The Swiss-Canadian choreographer and designer, Kinsun Chan, began his studies in Art and Graphic Design, entering the ballet world at a late age. He started his professional dance career in America and came to Europe when he was invited to join the Zürich Ballet and later the Basel Ballet. He performed many soloist roles from renown choreographers such as Kylián, Forsythe, Duato, Spoerli, Van Manen, Wherlock and Wubbe. His first choreography was created at the Zürich Ballet for the platform Young choreographers. Soon after he was invited to choreograph for the Noverre Society at the Stuttgart Ballet. His choreographies have been performed internationally by the Basel Ballet, Singapore Ballet, Tiroler Landestheater, Luzerner Theater, Hong Kong Ballet, Hannover Ballet, Staatstheater Kassel, Royal Ballet School of Antwerp, John Cranko School, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, as part of the programmes of Heinz-Bosl-Foundation and the Tanz Akademie Zürich. His creation for the Hong Kong Ballet was invited to the Jacobs Pillow Festival (USA) and Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur (Québec, Canada).From 2019 to 2024, he directed the Tanzkompanie Theater St. Gallen. At the beginning of the 2024/25 season, he became the director of the Semperoper Ballett.

(Stand: 2025)