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Yin-Chi Lee

yinchi.lee0114@gmail.com

+64 27 8722068

I am a Taiwan-born artist, choreographer, and researcher based in Tāmaki Makaurau.

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With a Ph.D. in Dance Studies, my multidisciplinary art practice spans movement, theatre direction, creative technologies, exhibition installation and performance.

Education and Qualifications

Education and Qualifications

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  • Ph.D. Full Scholarship recipient, PhD Candidate | GTA

    • Waipapa Taumata Rau , The University of Auckland Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries | Dance Studies Programme

  • First Class Honours Degree, The University of Auckland Academic Achievements

  • High Performance Programme, The University of Auckland

  • Embodied Unity Scholarship - The University of Auckland Scholarship with Van Legaki in partnership with Wellesley Studios

  • 2022 Qualifier - The University of Auckland Velocity Innovation 100K Challenge

  • 2022 Social Prize Winner - The University of Auckland – Velocity Innovation Challenge

  • First Place Winner, PostGraduate School Research Image Competition (2022)

  • Flying Low Scholarship, University of Auckland Dance Studies Department

    • Training with Cloud Gate Theatre Of Taiwan during their workshop season in Tāmaki Makaurau

Committees

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  • 2020 - 2024 The University of Auckland Dance Studies - Choreographic Aotearoa Committee

  • 2020 - 2022 New Zealand Wushu Federation - Trust committee

Wushu Judge Qualifications

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  • International B grade Judge Chin Woo Athletic Association - Certified at Yuyao and Tianjin China

  • Certified National Judge New Zealand Kung Fu Wushu Federation - Certified Auckland, New Zealand

  • 2024 - 2019 Judge NZ Wushu Grading, Aotearoa Wushu Team Grading and competition, Chinese New Settlers Trust Wushu National championship

Academic & Teaching

Conference Presentations

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  • Presenter, Australasian Drama Studies Conference (2022)

    •  Taiwanese identity creative research outcome presentation

  • Doctoral Candidate Presenter, Interfaculty Doctoral Symposium (2022)

    • Represented research on Taiwanese migrant displacement

  • Panellist and Speaker, Interdisciplinary Panel Discussion on Identity Research - Education and Social Work (2022)

    • ​Presented This Room is an Island - an interdisciplinary outcome of Taiwanese creative research

  • Panellist and Speaker, Hybrid Practices: Methodologies, Histories, and Performance, University of Malta (2019)

    • Presented Honours Degree research publication - Embodied Dialogue (2019) in an international context

Teaching

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  • ​2025 Guest Lecturer at Unitec Third Year Dance Studies for practice-led research workshop

  • 2025 Co-Director at Red Leap Theatre Company Greenhouse Programme for emerging directors and choreographers

  • 2025 Teacher at Red Leap Theatre Company Te Mahi Tahi Programme

  • 2025 Workshop Teacher at Atamira Dance Company

  • 2024-2020 GTA and Lecturing undergraduate students at University of Auckland Dance Studies: Dance 314 Dance And Technologies, Dance 302 Dance in Aotearoa Research Paper, Dance 107 Dance History and Dance 121 Dance writing. - Course designing, lecturing, assessment and marking, assistant teaching

  • 2023 - 2020 GTA and Lecturing postgraduate and Honours degree students at University of Auckland Dance Studies: Dance 720 Dance and Choreography

  • 2023 Guest Lecturer at Unitec Third Year Dance Studies for practice-led research workshop

  • 2023-2017 Wushu and Dance Teacher at New Zealand International Education Academy, Chinese New Settlers Trust, Te Puke High School Guest Teacher, New Zealand National Wushu Development Squad, Asia New Zealand In School Programme, Wellesley Dance Studio Movement Teacher

Directing and Management

Manager and Administration

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  • ​2024 Education manager - Red Leap Theatre Company: working as a stand-in administrative manager looking after school programming, communication, workshop organisation and international communication.

  • 2024/2022 Producer - This Room is an Island: producing full scale interactive theatre design, securing communications with government funding bodies, venues, and responsible for finance and marketing.

