Zhihan Yang is a choreographer, performer and dance instructor born in Hubei, China. She studied Chinese Classical Dance, Chinese Folk Dance and Ballet at Hubei Art Vocational School for six years, then she completed her bachelor's degree in Dance Performance and Dance Education from Beijing Dance Academy. Recently, Zhihan received her master's degree in choreography from California Institute of the Arts.

Zhihan Yang is dedicated to researching the relationship between body, movement and action. The embodiment of the body in the language of the camera and the experimental presentation in installations are also the goals of her ongoing creation.