Another dimension to see Body and the World
FILM
Another dimension to see Body and the World
FILM
Another dimension to see Body and the World
FILM
Another dimension to see Body and the World
FILM
Welcome to explore
Zelia ZZ Tan works explores presence, identity, and the future of performance through motion capture, XR, avatars, and immersive technologies. She directed REfract (2025), commissioned by West Kowloon Cultural District and the Goethe-Institut, presented at Gray Area and GDC. She collaborated with The Human Expression Dance Company on Strangely Familiar (2025) for Asia+ Festival and previously danced with City Contemporary Dance Company (2019–2023). Her works and films have featured in 18 festivals, including Moon Paradox I, His Temple, and Accelerating Dimension. She co-founded TechDanceLab and is pursuing an MFA at CalArts (Theatre & Dance).
Upcoming
A 8-minute dance show in Night of Idea in Wende Museum, DTLA on April 3rd, 2026.
Performed by Zelia, Sage, Frii and choreographed by Julie Bour. The interdisciplinary lineup spanning art, science, literature, journalism, and performance presented by Villa Albertine.
The Half God of Rainfall in CalArts Mod Theater on April 23rd - May 1st, 2026
video designer / programmer / cinematographer / choreograph
Directed by Kobina Hagan, Zelia will design dynamic visual environments for a mythic narrative blending Yoruba and Greek cosmologies. The work wrote by Inua Ellams, audiences follows Demi, born to Modúpé—a mortal Nigerian woman—and the Greek god Zeus. Demi rises to global basketball fame, exploring power, myth, and reclaimed agency.
A 5 mins VR experience, Autonomous Memory directed and developed by Zelia, showcase in Expo Festival in CalArts on 13th May, and in NYU design portfolio review on 21st May 2026.
The project explores the paradox of human–machine where comfort and control cannot coexist. A semi-autonomous system that supports the rebuilding of agency after trauma. A participant rides inside a car through fragments of memory in Los Angeles. The journey moves from urban noise and conversation toward a more internal space, where safety and listening are re-experienced through shifting landscapes.
