Dapheny Chen is an independent dance artist who negotiates between the roles of a choreographer, performer, educator and arts manager.

She is concerned about the provocations, connections and criticality that arise from making and viewing dance. Breaking away from her conventional dance training, she examines socio-political ideologies to navigate the possibilities of contemporary dance, while seeking to create alternative nodes of experience and entry points as conversations for change and knowledge. Her practice embraces the multiple facets of choreography and dance that change with time and state. While acknowledging the agile and transient nature of processes involved in creation, she breaks down previous definitions of the form to reform new experiences..

Dapheny graduated from Lasalle College of the Arts. She has since danced with Ah Hock and Peng Yu (2004), L.A. Dance Connection (2003-2008), Frontier Danceland (2010-2011) and Re:Dance Theatre (2012-2015). She is trained in contemporary dance, ballet, jazz, hip hop and salsa.

She has performed and presented her work at platforms such as Esplanade’s da:ns Festival and Huayi Festival, Singapore Night Festival, M1 CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, NUS Arts Festival, UNESCO Dance Week Paris, WDA Asia Pacific Seoul, and Bangkok Dance Festival. Dapheny lectures at  the School of Dance and Theatre at LASALLE College of the Arts, School of the Arts Singapore, along with conducting master classes and workshops at various local institutions.