PROFILE
Angelene Wong is a Singapore-born dance artiste and researcher whose extensive experience in the fashion system together with her lifelong pursuit of dance, have equipped her with a unique skill set that allows her to approach fashion, dance, and their intersections, in a creative and analytical way. Her research interests lie in this intersection between fashion and performance, with a focus on body politics and subjectivity. She is pursuing her PhD at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and has been awarded the NTU Research Scholarship. She is also currently co-authoring the book, Fashion, Identity and Image: 1990-2020 (to be published in 2022).
EDUCATION
PHD
NTU RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 2020-2024
School of Art, Design & Media,
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
2020 – current
MA FASHION STUDIES
DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP 2017-2019
SUMMER RESEARCH GRANT 2018
Parsons Paris, The New School
Paris, France
2017 – 2019
BA ENGLISH LITERATURE
MINOR IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES
DEAN’S LIST 2013 – 2014
School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
2012 – 2016
STUDY EXCHANGE
University of California, Los Angeles
Departments of English and Musicology
California, USA
Jul – Dec 2015
FASHION STYLING & MEDIA SHORT COURSE
London College of Fashion
London, UK
Jul 2014
PANELS/INTERVIEWS
Panelist at The Night Dance Talkshow 2020: "Unique Challenges Females Face as Dancers"
Panelist at Shine Now 2019 (Youth Conference in Singapore): "Going Global: Breaking Barriers through Dance"
Consultant to NUSGEM Team for The International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition 2018
EXHIBITIONS
LOCALITÉ KOCHÉ
The New School Parsons Paris Gallery, 2019, Paris
Researcher & branding consultant to Paris-based fashion brand, Koché
This exhibition presented a hypothetical concept selected by Christelle Kocher for Koché's first brick-and-mortar store, based on the brand's aesthetics and theoretical concepts on diversity and identity.
OBJETS D’ÉTUDE: THE POLITICS OF THE STUDY COLLECTION IN THE FASHION MUSEUM
Le Coeur, Paris, 2018
Curator
This exhibition by the Parsons Paris MA Fashion Studies programme in collaboration with ModeMuseum (Antwerp) explored the study collection and its capacity to enhance a discussion about the ideologies behind fashion in museums.
SHOWOFF: CREATIVE LABOUR IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY
Glassbox Gallery, Paris, 2017
Curator
This exhibition spotlighted the different figures and elements of labour involved in the creation of the fashion image to deconstruct notions of prestige, wealth, and precarity.
CONFERENCES
PAPER PRESENTATION: "THE GLOBAL CITY: SINGAPORE'S FASHION IDENTITY DECONSTRUCTED"
“Dis/Orienting Identity,” Parsons Paris Graduate Symposium
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD), Paris, 2018
EUROPEAN FASHION HERITAGE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE: "EUROPE AND FASHION: QUESTIONING IDENTITIES AND CULTURES"
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD), Paris, 2018
Assistant to organiser, Dr. Marco Pecorari
"DIS/ORIENTING IDENTITY", 3RD ANNUAL PARSONS PARIS GRADUATE SYMPOSIUM
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (MAD), Paris, 2018
Organising committee
DANCE PROJECTS
[FORTHCOMING] "TRANSITIONS", 2020
Dance concept video
Choreographer & lead performer
[FORTHCOMING] "END OF THE WORLD", 2020
Pole dance concept video
Choreographer & lead performer
"THE DÉBUTANTE (UN)LOCKED: (NEVER GONNA) DANCE AGAIN", 2020
Dance concept video
Dancer
"A PALÉ", 2020
Dance concept video directed by Krisha Balakrishnan
Dancer
"CONVULSIVE", 2018
Dance concept video directed by Zaihar.
Lead dancer
"LAMBANO", 2012
Contemporary dance performance directed by Maggie Koh & Yizhen Lim.
Lead dancer
DANCE AWARDS &
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BEST FEMALE DANCER AWARD | AUSTRALIA
United Dance Organisation (UDO) Street Dance Australian Championships, 2017
THE CONSCIOUS FESTIVAL | SINGAPORE
Performer, 2019
THE DÉBUTANTE | SINGAPORE
Dancer 2013 - present
An all-women street and contemporary dance team that has won titles in dance competitions in Singapore, Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom.
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All Babes Cineleisure Dance Battle 2019, SG — Champion
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UDO Street Dance World Championships 2018, UK — 3rd
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UDO Street Dance Australian Championships 2017, Aus — 1st
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All Babes Cineleisure Dance Battle 2016, SG — 2nd
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Singapore Dance Delight Volume 6, SG — Finalist
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Gatsby Dance Contest 6th Asia Finals, JP — 2nd
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Gatsby Dance Contest Singapore Finals 2014, SG — 1st
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Asian Television Awards 2014 — Guest Performance
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Entrepreneur of the Year Awards — Guest Performance
SLAP DANCE STUDIO | SINGAPORE
Pole art choreographer, instructor and performer 2016 - present
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Asia Pole Championship 2016, 2017 — dancer
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Student Showcase 2016, 2019 — choreographer
SINGAPORE ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH | SINGAPORE
Dance programme organiser and instructor 2017
UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SINGAPORE HOLLYWOOD DREAMS PARADE | SINGAPORE
Performer 2012
ACA HIP HOP | USA
Dancer 2015 - 2016
JITTERBUGS SWINGAPORE DEVELOPING ARTISTES PROGRAMME | SINGAPORE
Scholar 2011-2012
PUBLICATIONS
[Forthcoming Book] Fashion, Identity and Image: 1990 - 2020
co-authored with Dr. Paul Jobling & Philippa Nesbitt
“Exhibition Review: Margiela/Galliera 1989-2009”
The Fashion Studies Journal
2018
“Exhibition Review: Margiela, the Hermès Years,”
The Fashion Studies Journal
2018
Regard(s) Mag
Launch at Le Coeur, Paris, 2018
Contributing writer and editor
This magazine by the Parsons Paris MA Fashion Studies students with Justin Morin (Revue Magazine) explores the state of fashion magazines today.
"A Magazine for the Senses, A Magazine for the Soul"
Regard(s)
2018
"Mastering the Fashion Conversation" - Interview with Brune Buonomano
co-written with Abbygail Talao, Sharae Hamilton, Melissa Zuleta, and Ariel Stark.
Regard(s)
2018
Other Contributions
Parsons Paris MA Fashion Studies Blog, 2017-2018
Singapore Tatler Magazine, 2017
Departure Magazine, 2017
THESES
Master's Thesis 2019
"The Metamodernist Body: Reconsidering Time, Space and Free Will through Fashion-Dance Performance"
FASHION INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
JONATHAN COHEN STUDIO | PARIS FASHION WEEK
Showroom Assistant, Oct 2017
TALBOT RUNHOF | PARIS FASHION WEEK
Backstage Assistant (Runway Show), Oct 2017
PANDORA JEWELRY SINGAPORE PTE. LTD
Marketing Communications Assistant, Sep 2016 – Jan 2017
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG & VICTORIA BECKHAM | SINGAPORE FASHION WEEK
Event Organisation & Public Relations Assistant (Volunteer), 2015
NYLON MAGAZINE SINGAPORE
Editorial Assistant, May – Aug 2015
COSMOPOLITAN MAGAZINE SINGAPORE
Fashion Assistant, Dec 2014 – Jan 2015