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Artists
Yvonne Ng
Dancer
Born and raised in Singapore, Yvonne Ng, B.F.A., M.A., is choreographer and artistic director of tiger princess dance projects (TPDP). TPDP’s repertoire includes Yvonne’s works and commissioned works. Creating original roles for Bill James, José Navas, Dominique Dumais, Marie-Josée Chartier, Stephanie Skura, Deborah Hay and Tedd Robinson, TPDP has toured to Singapore, Europe, Australia, China, Canada and the USA. Yvonne is also a certified Open Source Forms© and Dance for Dementia (Baycrest NBS Sharing Dance) teacher with training in Partners for Youth Empowerment, Dance for PD™ and functional anatomy with Irene Dowd. A recipient of 2022 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in Performing Arts, 2017 Muriel Sherrin Award, Jacqueline Lemieux Award, K.M. Hunter Artist Award, New Pioneers Arts Award, Chalmers Arts Fellowship, Soulpepper’s Community Artist Award and Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts – New Talent.