| November 13, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds a small works-in-progress showing with community members before the company's Annenberg Center performance. |
| November 6, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds a small works-in-progress showing with community members before the company's Annenberg Center performance. |
| November 2020 |
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KYL/D receives notification of support from The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage for the Where is my B-O-D-Y project grant, a discovery process with acclaimed dance artists Gus Solomons jr (NYC) and Pallabi Chakravorty (Philadelphia) to work with Kun-Yang Lin to develop new movement methods for artists who are navigating lives with physical limitations. |
| October 30, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds a small works-in-progress showing with community members before the company's Annenberg Center performance. |
| October 24, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds its first Inhale on Camera event, a shift to presenting dance films at CHI MAC to pivot based on pandemic progress. 7 time slots are offered for audiences from 2-8pm and tickets are on a sliding scale of $0-$15. 8 films are presented in addition to visual artwork by Chuck Schultz and Cory Neale. |
| September-November, 2020 |
School District of Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds its fall session of CHI Dance, this time through CHI Dance Online. CHI Dance served 5 public schools and 198 students in Philadelphia-- Adaire Elementary School, Stephen Girard Elementary, James Logan Elementary School, Key Elementary School, Southwark Elementary School. Program activities include live virtual lessons, pre-recorded lessons, pre-recorded short meditation videos, titled CHI Time, and more. |
| July 28, 2020 |
Temple University |
KYL/D partners with Temple University to provide access to the full-length version of the original Faith Project/The Door performance (2018) as part of summer general education courses. |
| July 10, 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D posts a series of 10 Artist Chat Videos on its virtual page, which gives audiences a deeper understanding of the creative process within many of the company's works. |
| June 19-20, 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D streams the original performance of HOME/S. 9th St. (2015), a work which explores social and cultural issues, healing and community building through the arts as a program to raise money for Black Lives Matter, the Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, Southern Poverty Law Center, Juntos and SEAMAAC |
| May 16-17, 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D streams the recent performance of Faith Project/The Door from Esperanza Arts Center, in partnership with Esperanza |
| May 4, 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D is featured on the FringeArts podcast, Happy Hour on the Fringe, including KYL/D dance artist Keila Perez-Vega discussing the company's programming of virtual content in the wake of COVID-19. |
| Apr. 17-18 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D streams the original performance of Santuario (2017), as a reflection on the work being re-envisioned for the cancelled 2020 spring season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| Mar. 25, 2020 |
www.kyld.org |
KYL/D releases its Mindfulness Meditation Video as the start of its virtual offerings |
| Mar. 6, 2020 |
Esperanza Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D is invited for the second year by Esperanza to hold a residency and performance at Esperanza Academy. The residency includes master classes with Esperanza dance students, and open rehearsal, and culminates with a performance of Faith Project/The Door. |
| Feb. 29, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds its 43rd Inhale Performance Series, a quarterly performance series where selected artists receive free performance space, marketing support, technical assistance and written audience feedback. |
| Jan. 31 - Feb. 1, 2020 |
Temple University Conwell Theater, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D performs at Temple University's Faculty Dance Concert |
| Jan. 19, 2020 |
Fashion District, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D presented a Chinese New Year Celebration program at the recently opened Fashion District |
| Jan. 22, 2020 |
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, PA |
Kun-Yang Lin partners with Intercultural Journeys for its listenIN program, where Lin and Pianist Neil Podgurski come together for a vibrant and thoughtful exchange about faith and artistry. |
| Jan. 10, 2020 |
APAP Conference at City Center Studio 4: 130 W. 56th Street, NYC |
KYL/D presents excerpts of new work and repertoire for prospective presenters at APAP |
| Jan. 8 - Mar. 12, 2020 |
School District of Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds its spring session of CHI Dance, the company's mindfulness-based movement classes, based on Lin's CHI Awareness Practice, that is provided for free during school time. The spring session partner schools include Southwark School, Francis Scott Key School, Girard Elementary School, James Logan Elementary School, Alexander Adaire School and the Charter High School for Architecture and Design. |
| Jan. 3 - Mar. 12, 2020 |
CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA |
KYL/D holds its weekly Open Company Class Series for pre-professional and professional dancers |
