Zelia ZZ Tan's 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 in Hong Kong and the Goethe-Institut, presented at Gray Area and Game Developing Conference in San Francisco. 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 including Living Landscape, His Temple, and Accelerating Dimension and films have featured in 20 festivals. She co-founded TechDanceLab. She earned an MFA at CalArts (Theatre & Dance).