Curriculum Vitae

DR. WONG JYH SHYONG

Senior Lecturer
  • Dance Department
    Faculty of Creative Arts

BIOGRAPHY

Specialising in practice-related research methodology, Wong Jyh Shyong (JS) brings his artistic practice into academia as a practitioner-researcher. His research interests encompass dance performance, choreography, pedagogy in dance technique and composition, and the development of contemporary dance in Malaysia. He received his Doctor of Philosophy from Universiti Malaya (2023), a Master of Fine Arts from the Graduate Institute of Choreography, Taipei National University of the Arts (2013) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2005). Previously, he was a dancer with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan from 2005 to 2009. In Malaysia's 9th and 11th BOH Cameronian Arts Awards, he received the Best Featured Performer award for his homecoming performance in 2011 and 2013.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • CHOREOGRAPHY, CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE, DANCE COMPOSITION & IMPROVISATION, REPERTORY

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Arts)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MASTER OF FINE ARTS, (Fine Arts)
    Taipei National University of The Arts
  • BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, (Fine Arts)
    The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
  • DIPLOMA IN GRAPHIC DESIGN & MULTIMEDIA, (Multimedia)
    Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MYDANCE ALLIANCE, PRESIDENT/ CHIEF
    2020 to 2022 (National)
  • MYDANCE ALLIANCE, VICE PRESIDENT
    2018 to 2020 (National)
  • MYDANCE ALLIANCE, COMMITTEE MEMBERS
    2014 to 2018 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Wong, J. S. (2021). Intercultural Contemporary Dance Practices in Malaysia [Review of the book Dancing the Malaysian, by Joseph Gonzales]. Asian Dance Journal.
  2. Wong, J.S., & Thiagarajan, P. (2021). Choreographing Contemporary Dance with Objects in Asia: A Review of Literature and Performances. Malaysian Journal of Performing and Visual Arts, 7, 54-76.
  3. Wong, J. S. (2020). Exploring Teaching Dance Technique Online in Higher Education. Langkah, 5(1). https://langkah.mydancealliance.org/teaching-dance-technique-online/
  4. Wong, J. S. (2019). Research in Choreography: Choreographic Methods in a Master of Fine Arts' Graduation Production. Tirai Panggung, 15(1), 70-89.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Wong, J. S. (2018). Choreography as Research: A Self-review on a production of Master of Fine Arts Programme at the Taipei National University of the Arts. Proceedings of the 1st My Symposium on Practice as Research "Practitioner's Mind", 36-49.
Other Publications
  1. Wong, J. S. (2022). The movements of stroke. Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Negeri Sembilan. - Creative/Art Work
  2. Wong, J. S. (2021), Ego, Prix De Lausanne. Lausanne: Prix De Lausanne. - Creative/Art Work
  3. Wong, J. S. (2021). Hers. When Ballets Meets Contemporary Dance. Selangor: La Danza Theatre. - Creative/Art Work
  4. Wong, J. S. (2021, April 22). Interviewed by Tan C. C. Bicara Santai Seni Budaya Episod 3: Choreography During the Pandemic [Video]. Facebook Live. https://www.facebook.com/457526357677609/videos/308679307318158 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH PROJECT

Private
  1. 2022 - 2023, Private Funding
    Practise Based Research Choreographies: Developing Age-appropriate Contemporary Ballet For Ballet Students ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2023 - 2023, Private Funding
    Practice-based Research Ballet, Cinderella ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2020 - 2021, International Funding
    Practice-led Research Performance For The Dance In Asia-online Presentation : Developing Interdisciplinary Dance Videos ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2019 - 2020, International Funding
    Practice-led Research Performance For The Dance In Asia Forum: Developing A Choreographic Method Themed On The Impact Of Consumerism ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Screen Dance Making Workshop, Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan
    01 Dec 2020 - 01 Dec 2020 (National)
  • Ballet Challenge 2020, Dancenap Production
    01 Aug 2020 - 01 Aug 2020 (National)
  • Academic Panel for a New Dance Degree Program At Sunway University, Sunway University
    01 Jul 2019 - 01 Jul 2019 (National)
  • Industrial Panel for a New Dance Diploma Program At Universiti Teknologi Mara, Universiti Teknologi Mara
    01 Jul 2019 - 01 Jul 2019 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. "Bad" dance - What infection is this? Can it be cured?, Dancing Forward: A Roundtable Marathon for Dance 2020, Kwang Tung Dance Company, Dance Body Project, and Pentas Project Theatre Production (National) (10 Oct 2020 - 11 Oct 2020)
  2. The International Development of Dance, Pin Hwa High School Online Seminar, Pin Hwa High School  (Others) (06 Jun 2020 - 06 Jun 2020)
PRESENTER
  1. Choreography as Research: A Self-review on a production of Master of Fine Arts Programme at the Taipei National University of the Arts, The First My Symposium on Practice as Research "Practitioner's Mind", Pusat Pengajian Pasca Siswazah Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (National) (28 Nov 2018 - 28 Nov 2018)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2023) Panel (Reviewer) of Selection for The 2022 Hai-O Arts & Culture Grants, National, (Reviewer)
  2. (2021) Reviewer of The Tirai Panggung Volume 17, National, (Reviewer)
  3. (2021) Reviewer/Observer for The Project "a Poetic Mrt Journey" by Orang Orang Drum Theatre, National, (Reviewer)
Contribution to event
  1. (2022) Reviewer (Panel) for The Lnternational Tanz Challenge 2022 (An International Ballet Competition), International, (Panelist/Moderator)
  2. (2022) Panelist for The Undergraduate Research Symposium 2022 (Ugrs 2022), University, (Panelist/Moderator)
  3. (2021) Panelist for The Undergraduate Research Symposium 2021 (Ugrs 2021), University, (Panelist/Moderator)

PATENT/IPR

  • Arrival in the City
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  • The Hand
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  • Hers
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  • Stories
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  • Rampai Sari Tari Malaysia 2019
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  • For Thee
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  • Fit Us Out
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