William Yong

William Yong is a Canadian actor, director, performer and choreographer who was born in Hong Kong. William Yong's first passion was music. When he was young, he was a member of a children's choir and went on to become the lead-singer and songwriter of a music band in Hong Kong/Asia signed by two major record labels. He received his dance and drama training at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts while he was a singer. After graduation, he was twice the recipient of the HK Jockey Club Dance Fund scholarships and chose to further his dance study in the U.K. at the London Contemporary Dance School. He completed his Master's Degree in dance with distinction validated by and graduated at University of Kent in Canterbury. William's professional theatre and dance career spans more than twenty-seven years since starting in London U.K. in 1994. To date, he has performed in 75 cities within 15 countries. He has created over one hundred theatre, dance and film works world-wide. He is the artistic director of Zata Omm and W Zento Production. He also works in live productions, theatre, film & television, music videos and other artistic collaborations.