Monday, April 16, 2007
Sunday, February 4, 2007
***Free Event***
Department of World Arts and Cultures, UCLA Live and Yu Dance Theater present
“Swallow Touches the Water”
An Integrated Dance and Music Performance
followed by
A Beginning Japanese Taiko Drumming Workshop
April 11, 2007
at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, UCLA
Free Admission for both the performance and the following Taiko Workshop
3-5pm Dance and Music Performance
5- 6:30 PM A Beginning Taiko Workshop with Kenny Endo will be held after the presentation.
Workshop sign up starts at 2:45pm on site, space is limited, first come first serve.
Cheng-Chieh Yu, Choreographer
With Kenny Endo, Taiko Artist
“Swallow Touches the Water”
An Integrated Dance and Music Performance
followed by
A Beginning Japanese Taiko Drumming Workshop
April 11, 2007
at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, UCLA
Free Admission for both the performance and the following Taiko Workshop
3-5pm Dance and Music Performance
5- 6:30 PM A Beginning Taiko Workshop with Kenny Endo will be held after the presentation.
Workshop sign up starts at 2:45pm on site, space is limited, first come first serve.
Cheng-Chieh Yu, Choreographer
With Kenny Endo, Taiko Artist
Who's Who
KENNY ENDO is a performer, composer, and leader of contemporary taiko. He has paved new directions in taiko, bringing a creative approach to music through his background in western, ethnic, and Japanese drumming. His music blends neo-traditional taiko rhythms with original melodies and improvisation. Originally trained in western music, he began his taiko career over thirty years ago as a member of Kinnara Taiko and San Francisco Taiko Dojo. In 1980, Endo embarked on a decade-long odyssey in Japan performing with the masters of Japanese classical drumming, Tokyo festival music, and ensemble drumming. Endo has performed worldwide and has worked with acclaimed artists of various mediums in innovative collaborations. Kenny's taiko are provided courtesy of Miyamoto Unosuke Company. For more information: www.KennyEndo.com.
CHENG-CHIEH YU, an Assistant Professor of Dance/Choreography in UCLA’s Department of World Arts & Cultures is a recipient of a 2005 Irvine California Dance Creation to Presentation grant. Her post-modern choreography is grounded in a kinesthetic influenced by Chinese movement disciplines and explores themes of diasporas, and gender. Her dances have been produced in NYC and Los Angeles as well as internationally in China, Singapore, and Taiwan. She has received a fellowship from the UC Humanities Research Institute and grants from the Cultural Council and the National Endowment of Arts and Cultures of Taiwan, the Jerome Foundation, the Durfee Foundation, DTW Suitcase Fund and UC Institute for Research in the Arts. From 1989-91 Yu’s toured as a company member with Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan and from 1991-01 based out of NYC with the The Solomons Co. Dance, Jose Limon, Bebe Miller and the Ralph Lemon Dance Project. For more information: www.YuDanceTheatre.com
*The creation and production of “Swallow Touches the Water” was in part funded by the James Irvine Foundation, Dance: Creation to Performance Program, Administrated by Dance/USA, the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, Department of World Arts d Cultures and its Hot House Space Residency Program for Choreographers, Summer 06.
