Eric Cheung

Eric Cheung is a second-generation Chinese-Canadian inter-disciplinary street dance artist and choreographer based in so-called Vancouver, on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh Nations. Eric has cultivated a singular approach to generating movement and choreography that is recognized nationally and internationally, with his specialization in the Popping style while incorporating outside influences and other dance styles in his practice.

Eric has been a company member of Ouro Collective since 2018, a street dance contemporary company, partaking in the creation process of HAKO, SOTTO51, Fire06, 7y98D (Theatre / Film) in collaboration with RubberLegZ, Ouro Excerpts and Ouroboros.

Individually, Eric explores different mediums to expand the boundaries of street dance further in various artistic forms of film, theatre, digital new media, interactive experiences and art installations. Select works include E_GO, I(n)finite, Re:1974, iye, Diverge, Flux, Liminal, Null, and Flux.

Most notably known for the international acclaim of the short film E_GO commission by FORM in 2018, where Eric has been awarded and featured on numerous online art platforms and festivals, such as Nowness, Booooooom, Vimeo Staff Pick, screened at international film festivals such as Aesthetica Festival, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, FORM Prague Film Festival, and Telus Spark Optik TV. Later, he received the Best Experimental Short at Cift 2023 for his recent film “I(n)finite which was featured on Nowness Asia.

Additionally, Eric has presented solo theatre works and exhibited at Place Des Arts, Pact Zollervin, Phi Centre, La Nuit Blanche, Music Conservatory of Montreal, VIVO, Polygon Gallery, Vancouver Art Gallery, SFU, and Festive Acces Asie. Eric has collaborated with Acronym, ASUS ROG, CBC Arts, Spencer Badu, Company 605, Spy Films, Modus Operandi, and RubberLegZ.

Photo by: Sebastian Palencia