CHING CHING WONG
Born in Manila, raised in Los Angeles, and currently based in Montréal. Although Ching is most at home in a studio. She is a performer and choreographer. Currently as rehearsal director for Ballets Jazz Montréal she is on tour worldwide with works by Crystal Pite, Azure Barton, Ihsan Rustem, Annebelle Lopez Ochoa, and Andonis Fioniadakis. As a and stager for Swiss choreographer Ihsan Rustem she has worked with companies such as Bern Ballet, Codarts, Rambert School, Taiwan University of the Arts, Theater Altenburg Gera, and Mecklenburg Staatstheater. She credits her early training and connection to dance to her lifelong teacher Alia Harlan.
She is the recipient of the Princess Grace Award in Dance, was named Dance Magazine’s 25 to Watch, and is represented by Movement Talent Agency. Formerly she served as rehearsal director for LED, Artist in Residence with Heidi Duckler Dance, and creative director for Brett Perry. Ching Ching also created Project Salamat and The Experience, a global outreach program which toured 17 cities and 11 countries. This season she is thrilled to be premiering her work 502 in collaboration with rapper Jack Harlow for Louisville Ballet (Fall 2024).
After graduating with a BFA in Dance Performance from the University of California Irvine working closely with the late Donald McKayle, her career began at Northwest Dance Project. There she originated roles in creations by Sarah Slipper, Ihsan Rustem, Felix Landerer, Lucas Crandall, Alejandro Cerrudo, Jiri Pokorny, Wen Wei Wang, Didy Veldman, Danielle Agami, Patrick Delcroix, Alex Soares, Kate Wallich, Pedro Dias, Gregory Dolbashian, Yin Yue, Loni Landon, Rachel Erdos, amongst others. As a freelance artist she has collaborated with numerous companies and artists including Roderick George, ZviDance, LED, Brendan Duggan, PARA.MAR Dance Theatre, CARLON, YYDC, OddKnock Productions, Katie Scherman, Adam Weinert, WHYTEBERG, violinist Joe Kye, and SALT Contemporary Dance.
