Zee Zunnur

Zee Zunnur is an Australian-based Javanese-Malay dancer, choreographer, teacher, rehearsal director, and mentor whose career spans performance, creation, and movement research across the UK, Europe, Asia, and Australia. A long-time member of the Hofesh Shechter Company (UK), she toured internationally as both performer and teacher, appearing in acclaimed productions including SHOW, East Wall, Shechter Underground, Grand Finale, Double Murder (Clowns/The Fix), and Oedipus, several of which received Olivier Award nominations. Most recently, the restaging of Hofesh Shechter’s Grand Finale (excerpt), for which Zee served as restager and rehearsal director, premiered in Boorloo Perth.

Rooted in Malay folk dance, Zee has developed a distinctive contemporary movement language through extensive training, performance, and choreographic practice. Her movement methodology, Morphology, weaves together cultural heritage, physicality, Pilates and contemporary expression.

Internationally, she has collaborated with leading companies, festivals, and institutions across Asia, Europe, and the UK – including T.H.E Dance Company, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, CONTACT Contemporary Dance Festival, Esplanade da:ns Festival, the Singapore Biennale, National Gallery Singapore, and Lake Studios Berlin. In Australia, her work includes collaborations with Marrugeku, STRUT Dance, Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia, WAAPA, Sydney Dance Company’s Pre-Professional Year, and independent artists nationwide. Recent choreographic works have premiered in Sydney, and she continues supporting and mentoring young emerging dance artists.

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