Biography
Born and raised in Saarland, Germany, Tuan is currently based in Dresden.
He trained at London Contemporary Dance School, graduating with an MA in Advanced Dance Studies.
Between 2014-2018, Tuan danced for choreographer Maresa Von Stockert, performing and touring in her works across the UK, France, and Germany. He then joined composer and director Heiner Goebbels’ production ‘Everything that Happened and Would Happen’, which was on international tour between 2018-2020, and revived in 2023.
From 2020-2025, Tuan was part of Landesbühnen Sachsen’s dance ensemble under the direction of Karolina Dieter and Wagner Moreira, followed by Natalie Wagner from season 2022/23, where he collaborated on over 30 productions for the stage, digital media and on outreach projects.
As a freelance artist, he has danced in works by J Neve Harrington (UK), Willi Dorner (AT), Rui Xu (CN), Gary Clarke (UK), Yotam Peled (IL/DE) and Theater der Klänge in Düsseldorf, amongst others.
He has performed internationally in galleries, theatres and at festivals such as the Park Avenue Armory in New York, the Saatchi Gallery, Tate Britain, and the V&A Museum in London, the Ruhrtriennale and at Staatsoper Hannover/Tanztheater International in Germany, Viva Cité Festival in Rouen, France, and the Edinburgh Fringe.
Previously, Tuan trained and performed in physical theatre from 2006-2013 working in the UK with companies such as New International Encounter, Anna-Helena McLean's Moonfool, and touring in productions by theatre director Kasia Zaremba-Byrne.
He regularly supports the works of collaborators Sebastian Abarbanell, Khadi Bangoura, and Minh Duc Pham.
Directing and choreography credits in the UK include work at Paines Plough, Oval House Theatre, Battersea Arts Centre, and The Place, and in Germany at Kampnagel Hamburg, JES Stuttgart, and Landesbühnen Sachsen.
He has taught dance and led theatre workshops to professional and community performers at Dock11 Berlin, 3CL Luxembourg, Palucca Dresden, T.A.N.Z. Braunschweig, Echodrama Greece, The Point Eastleigh, Hoxton Hall, National Youth Theatre UK, Skiathos Garden Theatre Greece. Tuan was a visiting lecturer at St. Mary's University in London, and the University of Surrey in Guildford.