CHENG-CHIEH YU, an Assistant Professor of Dance/Choreography in UCLA’s Department of World Arts & Cultures is a recipient of a 2005 Irvine California Dance Creation to Presentation grant. Her post-modern choreography is grounded in a kinesthetic influenced by Chinese movement disciplines and explores themes of diasporas, and gender. Her dances have been produced in NYC and Los Angeles as well as internationally in China, Singapore, and Taiwan. She has received a fellowship from the UC Humanities Research Institute and grants from the Cultural Council and the National Endowment of Arts and Cultures of Taiwan, the Jerome Foundation, the Durfee Foundation, DTW Suitcase Fund and UC Institute for Research in the Arts. From 1989-91 Yu’s toured as a company member with Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan and from 1991-01 based out of NYC with the The Solomons Co. Dance, Jose Limon, Bebe Miller and the Ralph Lemon Dance Project. For more information: www.YuDanceTheatre.com
*The creation and production of “Swallow Touches the Water” was in part funded by the James Irvine Foundation, Dance: Creation to Performance Program, Administrated by Dance/USA, the UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, Department of World Arts d Cultures and its Hot House Space Residency Program for Choreographers, Summer 06.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
YU DANCE THEATRE
Yu Dance Theatre
Artistic Director: Cheng-Chieh Yu
Production Designer: Peter Melville
About Us
Yu Dance Theater, the home company of Los Angeles based choreographer Cheng-Chieh Yu (余承婕) stages Dance Theater works that illuminate diasporic issues intrinsic to contemporary culture. Yu's bold kinetics and provocative imagery are built from the acute corporeality of post modern dance techniques fused with the martial arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Ba Gua Zhang. Yu Dance Theater continually challenges the notions of an Asian and Asian American profile, crisscrossing issues such as gender ascription, social-political perspectives, and cultural boundaries.
Presentations of Yu in the USA have been hosted by many venues in New York City such as Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen, Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, P.S. 122, La MaMa, Etc., Pace University, Taipei Theater; Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center. Also on the east coast her work has been presented at The Yard/A Colony for Performing Artists, and at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Massachusetts. Yu Dance Theater's presentations have been seen in southern California in Los Angeles at The Japanese American Theater, Skirball Cultural Center, Highways Performance Space, UCLA’s Center for Intercultural Performance, The CalArts Redcat Theater, Grand Performances, Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival, as well as the University of California at Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Yu Dance Theaters international presentations have been staged in China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Yu has been presenting the choreographic project "The Swallow Touches The Water" in Los Angeles in 2006-07. This is an Irvine Foundation Funded that explores the potential of defusing of martial culture by the processes of artistic engagement.
Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan has commissioned Yu for a new work in 2007. They will stage this interdisciplinary performance in Taiwan, and at international locations such as UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall in 2007-08.
Contact information
Yu Dance Theater:
4738 W. 18th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90019
For more information, please contact Cheng-Chieh Yu at Whyoudance@aol.com
or call (323) 964-9848.
Artistic Director: Cheng-Chieh Yu
Production Designer: Peter Melville
About Us
Yu Dance Theater, the home company of Los Angeles based choreographer Cheng-Chieh Yu (余承婕) stages Dance Theater works that illuminate diasporic issues intrinsic to contemporary culture. Yu's bold kinetics and provocative imagery are built from the acute corporeality of post modern dance techniques fused with the martial arts of Tai Chi Chuan and Ba Gua Zhang. Yu Dance Theater continually challenges the notions of an Asian and Asian American profile, crisscrossing issues such as gender ascription, social-political perspectives, and cultural boundaries.
Presentations of Yu in the USA have been hosted by many venues in New York City such as Dance Theater Workshop, The Kitchen, Danspace Project at St. Marks Church, Lincoln Center Out of Doors, P.S. 122, La MaMa, Etc., Pace University, Taipei Theater; Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center. Also on the east coast her work has been presented at The Yard/A Colony for Performing Artists, and at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Massachusetts. Yu Dance Theater's presentations have been seen in southern California in Los Angeles at The Japanese American Theater, Skirball Cultural Center, Highways Performance Space, UCLA’s Center for Intercultural Performance, The CalArts Redcat Theater, Grand Performances, Los Angeles Women’s Theater Festival, as well as the University of California at Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts. Yu Dance Theaters international presentations have been staged in China, Singapore, and Taiwan.
Yu has been presenting the choreographic project "The Swallow Touches The Water" in Los Angeles in 2006-07. This is an Irvine Foundation Funded that explores the potential of defusing of martial culture by the processes of artistic engagement.
Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan has commissioned Yu for a new work in 2007. They will stage this interdisciplinary performance in Taiwan, and at international locations such as UCLA Glorya Kaufman Hall in 2007-08.
Contact information
Yu Dance Theater:
4738 W. 18th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90019
For more information, please contact Cheng-Chieh Yu at Whyoudance@aol.com
or call (323) 964-9848.
