Cha Jinyeob is a choreographer and multidisciplinary performing artist who expands the exploration of the body through layered perspectives. Focusing on phenomena occurring within and around the body, as well as the relationships among humans, nature, and the environment, she views the body not simply as a tool for movement, but as a living entity that senses and perceives the world. Taking the sensations of the“here” and “now” as a key point of departure, she has explored invisible microscopic worlds through the language of the body.

After studying at the School of Dance at Korea National University of Arts, she earned her master’s degree from the London Contemporary Dance School in the UK and performed as a dancer on the European stage with companies including Hofesh Shechter Company in the UK and Galili/NND Dance Company in the Netherlands. In 2012, she founded collective A, through which she has developed work across performances, exhibitions, video, publishing, and workshops, grounded in site-specific performance, interdisciplinary collaboration, the convergence of art and technology, and multidisciplinary research.

She has also expanded her integrated approach and experimental practice through dialogue and collaboration across fields including art, technology, architecture, science, religion, and philosophy. More recently, she has deepened her exploration of the body and life through collaboration with a scientist at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology.

She has continued her creative practice with a range of national and independent organizations in Korea and abroad, serving as choreography director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Olympics, executive choreography director of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2014 Asian Para Games, and artistic director for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism (2021). She also dedicated herself to mentoring emerging artists as an adjunct faculty member at the School of Dance, Korea National University of Arts (through 2025).

Her major works include the Body-Go-Round series, MIIN: Body to Body, Rotten Apple, Fake Diamond and Mongyudowonmu. She has received honors including the Young Artist of Today Award from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Dance Critics Award for Best Production, the Presidential Medal for Sports, the Best Choreography Award at the Korea Musical Awards, the Isadora Dance Art Award, and recognition as one of the Best 6 Artists by the Dance Critics Association. As artistic director of collective A and founder of the sasasag collective, she continues to pursue diverse creative practices, viewing art as both a way of life and an ongoing practice.