Jazz Zhao
Jazz Zhao
Actor, Musician
Jazz Zhao is a Chinese-Australian actor, and musician. She attends the University of Life, majoring in ‘Turning childhood trauma into a r t.” Her mother would like her to quit acting, but being the rebellious sausage she is, she’s still doing the thing.
Biography
Jazz Zhao is a Chinese-Australian Actor and Pianist (AMEB Grade 8 High Distinction) of Manchurian-Dutch descent. Her latest credits include: As if I Wasn’t There (2023), The Portable Door (2023), Marry Me Maybe Musical (2022) SunPAC, Beyond the Woods (2022) SydFest, BIFF Sweden etc., Baedecker Wellness & Living Institute (2021) Ad Astra, If I Were You (2021) New York Indie Film Festival, Gold Coast Film Festival & other projects. She has worked with Playlab (White China 2023), Dead Puppets Society (We’re All Gonna Die 2023), and La Boite Theatre (Faded 2022) companies.
For 3 years, Jazz trained with renowned physical theatre company Zen Zen Zo, graduating their Internship and Actors Dojo programs; hence giving her a solid foundation in Asian-European fused performance methods of Suzuki, Butoh (Japanese Noh-theatre) the Viewpoints and devising within a collaborative company. Her highlights during her time with Zen include; composing underscore and performing as Pianist for ArtsQld’s funded the Tempest (2019), and starring in Simon Wood’s award-winning documentary Theatre Makers: Directors at Work (2020).
Jazz is a passionate storyteller, with a keen interest for theatre and film that can impact people and change perspectives. During the 2020-2021 Covid Lockdowns she filmed and produced her own little homemade documentary about her housemates “SUBURBAN TRIBE: MY HIPPIE LIFE” (2022).
She is currently working on the creative development of her one-woman dark comedy “DAUGHTER OF A TIGER” to tour the Australian Fringe Scene in 2024.
Ad Astra Plays
Upcoming Plays
Past Plays
Other Theatre & Film
2023 – I’m With Her (Theatre), Underground Theatre, Actor – Julie Bates
2023 – As If I Wasn’t There (Short Film), Tanya Modini, Actor – Evie
2023 – We’re All Gonna Die (Theatre Creative Development), Dead Puppet Society, Actor – Theo
2023 – White China (Theatre Creative Development), Playlab, Actor – Ava/Joy
2022 – Faded (Theatre), La Boite Assembly, Actor – Noa
2022 – Beyond the Woods (Short Film), Kailani D’Amour, Actor – Astrid
2022 – Marry Me Maybe (Musical Theatre), SunPAC, Actor - Selina Lin-Hiyashi
2022 – Mercury Street (Short Film), Ramtin Rasekhi, Actor – Claire
2022 – Sonos (Short Film), Shane Anderson, Actor – Ghost Girl 2022 – Sponsored Lament (Theatre – Creative Development), Chelsea August, Actor – Nora/Camilla
2021 – The Portable Door (Feature Film) Jeffery Walker, STAN, Actor – Goblin
2020 – Theatre Makers: Directors at Work (Documentary), Simon Woods, Actor – Butoh Dancer
2019 – Carnivale of Dreams (Theatre), Zen Zen Zo, Actor – Wiccan Witch/Facepainter’s Apprentice
2019 – The Tempest (Theatre), Zen Zen Zo, Actor – Ariel/Pianist
2019 – The Unspeakable Dream of Salvadore Dali (Theatre), Zen Zen Zo, Actor – Alter Jazz/Ensemble
Training
2023 - Auditioning for Screen, Tom McSweeney
2023 - Ultra Naturalism for Screen, Creating Artists, Joel Pierce
2022 - La Boite Assembly, Ari Palani
2018 - 2022 - Private & Group: Voice, Acting - Screen, Uta Hagen, Eric Morris Technique Movement, Songwriting, Singing: Dianne Eden, Helen Howard, Peter Kent, Chris Sommers, Peter Rasmussn, Charles Allen, Anna Yen, Emma Dean, Tony Dean.
2019 - Zen Zen Zo’s Internship, Physical Theatre, Lynne Bradley & Nicole Reilly
2014 - AMEB, Performance of Music: Piano
Representation
BMEG
Reviews
Undoubtedly ‘Assembly’ did not disappoint.
Nothing Ever Happens In Brisbane | Read full review
Come to Baedeker for… a clever, crazed combination of the two genres as well as one that is both grounded and completely off the rails
Marco Ruiz - Secret Brisbane | Read full review
Don’t miss the opportunity to see and experience The Tempest performed by the crew of Zen Zen Zo. It will become immediately clear that physical theatre is poetry expressed through the body because spoken words are inadequate.
Federica Caso - Arts Hub | Read full review
Awards
Australian National Eisteddfod - Various