Calendar
Yu Dance Theatre
Artistic Director: Cheng-Chieh Yu
Production Designer: Peter Melville
Calendar
2007
June 15-Dec Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan, “Hood, Vail, Shoes” premiere at National Theatre of Taiwan in Taipei, followed by domestic tour in Fall 07 and International tour in the Spring 08
June 7-10 “Swallow Touches the Water” Sushi Performance and Visual Arts, Dan Diego, CA
Feb 23 “Deflecting Intentions, Stanford Lively Arts, San Francisco
Feb 15 “Swallow Touches the Water” Glorya Kaufman Dance Theatre, UCLA
Feb 12 An excerpt of “Swallow Touches the Water”, Anatomy Riot, Zen Sushi, Silver Lake, CA
2006
Apr 9 “Water Raceway” at Skirball Cultural Center/Site works
May 31 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration Smithsonian, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
June 1 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration University of Maryland
July 24-Aug 5 “Hood, Vail, Shoes” Two-week Intensive choreographic workshop with Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Aug. 15-Sept 1 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Hothouse Choreographic Residency, informal showing on Sept 1, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures
Oct 1 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Glendale Unity fest 06, at Verdugo Park, Glendale
Oct 7 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Taiwanese National Day Dance Concert at Taiwanese Cultural Center, El Monti, CA
2005
May 5 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration at Pomona College, East Asian Studies
May 26 “Bowl Problems”, Grand Performances, California Plaza/National Critics Conference (2005)
June 26-July 24 Choreographic Residency “She Said He Said, He Said She Said Remix” at The Yard, a Colony for Performing Artists in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Performance dates: July 21-23, 2005
July 30 “Bowl Problems”, American Chinese Dance Association at Japan American Theatre, LA
Oct 21-23 “Bowl Problems”, Faculty Festival of Performance of Dept. of World Arts and Cultures at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, UCLA
Nov 4-6 “Romp and Passage” a 10 min excerpt form “Trade”, SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival 2005 at James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, CA
Nov 17-20 “Trade” an evening of Choreography by Cheng-Chieh Yu at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica. Featuring performers from Vietnam, New York and LA
2004
Jan 29 & 30 Huayi-Chinese Festival of Arts, Face Series: Celebrated Intimacies/Yu Dance Theatre at the Esplanade Theatre on the Bay, Singapore, program including, “My Father’s Teeth in My Mother’s Mouth”, “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” & “Blind Eye Candy”
Feb 15 & 16 “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” & “Blind Eye Candy”, at The Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Feb 26-28 “Blind Eye Candy” Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, Faculty Festival of Performances at Studio 126, Kinross Building
Apr 3 “Deflecting Intentions” and an excerpt of “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” were presented at the Japan American Theater, LA, as part of the “Semba/Endo Collaboration Concert”
May 26, 27 & 30 “Bowl Problems” was presented at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica as part of Emily Smyth Vartanian’s “Elevate” concert
June 20 & Sep 5 Structural Improvisation Performance “Any/Nano/Body”, a multimedia, site-specific, performance at LACMA West, Boone Gallery, Direction, Marianne Kim
June 4 Choreography & Performance for “Driveby” a film directed and edited by Marianne Kim, Dance Camera West, at Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT), LA, “Driveby” has also been screened as part of Occurrences: the Performative Space of Video, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of Art Institute of Chicago from Dec 11, 03-Feb 13, 04, as well as part of “Fasteners” MFA Upstarts Series: Marianne Kim in Studio 126, Kinross Building, UCLA on May 21, 04
June 28- July 18 Performance for “Bittersweet” a film by David Rousseve
July 7 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo, Japan American National Museum, September 11: Bearing Witness to History
July 22-24 “Bowl Problems” (Quartet), Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT), Now Festival
Aug 3 “Deflecting Intention-Solo” The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) conference/showcase at Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Artistic Director: Cheng-Chieh Yu