Directing ​​

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  • 2025 Associate Director - WREST: Q Theatre - Red Leap Theatre Company

    • Funded by Creative New Zealand

  • 2024 Director - This Room is an Island: a full-scale Taiwanese-led multidisciplinary, immersive theatre at Te Pou Theatre.

    • Funded by Creative New Zealand Foundation North - Asian Artist Fund.

      • Reviews: Renee Liang Theatre Review

      • Ratworld Magazine

      • Theatre Review Theatre Scenes Review

  • 2021 Director - Unlined: a three-dimensional single-channel video installation, made with interactive virtual architecture, virtual dancers and photographic images from Taiwan and Singapore

    • Funded by Asia New Zealand Foundation

    • Presented at Hong-Kong World Dance Alliance 2022

    • Full scale exhibition at Aotea Square as part of Tempo Dance Festival 2023

  • 2021 Movement Director - Pork and Poll Tax Directed by Talia Pua

    • Funded by Creative New Zealand and New Zealand Poll Tax Heritage Trust

    • Produced by Proudly Asian Theatre and Hand-Pulled Collective

This Room is an Island  2024  

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Pork and Poll Taxes 2023  

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Unlined 2021 - 2024  

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Wrest 2025  

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Choreography & Exhibition

Choreography 

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  • 2024 Movement choreography and performance in Māramatanga by notable artist Lisa Reihana - Six-metre-tall video permanent installation at Waipapa Taumata Rau , The University of Auckland, Symond Street 

  • 2023 Taiwan - This Room is an Island - Hukou Experiment: Protestas Performance Soiree “Before New Year’s Eve” 

  • 2023 Wushu Waitakere - Dance (lens) Festival 2023 

  • 2022 Reseller News - Cisco Security Live Activation - Proposition Co. | Choreographer / Photographer 

  • 2021 Our Jurisdiction - Fluid Borders Festival: Audio Foundation | Choreographer 

  • 2021 Wu – Splore Festival | Dancer/Choreographer 

  • 2020 Divaricate – Fluid Borders Festival | Dancer / Co-choreographer 

  • 2020 Murmurs – Windows Gallery Exhibition | Co-concept choreographer/ Poem/Voice Performer 

Māramatanga 2024  

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This Room is an Island 2022 

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Exhibition  ​​

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  • Bîn-Bāng – Author and Artist Studio One Toi Tū – First Term Exhibition, 2025 

    • A multimedia and interdisciplinary work. Exploring site-specificity at Auckland City Council Heritage building​

  • Hiraeth - Author and Artist  - Auckland City Council Auckland Art Week Street Activation at Darby Street

Bîn-Bāng 2025  

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Hiraeth 2024

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Performance 

 

2024-2022 

  • Māramatanga by Lisa Reihana - permanent exhibition at the University of Auckland 

  • Niu Gold Mountain Exhibition, Studio One Toi Tu 

  • Auckland Council Culture Festival 

  • Vector 360 Interact VR Dance, Q Theatre 

  • Expanding Flesh, Live Dreams Festival 

  • Bangers and Meshes Festival, Audio Foundation 

  • Judas Sheep, Basement Theatre 

 

2021-2020 

  • AQI2020 by Australian artist Alicia Frankovich, Auckland Art Gallery

  • A Room that Echoes, Audio Foundation 

  • More Bugs, Audio Foundation 

  • Our Modern Earth, Basement Theatre 

  • Kitsch - Slovenia 

  • Emerging Voice, Tempo Dance Festival 

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  • Bîn-Bāng – Author and Artist Studio One Toi Tū – First Term Exhibition, 2025 

    • A multimedia and interdisciplinary work. Exploring site-specificity at Auckland City Council Heritage building​

  • Hiraeth - Author and Artist  - Auckland City Council Auckland Art Week Street Activation at Darby Street

AV Design & Photo/Videography

AV  

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  • 2024 This Room is an Island - projection and virtual architecture design, interactive set-design 

  • 2023 Dane Plant Collective - Structure by Bella Wilson | AV interactive projection designer 

  • 2022 The Classical Collab - work by Madison Cronin | AV projection designer 

  • 2021 Micro-credential game concept designing – the University of Auckland Creative Arts Industry | Concept and partial graphic designer 

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Photography/Videography 

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  • CV & Professional Portraits

    • Headshots and editorial portraits for Auckland Dream Basketball

    • NZ National Wushu Squad

    • Performance-based professionals across Aotearoa and Taiwan.

