Daniel Kok studied Fine Art & Critical Theory at Goldsmiths College in London under the Public Service Commission Scholarship. He also completed a Choreography in Contemporary Dance course at the Labaan Centre for Movement & Dance as well as Choreological Studies at Birkbeck College. His performances have travelled to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok.

Daniel's work straddles Comtemporary Dance and the Visual Arts usually via a sculptural context. He is currently teaching Art at Tampines Junior College (Singapore) and is an Associate Artist at the Substation (Singapore). His key works include Melatonin (DanceSpace 2002; The Substation), Melatonin2 (Little Asia 2003; Tiny Alice Theatre, Tokyo and Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore), Anaglyphs (The Substation Gallery 2003), MERCURY (Bangkok Fringe Festival 2005, Patravadi Theatre) and MERCURY2 (SeptFest 2006, The Substation Guinness Theatre).

His new performance work, VERMILLION refers to the oeuvre of the British painter, Francis Bacon and Samuel Beckett, Nobel Prize winner for Literature. VERMILLION will be featured in the Esplanade Theatre Studio as part of the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival 2007 organised by The Necessary Stage.