Production Designer: Peter Melville
Calendar
2007
June 15-Dec Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan, “Hood, Vail, Shoes” premiere at National Theatre of Taiwan in Taipei, followed by domestic tour in Fall 07 and International tour in the Spring 08
June 7-10 “Swallow Touches the Water” Sushi Performance and Visual Arts, Dan Diego, CA
Feb 23 “Deflecting Intentions, Stanford Lively Arts, San Francisco
Feb 15 “Swallow Touches the Water” Glorya Kaufman Dance Theatre, UCLA
Feb 12 An excerpt of “Swallow Touches the Water”, Anatomy Riot, Zen Sushi, Silver Lake, CA
2006
Apr 9 “Water Raceway” at Skirball Cultural Center/Site works
May 31 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration Smithsonian, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
June 1 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration University of Maryland
July 24-Aug 5 “Hood, Vail, Shoes” Two-week Intensive choreographic workshop with Sen-Shire Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Aug. 15-Sept 1 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Hothouse Choreographic Residency, informal showing on Sept 1, UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures
Oct 1 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Glendale Unity fest 06, at Verdugo Park, Glendale
Oct 7 “Swallow Touches the Water”, Taiwanese National Day Dance Concert at Taiwanese Cultural Center, El Monti, CA
2005
May 5 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo Lecture Demonstration at Pomona College, East Asian Studies
May 26 “Bowl Problems”, Grand Performances, California Plaza/National Critics Conference (2005)
June 26-July 24 Choreographic Residency “She Said He Said, He Said She Said Remix” at The Yard, a Colony for Performing Artists in Martha’s Vineyard, MA, Performance dates: July 21-23, 2005
July 30 “Bowl Problems”, American Chinese Dance Association at Japan American Theatre, LA
Oct 21-23 “Bowl Problems”, Faculty Festival of Performance of Dept. of World Arts and Cultures at Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater, UCLA
Nov 4-6 “Romp and Passage” a 10 min excerpt form “Trade”, SOLA Contemporary Dance Festival 2005 at James Armstrong Theatre, Torrance, CA
Nov 17-20 “Trade” an evening of Choreography by Cheng-Chieh Yu at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica. Featuring performers from Vietnam, New York and LA
2004
Jan 29 & 30 Huayi-Chinese Festival of Arts, Face Series: Celebrated Intimacies/Yu Dance Theatre at the Esplanade Theatre on the Bay, Singapore, program including, “My Father’s Teeth in My Mother’s Mouth”, “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” & “Blind Eye Candy”
Feb 15 & 16 “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” & “Blind Eye Candy”, at The Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
Feb 26-28 “Blind Eye Candy” Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, Faculty Festival of Performances at Studio 126, Kinross Building
Apr 3 “Deflecting Intentions” and an excerpt of “She Said He Said, He Said She Said” were presented at the Japan American Theater, LA, as part of the “Semba/Endo Collaboration Concert”
May 26, 27 & 30 “Bowl Problems” was presented at the Morgan-Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica as part of Emily Smyth Vartanian’s “Elevate” concert
June 20 & Sep 5 Structural Improvisation Performance “Any/Nano/Body”, a multimedia, site-specific, performance at LACMA West, Boone Gallery, Direction, Marianne Kim
June 4 Choreography & Performance for “Driveby” a film directed and edited by Marianne Kim, Dance Camera West, at Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT), LA, “Driveby” has also been screened as part of Occurrences: the Performative Space of Video, Betty Rymer Gallery, The School of Art Institute of Chicago from Dec 11, 03-Feb 13, 04, as well as part of “Fasteners” MFA Upstarts Series: Marianne Kim in Studio 126, Kinross Building, UCLA on May 21, 04
June 28- July 18 Performance for “Bittersweet” a film by David Rousseve
July 7 “Deflecting Intentions”-a collaboration with Kenny Endo, Japan American National Museum, September 11: Bearing Witness to History
July 22-24 “Bowl Problems” (Quartet), Roy and Edna Disney/Calarts Theater (REDCAT), Now Festival
Aug 3 “Deflecting Intention-Solo” The Congress on Research in Dance (CORD) conference/showcase at Taipei National University of the Arts, Taiwan
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