Chen Rong

Chen Rong graduated from The Affiliated Secondary School of Beijing Dance Academy. Then, he entered The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under a full scholarship. He joined Hong Kong Dance Company in 2002. Three years later, he received an Asian Cultural Council scholarship sponsored by Citibank, which enabled him to take classes at The Ailey School in New York. He has performed major and principal roles in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Angel Falls, The Legend of Mulan, Qingming Riverside, Red Poppies, L'Amour Immortel, A Tale of the Southern Sky, Nine Songs, and Myth of the Dancing Durumi. He has also choreographed Dancing Emotions, Fly, But Now We See, and We in “8/F Platform”: here and there.

Chen received the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2008 for his portrayal of Hu Le in Angel Falls and Dongfang Bubai in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.