The Human Expression Dance Company, or T.H.E Dance Company, was founded in September 2008 by artistic director Kuik Swee Boon. Since then, T.H.E has steadily built a strong base of supporters and has performed at most of the important major local arts festivals. As a further testament to its rapid development and popularity, the company has toured Paris, Dubai, Guangzhou, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Goyang (Korea) and Bytom (Poland) within two years of its establishment.

T.H.E's repertoire is a unique blend of Western contemporary dance styles and Eastern sensibilities. Works in the repertoire tackle themes that are relevant to Singapore's contemporary cultural landscape. These themes are what make T.H.E relevant as a local arts company. The company has also collaborated with artists both local and international including choreographers Boi Sakti (Indonesia), Kim Jae Duk (Korea), Zhang Xiao-Xiong (Taiwan); local musician Darren Ng; Brazillian flim maker Gabriela Tropia and Finnish lighting designer Anna Rouhu.

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Kuik Swee Boon
Artistic Director
T.H.E Dance Company

Former principal dancer of the Compania Nacional de Danza in Spain (CND), Kuik Swee Boon, has worked with Nacho Duato as well as many renowned choreographers including Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin and Wim Vandekeybus.

Prior to leaving for Spain in 2002, Kuik danced with the Singapore Dance Theatre (SDT) since 1991, taking on principal roles in many full-length performances. His exceptional artistry led him to receive a nomination in 2003 for the Benois De La Danse Award. In 2007, he was awarded one of the most prestigious arts awards in Singapore – the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council.

Kuik founded T.H.E Dance Company in September 2008.

Photo by Kar-Wai Wesley

Kim’s works have been described by certain critics as among some of the most attention grabbing, refreshing and innovative. As an artist, he grasps the essence of Korean tradition and delivers it in a way that is easily understood by a contemporary audience. His most acclaimed work to date, Darkness Poomba has received recognition in both Japan and Korea.

Kim’s own company, Modern Table bases itself on interdisciplinary performance that attempts to transgress the borders between traditional genres of dance and music. His other works include Joker’s Blues, Awake and Clocker.

Kim choreographed Bohemian Parody for T.H.E Dance Company during Contact 2010 and he has been appointed as the Resident Choreographer of T.H.E Dance Company in August 2011. Since his appointment he has gone on to create two more works for T.H.E - Re: Ok...But, a full-length work choreographed in collaboration with Kuik Swee Boon, and Hey Man which was featured in Contact 2012.

Mui Cheuk-Yin
Associate Choreographer
City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC), Hong Kong

Cheuk-Yin received training in Chinese classical and ethnic dance in Hong Kong, and was principal dancer of the Hong Kong Dance Company from 1981 to 1990. In 1985, she won the Hong Kong Young Choreographer Competition and received a scholarship to study modern dance in New York. Upon returning to Hong Kong, she created works Awakenings in a Dream, Cursive Script and the Diary Series.

Venturing out to become an independent choreographer, dancer and teacher in the 90s, Cheuk-Yin was often commissioned by CCDC, the Hong Kong Dance Company and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to create new works.

Today, Cheuk-Yin is an internationally renowned solo artist who has been invited to many international arts festivals in Hong Kong, Belgium, Copenhagen and Beijing, to name a few.

For her achievements, Mui was named the “Dance Ambassador” (2000) and awarded the Hong Kong Dance Awards for choreography by the Hong Kong Dance Alliance in 2001 and 2009.