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KUN-YANG LIN
Assistant Professor,
phone: 215 204 5168
e-mail: kun-yang.lin@temple.edu
Website: http://www.kunyanglin.org

 

 

Kun-Yang Lin, Assistant Professor of Dance, received his BFA from the National Institute of the arts in Taiwan, a diploma in Dance Theatre from the Laban Center in London and his MFA in dance from NYU, Tisch School of the Arts. He is a three year Guest Resident Choreographer at The Yard, is the current Artistic Director of Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers and known as a proven dancer, a gifted choreographer and a master teacher. He was selected by Backstage as the Most Outstanding Choreographer of 2001, and has received numerous awards in Taiwan including the Outstanding Artist Award from the NEA of Taiwan. Mr. Lin has been fully trained in Chinese dance styles (Wu Gong, Shen Dune, Tai Gi, and folk dance), as well as ballet and the American modern dance techniques of Graham, Humphrey-Limon, Cunningham, and Anthony. His influences have extended from his early training into the far reaches of postmodern dance; including working with Rui Horta, Trisha Brown, and Bill T. Jones. His wide ranges of performance experiences are evident in his choreography, helping to create a unique teaching method and choreographic style. He has choreographed and taught for different organizations in Europe, Asia, as well as in the USA. In the US, Kun-Yang has performed as a principal dancer and served as an associate artistic director in the Mary Anthony Dance Theatre. He has performed diverse styles with numerous companies including the Martha Graham Co., Doris Humphrey Repertory Co., Anna Sokolow’s Players Project, Jennifer Muller/The Works, Kevin Wynn Collection, Paula Josa-Jones, Janis Brenner & Dancers and has participated in different improvisation venues with Marlon Barrios Solano, John Zorn, and Lynn Shapiro. New York Times has described, “ Mr. Lin is an extraordinary dancer, whose blend of tautness and buoyancy is not only exciting but also suggestive of the clarity and immediacy with which dance can communicate deep, conflicting emotions.”