SABRINA (WEI-LUNG) CHOU   周 薇 蓉
Choreographer, Performer, Singer and Cultural Educator.

Born in Taiwan, Sabrina is a Choreographer, Performer, Singer and Cultural educator. Sabrina graduated with a Bachelor of Dance (Honors) at the Chinese Cultural University, Taipei and has extensive performing experience including a residency as principal contemporary dancer with the Taipei National Theatre, touring in Japan, Canada and in the USA at venues in New York, Washington, Hawaii, and Chicago.

Sabrina immigrated to Australia on a Distinguished Talent visa in 1999. Since then she has completed a Diploma of Dance Teaching & Management, at the Box Hill Institute of TAFE (2001) and a Graduate Diploma of Choreography at the Victorian College of the Arts (2002). She has been awarded the Overseas Outstanding Youth Award by the Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations, Taiwan (2009); first prize in the Chinese Ex-Patriot Writer's Competition Melbourne, 2003; and Best Artist in the Song Writing and Singing Competition, Yi Juan Youth Association, Taipei 1998.

Sabrina is a co-founding member of KITA and since 2001 she has choreographed, performed, and run workshops at schools, community events and festivals; and has toured Victorian schools with the Regional Arts Victoria Arts2Go program. She completed two Artists in Schools projects funded by Arts Victoria in 2007 Coconut, Rice and Bamboo and 2008 and The Golden Mountain, NSW with Cultural Infusion and Pan Event Entertainment, 2009.

Sabrina is co-founder of the Bendigo Harvest Moon Festival, in partnership with "The Golden Dragon Museum", producing Tales of the Moon 2007, a community arts development project. Sabrina has collaborated with various local community groups and schools to choreograph various traditional dance works including Stories of the Autumn Harvest Moon (2007) with Vietnamese and Chinese elders and Trinity Primary school, Richmond in partnership with Art Play 2007.

Sabrina is also artistic director of the Sabrina Dance Troupe based in Melbourne which presents Chinese traditional dance in schools and at community events. The works presented are part of the Melbourne Chinese Community's outreach program which aims to bring Chinese culture to Melbourne audiences. Events include the annual Lantern Moon & Dragon Boat Festival; the Buddha & Multicultural Festival, Federation Square; the New Year Festival, Crown Casino; and the Tianjin Kite Festival and Moon Lantern Festival sponsored by the City of Boroondara.

Recently, Sabrina worked with contemporary dance choreographer Alistair MacIndoe from Chunky Move performing at the Meat Market. She performed in180 Seconds in (Disco) Heaven or Hell, part of the Dance Massive program presented by Arts House, and she was an ensemble singer and dancer in Miss Saigon with CLOC Musical Theatre. She also choreographed the contemporary dance work ABC at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2004.

Languages
English, Mandarin & Fujian

Qualifications 2002 - Graduate Diploma of Choreography, Victorian College of the Arts
2001 - Diploma of Dance Teaching & Management, Box Hill Institute of TAFE
1998 - Certificate of Tourism, Holmesglen TAFE
1992 - Bachelor of Dance (Honours), Chinese Cultural University, Taipei

Awards
2009 - Overseas Outstanding Youth Award by Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations, Taiwan
2003 - 1st Prize, Chinese Ex Patriot Writer's Competition, Melbourne
1998 - Best Song Writing and Singing Competition, YiJua nYouth Association, Taipei