Ping Chong

Ping Chong
Chong in 2011
Born (1946-10-02) October 2, 1946 (age 78)
Toronto, Canada
EducationSchool of Visual Arts, and Pratt Institute
Occupation(s)Theater Director, Interdisciplinary Artist, Choreographer, Playwright, Filmmaker, and Visual Artist

Ping Chong (Chinese: 張家平; pinyin: Zhāng Jiāpíng; born 1946) is a Canadian-born American contemporary theatre director, choreographer, video and installation artist. Born in Toronto and raised in the Chinatown section of Manhattan, Chong is a creator of and an early pioneer in interdisciplinary theater work and the integration of media into it. Chong is considered a seminal figure in Asian American theatre and the Asian American arts movement.