Huiwang Zhang

Born in Jiujiang, Jiangxi. Huiwang is a dancer and choreographer based in Long island, NY. He was trained in Chinese classical dance at the Beijing Dance Academy. His movement research has been influenced by his work with artist like Jennifer Nugent, Stephen Koester, Eric Handman, Madeline Hollander, Yin Mei, Sara Pearson, Patrik Widrig, Lee Mingwei, Janet Wong, Seán Curran and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane company (2017-2025) . He was nominated an Outstanding Performer by the Bessie (NY Dance & Performance Awards) for his performance in Our Labyrinth at the Metropolitan Museum of Art directed by Lee Mingwei and Bill T. Jones. He received his first choreography commission from Paul Reynolds, curator of the Salt Lake City Library to present his original work at their much-praised 12 Minutes Max program in 2017. He has since presented his works at venues such as Green Space, Movement Research at Judson Church, Inter-Grant Festival at Arts on Site, Topaz Arts, Crosscurrent dance festival at Flushing Town Hall, Beijing Dance Festival as well as creating for Universities like Queens College CUNY, Jacksonville University and University of Florida. He has been awarded for creative residencies including the New York State Choreographer Initiative, Mare Nostrum Elements: Emerging Choreographer Series and AAPL dance residency at Topaz Arts. He received a Bessie for Outstanding Choreography with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company for his contributions to Deep Blue Sea. Huiwang’s recent choreography and performance have included works for the San Francisco Opera (The Monkey King, 2025), The Metropolitan Opera (Tristan and Isolde, 2026) and Wendy Osserman Dance (Echo Glass, 2026). He currently serves as an adjunct faculty at NYU Tisch Collaborative Arts department. You are welcome to learn more about his work at www.huiwangzhang.com