  • Workshops & University Events

    • Videography and photography for academic and public events including Ngākau Oho Māori Wellness Workshop

    • Expanded Flesh by Joanna Cook

    • Multiple dance presentations at the University of Auckland and Melbourne University VCA

  • Dance & Theatre Projects

    • Touch Compass 2025

    • Red Leap Theatre Wrest 2025

    • Footnote Dance Company 2024

    • Body of Earth by Dance Plant Collective 2024

    • Protestas Soirée – Hukou Experiment 2023

    • Fragments of the Skin, Tunneling Wormhole, Vivid Dreaming, and Degrees of Separation (Auckland Fringe) 2023​

    • Lung Song by Dr. Carol Brown

    • Proudly Asian Theatre, and Hand-Pulled Collective.

  • Promotional & Documentary Media​

    • Mansplain by Dr. Mark Havey (Norway Festival)

    • Proposition Co. Campaign

    • Golden Fern Film Festival

    • 3R Project by Jana Morales & Joanna Cook

    • Marketing, Fashion & Festivals

  • Photography and design for:

    • Tardigrade World Studio (Fashion)

    • All My Friends Co. Asian Market – Auckland City Council

    • Tempo Dance Festival (Hummingbird, Emerging Voice)

    • Action Series Photoshoot – Creative Arts Industry, UoA

  • International & Cultural Work

    • Videography for CCTV10 Documentary on NZ Wushu Team

    • Brazil Junior Wushu Fundraiser

    • Documentation of World Taichi Day

    • Cross-cultural wedding photography (e.g., Jeana Sayson & Xia Xin)

    • International masterclasses.

Marketing & Graphic Design

Graphic Designs  

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  • 2025 Auckland City Council - Te Oro Music and Arts Centre in house graphic designer and photographer 

    • Te Oro Te Kau 10 Year anniversary​

    • Matariki Festival 2025

    • Samoan Language Week

  • 2025 Red Leap Theatre | Social Media Design/Marketing, Digital Flyers/Posters, Video Editing 

  • 2024 This Room is an Island | Website Design, Social Media Marketing, Posters/Branding 

  • 2022-2019 New Zealand National Wushu Team

    • Grading System Design, Website Design, Social Media Marketing, Posters 

  • 2022-2019 Tempo Dance Festival - Hummingbird | Photoshoot, Poster Design 

  • 2022 Jung-Hsu Wan and Nav Bains Wedding | Website Design 

  • 2018 - 2021 Chin Woo Athletic Association | Flag/Logo/Jacket Design 

  • 2018 - present Fong Wha Dance Academy | Poster Design 

Wushu and Stunts

International and National Achievements 

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Wushu Development 

  • 2022 New Zealand Wushu Team – 2017 – Present 

  • 2018 Chin Woo Athletic Association of New Zealand – 2015 - 2018

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International Awards 

  • New Zealand National Wushu Championship - Gold Medalist |New Zealand 

  • International Wushu Federation - World Virtual Championships | Silver Medalist 

  • China World Kung Fu Championships | New Zealand National Athlete | EmeiShan, China 

  • New Zealand National Wushu Championship - Gold Medalist | New Zealand 

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Stunt Choreography / Film and Theatre 

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  • 2023 Basmati B*tch 2022 Audition Coordination | Fight Choreographer/ Audition Coordinator 

  • 2022 It Lies at Night Directed by Tema Pua | Fight Choreographer 

 

Stunting / Film and TV Series 

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  • 2023 Chief of War - Apple TV Series | Stunt Performer 

  • 2022 Our Flag Means Death - HBO Max | Stunt Double of Zeng 

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