Born in Malaysia, Jay Jen Low received “The Best Performer” Award at the Malaysian Chinese Dance Festival in 1988 and co-founded the South ASLI Dance Workshop in 1991. He was awarded The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Scholarship in 1993 and 1994, and graduated the following year, majoring in Choreography and Dance Performance. He worked with Hong Kong Dance Company and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre before joining the City Contemporary Dance Company (1996 – 2005). He was appointed Guest Contemporary Dance Lecturer at the National Arts Culture and Heritage Academy in Malaysia in 2012. Low has performed at international festivals including Hong Kong Arts Festival, China Modern Dance Festival, Biennale de la Danse de Lyon, TREFFPUNKT Rotebühlplatz in Stuttgart, Re-Orient Festival in London, Dance Salad Festival in Houston, Yokohama Dance Collection in Japan, Singapore Arts Festival and Guandu Arts Festival in Taipei.
Low now works as independent choreographer, dance artist and educator.
