Farooq Chaudhry OBE
International Creative
Producer
A former professional dancer,
Farooq Chaudhry is the
co-founder and producer
of Akram Khan Company
and plays a key role in
advancing Khan’s artistic
ambitions through innovatory
business models and creative
strategies. In 2008 he was
included in the French Ministry
of Foreign Affairs’ list of the
world’s top 100 cultural actors
and entrepreneurs. He is also
the international creative
producer for Yang Liping and
previously produced for the
English National Ballet. He
was awarded an honorary
doctorate from De Montfort
University (Leicester) for his
services to dance. Last year
he became the co-artistic
director of PECDA (the Prakriti
Excellence in Contemporary
Dance Awards) in India. This
year he was awarded an OBE
for his services to dance and
dance production.
Nathan Wang
Producer
Nathan Wang studied
economics and law at
Macquarie University (Sydney)
and now practises as a solicitor
in Australia. Between 1996 and
2008 he worked as a manager
at Jardine Fleming Securities
Hong Kong, an executive
director in the International
Equity Sales department of
Morgan Stanley, an executive
director in the Global Wealth
Management department of
Morgan Stanley and in the
Ultra High Net Worth Wealth
Management department
of UBS AG. Last year he
became the general manager
of Yunnan Yang Liping Arts
& Culture Co Ltd, for which
he has led Dynamic Yunnan,
Echoes of Shangri-La, The
Peacock, Under Siege, The
Winter of the Peacock and
Dynamic Pingtan, as well as
Rite of Spring. Yunnan Yang
Liping Arts & Culture Co Ltd
completed a new three-board
listing on the Beijing Stock
Exchange on 23 October
2014, becoming the first listed
performing arts company in
the world. Nathan Wang is also
leading the project The Five
Golden Flowers Theatre in Dali,
Yunnan.
Zhonghui Gong
Rehearsal Director
Zhonghui Gong trained
as a choreographer at the
Beijing Dance Academy
and graduated in 2006,
and has become one of its
most successful dancers and
choreographers. He worked
with Paper Tiger Studio, Living
Dance Studio and Free Dancer
Studio, and in 2012 he became
Executive Arts Director of the
Beijing Contemporary Dance
Company. His major works
include Doctor in Village,
Wandering in the Dream,
Chrysanthemum, Live Like
Grass, Think Over and Over,
Cool, Midnight Rain and
Reading. He has participated
in performances at the
Berlin Art Festival, Zurich
International Art Festival,
Hong Kong Art Festival and
Singapore Arts Festival, among
other prominent festivals.