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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Name: She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)
Start: 2026-01-24T18:15:00.000+07:00
End: 2026-01-25T20:15:00.000+07:00
Location: National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, Padang Atrium

When:

24–25 Jan 2026
Time:

7.15–8pm & 8.30–9.15pm
Where:

National Gallery Singapore, City Hall Wing, Level B1, Padang Atrium

In the culminating chapter of She Isn't Here, this evolving choreographic project traces how the female body in Southeast Asia is shaped, disciplined and imagined. Rooted in San Minn’s once-censored painting Age of Full Bloom (1979), the work begins by asking what it means for beauty to function as both a form of power and a veil of erasure. The painting’s serene composure, born from an era of political censorship, becomes an entry point into understanding how women’s bodies are often rendered symbolic: celebrated for grace and restraint, yet silenced beneath the surface. This final showing turns toward the gestures, expectations and labour that live behind such images.

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Dapheny Chen

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Suhaili Safari

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Ang Hui Ling

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Evangeline Koo

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Natasha Koo

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Jootz See

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Cheah Yan Ni

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Dapheny Chen

Artist

Biography

Dapheny Chen is an independent dance artist whose practice moves between choreography, education and arts administration. She explores movement as a way of thinking, using choreography to examine attention, labour and precision through the body. Chen’s works foreground subtle transformation and quiet presence, often engaging task-based structures and everyday materials. Her ongoing inquiry integrates documentation and research, centring care, reflection and the sustainability of dance as a living embodied practice.

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Artsplaining ft. Dapheny Chen with Curatorial Assistant Alexis Chen

Suhaili Safari

Artist

Biography

Suhaili Safari is a Singaporean interdisciplinary artist whose work spans theatre, music and movement. She weaves sound, gesture, and narrative into explorations of memory, ethics, and belonging, shaping performances that honour community, culture, and lineage.

She collaborates with leading companies including The Necessary Stage, Wild Rice, and Drama Box, while also thriving in intimate exchanges with fellow artists. Her latest solo work, Kepaten Obor—Igniting a Withered Torch, was created and performed with the support of the Esplanade and was later nominated for Best Original Script at the 2023 Life Theatre Awards.

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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Ang Hui Ling

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Ang Hui Ling is the founder of Stitch and Steam Pte Ltd, a clothing alteration and dry-cleaning company that focuses on transformation and care in garments. Having trained in dance during her school days, she continues to be drawn to contemporary movement as a form of expression and renewal. In both her business and her performances, she is interested in creating continuity rather than replacement and in uncovering new perspectives within the familiar.

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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Evangeline Koo

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Biography

Evangeline Koo is a Singapore-based dance artist whose work explores the richness of the human experience through movement. Her journey began with street dance, where she discovered the joy of rhythm, individuality and self-expression. Eager to expand her artistic range, she later transitioned into contemporary dance.

As her passion deepened, Koo ventured into choreography, finding meaning in crafting stories through movement. She enjoys creating original works, collaborating with fellow artists, and embodying a wide range of choreographic voices. Her practice is grounded in a desire to push creative boundaries and deliver performances that resonate beyond conventional stages and screens. For Koo, dance is a powerful medium for connection—one that can express what words often cannot.

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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Natasha Koo

Artist

Biography

Natasha Koo is a dancer who graduated with a Diploma in Dance (Distinction) from LASALLE College of the Arts. Trained in contemporary, ballet, jazz, and street dance, she has performed and competed on international stages.

Her experiences include performing at the Battery Dance Festival in New York, winning the MasDanza Award at the Yokohama Dance Collection in Japan for So?pan!, and placing 1st Runner-Up at Choreonite Vol. 11 in Jakarta with Aikara. Koo is endlessly fascinated by the body’s capacity for movement and expression. Beyond the stage, she is a certified Pilates and Barre instructor, integrating these practices into her dance journey to cultivate strength, precision, and a deeper awareness of how the body moves and tells stories.

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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Jootz See

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Biography

Jootz See is a visual storyteller whose work moves between dance, film, and photography. Rooted in hip-hop and informed by ballet, contemporary, and other movement forms, his practice draws from an embodied understanding of rhythm, flow, and emotional resonance.

Whether in staged or spontaneous settings, he seeks to create images that are honest, intentional, and attuned to the subtleties of human experience. His collaborations with artists and institutions continue to deepen his inquiry into how movement translates across mediums. As both practitioner and mentor, he is committed to fostering spaces of learning and exchange, supporting younger creatives as they develop their voice and craft.

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She Isn’t Here (Gallery Gigs x Resonates With Residency - Dapheny Chen)

Cheah Yan Ni

Artist

Biography

Cheah Yan Ni graduated from the Dance programme at the School of the Arts in 2025. With a foundation spanning ballet, jazz, musical theatre, tap and contemporary dance, she has built an impressive performance portfolio.

She has performed at the NKF55 Charity Gala Dinner and a range of local and international platforms, such as CSTD Asia Pacific and Get The Beat. Her artistic development has been enriched through working with distinguished choreographers such as Jason Winters and Rebecca Costantini. Cheah holds a CSTD Teacher’s Certificate in Tap and is particularly drawn to musical theatre and the pedagogical aspects of dance.

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