About Candy Kuok

Kuok Soi Peng, Candy has started learning dance since her early ages, primarily trained in ballet and then in modern dance. In 1998, Candy went to Paris and London for a 10-month dance study trip, during her stay, she was invited to join the repertoire performance of a local French dance company “Cie Exponentielle”.

Candy receives diverse training in contemporary technique, body works and various disciplines, of the East and West, traditional and contemporary, with the attempts to explore the unlimited possibility of the body and develop a unique body language of her own. She is a core member of “Comuna de Pedra Arts and Culture Association”, taking part in project curation,choreograph,performing and teaching, she has participated over 30 different productions of the company,both in Macao and overseas; in recent years, Candy starts engaging in creative work and choreography, collaborating with local and foreign artists of different media and talents. Candy’s first full-length creative work ＜The Reply of Mr. G＞ Dance Theater appeared in Macao Fringe Festival 2003, other of her works also appeared in Macao Arts Festival, Macao International Juvenile Dance Festival, Oxwarehouse Theatre Season. In 2004, Candy has been selected and be recommended as the second candidate by the Macao SAR Government to the UNESCO, for the application of UNESCO Fellowship Programme, with the subject on Choreography and Dance Education.

Since 1998, Candy has been travelling to different places for both short-term and long-term study trips, including London, Paris, India, Vienna, etc. So as to widen the field of vision, the accumulation of experiences, thus inspires imagination spaces. Candy attempts enthusiastically with works that blend with different elements and media. Candy, together with dance company "Comuna de Pedra", have been engaging in art education and promotional works. Supported by the Education Department of the Macao SAR Government and Macao Cultural Center, they launch different arts educational projects. These include bringing short pieces of contemporary work into the local schools and conducted discussion sections with the students; summer intensive course for young people and children. In 2005, Candy joined with Cult Loc and formed "Soda City Experimental Workshop", with the attemps ot explore together, the different possibility for live and creative spaces. Works include ＜Type M Syndrome＞,＜The Hundred Ghats Down The Ganges＞ Dance Theatre and DIY short video ＜Can't tell＞. Meanwhile, Candy gives regular dance classes and choreograph for Comuna de Pedra.