YILIN KONG

Yilin is an Australian, Boorloo raised artist with roots from China and Malaysia. She is returning from London having spent 3 years there performing in Punchdrunk International’s The Burnt City as part of the originating cast, joining the creation in early 2022. Since the closure of The Burnt City at the end of 2023 she performed with physical theatre company, Temper Theatre, taking their work ‘HOME’ on a tour across China and the UK. Prior to hear move, Yilin was a member of Co3 Contemporary Dance company debuting in their Perth Festival 2021 commissioned work, Archives of Humanity.

Yilin is a WAAPA graduate who pursued an extensive freelance career across Australia engaging with various independent choreographers and companies before moving overseas. She has worked and performed with STRUT Dance, Steamworks Arts, Marrugeku, Shaun Parker and Company, OCHRE and Buzz Dance Theatre, and has performed in theatre works with Barking Gecko Theatre Company and Renegade Productions. Independently she has worked and performed globally with multiple artists, more recently including Rachel Ogle – Precipice (2023, 2019), Sally Richardson (Steamworks Arts) – Gui Shu (2019) and Zachary Lopez – Peril, for his 2020 Keir commissioned work.

Alongside The Burnt City a highlight of Yilin’s performing career has been being part of the first Australian cast to perform Batsheva’s Decadance through STRUT.