aesthetic’.
- 2019: Featured in Female Magazine Malaysia month July
- 2018: Featured for the 1st Series Book by Borneo Art Collective, ‘A Book dedicated to Borneo Art and Culture’.
- 2017 : Invited for M1 Contact Festival to showcase my piece, You/Me
- 2016 : Sponsored by MyDanceAlliance for my participation to Sasikirana Dance Camp and awarded as Best Dancer
- 2015 : Awarded with First Class Honours in Bachelor (Hons) Dance. Granted by IUGTE to International Performing Arts Camp in Italy “Nasi Ekonomi” by Suhaili Micheline and Faillul Adam for Tepak Tari won in BOH Cameronian Arts Awards
- 2014 : Awarded M1 Contact Scholarship
- 2011 : Honour in Advanced II Ballet RAD
- 2008 : Distinction in Intermediate Ballet RAD
- 2008 : Awarded Outstanding in Ballet Hong Kong Performing of the Arts Summer
In my artistic practice I want to be approachable to the public, creating a sense of communal connection while at the same time engaging and serving the audience in an entertained and enlightening way.
I consider myself as a free spirited person who is fascinated in dancing out debatable answers to the many questions of life.
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