Co- founder of Y-Space, Mandy Yim graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts School of Dance. She was the Hong Kong Ballet and City Contemporary Dance Company dancer. She was a recipient of the Asian Cultural Council Lee Hysan Foundation Fellowship in 1996 to do her dance research in the USA. In 2000, she was invited to create a site-specific work “Chop-Suey” for the Harare International Festival of the Arts, September in same year, was invited to attend the Norway Oktoberdans Festival & End of Millenium Festival and participate in performing arts festival of artists -in-residence program, has also been invited to various international arts festival for performances and exchanges.
Since 2010, she has been invited as a guest tutor at the Department of Social Work of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Since 2009, Yim has acted as the producer of i-Dance Festival (HK) and her teaching, performances, and creation toured Europe, Asia and Africa. Yim is currently the Education and Outreach Director of Y-Space, the Producer of i-Dance Festival (HK) and course designer and tutor of “Organic Movement Transformation Training” One-year dance and performing arts certificate programme.
