I dance, therefore I am.

But I’m not only dancing.

Tong xiaoyi

童潇逸

Choreography

A Survey of Works

Performing

Eexperimenting

2019-2026 Choregraphy work

Emptiness: Floating through molasses

Dance theatre
45 mins
Funded by Arts Council England
Premiered at Dance City, Newcastle
7 performances at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023

Available for touring, programming and bookings, 2027–2028

Sound Check

Contemporary dance / sound installation
First-stage choreographic research
Supported by Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund, 2025
Created in collaboration with a theremin artist and 3 dancers

Currently seeking further funding to develop into a 40-minute work

NEO-CLASSICAL WORK

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The centre edge - ballet duet

Ballet duet
6 mins
Created for San Francisco Ballet dancers
Premiered at Shanghai International Dance Center, 2024

Droplets. Splashes. Waves

12 dancers

7mins

Presented by Innopraktika School
At Boris Eifman Ballet Academy, St Petersburg

Illuminate

4 dancers

6 mins

Presented by Innopraktika School
At Boris Eifman Ballet Academy, St Petersburg

KARMA DANCE CIC — ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER & REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Diminished

45 mins
Associate Choreographer
Funded by Arts Council England, 2024–2025
Premiered at Northern Ballet Theatre, Leeds

Boot polish

Absence

43 mins
Rehearsal Director
Funded by Arts Council England
R&D sharing at Yorkshire Dance

9 mins
Choreographer
Created with 10 dancers from Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Presented at Leeds Minster

Home to my mother

Silenced

H-individuality

25 mins
Co-created with Zoobin Surty
Performed at FLOCK Festival,

Seven Arts,

Leeds Playhouse and Carriageworks Theatre

30 mins
Associate Choreographer
R&D sharing at The Riley Theatre
Premiered at Carriageworks Theatre

30 mins
Rehearsal director
R&D sharing at The Riley Theatre
Premiered at Carriageworks Theatre

CHOREOGRAPHIC FUNDS & COMMISSIONS

Choreography research: Sound and Movement

Bonnie Bird Choreography Fund 2025

Rooted in Movement

Company of Others residency
Duet / co-creation
With Pietro

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Drifting

22 mins
Creative Director: Phoebe Chan
Presented at Bush Theatre and Sheffield Theatres as part of Twisted Roots Festival
Developed with support from New Earth Theatre and Theatre in the Mill