William Yong
dancer and director

William Yong is a multi-faceted artist and an award-winning choreographer, performer and director for dance, theatre and film. He is currently the artistic director of Zata Omm and W Zento Production. William was trained and received his master's degree with distinction at the London Contemporary Dance School in U.K. Companies that he previously worked for include: Wayne McGregor's Random Dances and Matthew Bourne's Adventures In Motion Pictures in the U.K.; Côté Danse, Canadian Stage, Against The Grain, Toronto Dance Theatre, Fila 13 and many others in Canada. William's professional career started in 1994 and he has performed in 75 cities in 15 countries. He has created more than 120 original stage and film works worldwide. William is a Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning performer and the winner of  “I love dance/J’aime la danse Award for Innovation” presented by Canadian Dance Assembly. His film works have been awarded 'Best Cinematography', 'Award of Excellence' and 'Best Experimental Shorts' at seven prestigious international film festivals. 

For Peggy Baker Dance Projects: William directed the 8 short film for Choreographic Gems; danced in the repertory work land | body | breath at the National Gallery of Canada, and originated a role in The Perfect Word.

For more information visit zataomm.org and vimeo.com/wzento