2024 Activities
| Saturday, December 7th, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D presents the 57th Inhale Performance Series at its dance center. Featured Artists: MotionX Dance Company, Sacha Vega, Anne-Marie Mulgrew & Dancers, Alison Waller, Aney Abraham, Destiny Nguyen, Madline Shuron, Lian Long Xuan, Kendall Niblett |
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| Saturday, November 9th, 2024 | Dina Wind Art Foundation: 1606 S. 8th Street Philadelphia, PA 19148 | KYL/D holds its annual fundraiser in partnership with the Dina Wind Art Foundation and John Wind Jewelry. The event honors former dance artist and choreographer, Evalina Carbonell. |
| Saturday, September 21st, 2024 | Perelman Theater at Ensemble Arts Philly: 300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102 | KYL/D performs as part of Ensemble Arts Philly annual Fall Arts Fest. FREE and open to the public. |
| August 20th-March 21st, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D holds weekly classes at its dance center. These company classes are open to the public and include CHI Awareness Practice and Ballet. |
| Thursday, August 22nd, 2024 | Dilworth Park: 1 S. 15th St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 | KYL/D, in partnership with Center City District, performs at Dilworth Park for the Arts on Center Stage program. FREE! No registration required. |
| July 22-August 16, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D holds its summer intensive series for dancers at its dance center. Schedule: July 22-26 CHI Awareness Practice taught by Weiwei Ma, July 29-August 2 CHI Awareness Practice & KYL/D Audition-Shop taught by Kun-Yang Lin & Company Members, August 5-9 Modern/Horton taught by Zane Booker, August 12-16 Limon/Sokolow/Dance Theater taught by Jim May |
| Friday, May 3rd & Saturday, May 4th, 2024 at 7:30pm | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D presents the 56th Inhale/Exhale Performance Series. Friday Artists: Robert Burden, Laura Katz-Rizzo, Elpiniki Tsapatsaris, Olivia Al Samadi, Sammy Caiola with co-choreographers Britney C. Johnson, Rachel O'Hanlon-Rodriguez, Krystal Rosa and Alison Lubar; Ajibola Rivers, Valentina Chapa-Sosa, Jamie Chen, ReFrame Dance Theatre. Saturday Artists: Kezia Skeete, Valentina Chapa-Sosa, Takashi Kanai, Evalina “Wally” Carbonell, Santhi Chandrasekaran, Ajibola Rivers, Alexandra Ribuffo, Adam Kerbel, Peabody Dance Ensemble/Pat Taylor. |
| Friday, April 19th, 2024 at 7:30pm Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at 2:30pm Saturday, April 20th, 2024 at 7:30pm |
FringeArts: 140 N Christopher Columbus Blvd. Philadelphia, PA 19106 | KYL/D’s presents its 2023-2024 spring home season at FringeArts. As we deal with grief and strife on personal and global levels, nine KYL/D dancers search for healing and connection. Featuring repertoire by Kun-Yang Lin (Mandala, excerpt), Evalina Carbonell (Koyl), and Weiwei Ma (Dragon), alongside the World Premiere of Breath into Air. |
| Saturday, April 13th, 2024 | Philadelphia Museum of Art: 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia, PA 19130 | KYL/D partners with the Philadelphia Museum of Art For Museum Mindfulness. Education Manager, Sophie Malin leads a CHI Dance session connected to several works in the PMA collection. Through mindfulness practices, participants will experience movement infused with elements found in tai chi, yoga and chi gong. This class is designed for beginners, with both seated and standing movement adaptations. |
| Saturday, March 9th, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D presents its Open Studio event, which invites the community to a behind the scenes look into the creative process. Attendees learned about the danceworks the company has been creating for its upcoming production: Breath Into Air, and was able to ask questions and chat with the dance artists. |
| Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D presents the 55th Inhale Performance Series. Featured Artists: Chandra Moss-Thorne, Peabody Dance Ensemble/ danah bella, Collo & Adrienne Krause, Greg Anmuth & Bob Tyler, Allison Smith, Siani Nicole, Terpsichore Dance, JDY Dance Theatre, Muyu Yuan Ruba, Anito Gavino & Muhlenberg College Dance, Koresh Youth Ensemble, Lian Long Xuan. |
| Friday, February 23rd & Saturday, February 24th, 2024 | Conwell Dance Theater: 1801 N Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19122 | As a Boyer College of Music & Dance Alumnus, KYL/D Senior Dance Artist Weiwei Ma presented her work, Dragon, performed by the KYL/D Ensemble at Temple University’s Dance Alumni Showcase. |
| Saturday, February 17th, 2024 | Dilworth Park: 1 S. 15th St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 | KYL/D performs as part of the Center City District’s Lunar New Year Celebration, supported by Temple University. |
| Tuesday, February 6th, 2024 | Comcast Technology Center: 1800 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | KYL/D performs at the Ralph J. Roberts Forum within the Comcast Technology Center to celebrate the Lunar New Year for a private event with Comcast employees. |
| Sunday, February 4th, 2024 | Main Line Art Center: 746 Panmure Rd. Haverford, PA | KYL/D performs at Main Line Art Center’s Lunar New Year Celebration to usher in the year of the Dragon! |
| Saturday, January 13th, 2024 | City Center Studio 5: 130 West 56th Street, New York, NY 10019 | KYL/D performs at the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) Conference in NYC with a showcase of works spanning 27 years, including Kylin’s Garden (1997), Dragon (2023), and a preview excerpt of the world premiere work, Breath Into Air (2024) on Saturday, January 13th at 5:00pm, presented as part of the 2024 Dance Manager’s Collective Showcase. |
| January - December, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D provides Open Company Classes-- where pre-professional and professional dance artists can take class alongside the company members. 3 weekly offerings provided throughout the 23-24 and 24-25 seasons. |
| January - December, 2024 | Various Schools in the School District of Philadelphia | KYL/D provides its CHI Dance program to several public schools within the School District of Philadelphia. Designed for students in grades K-12, CHI Dance is modeled after Kun-Yang Lin/Dancer's signature CHI Awareness Practice. CHI Awareness Practice has been cultivated for over 30 years by Artistic Director, Kun-Yang Lin, which focuses on developing the relationship of the moving body to breath, awareness, and mindfulness. During CHI Dance, students learn fundamental dance technique through the skills mindfulness provides, allowing students to focus on the connection of body, mind, and breath inside and outside of the classroom. |
| January - December, 2024 | CHI Movement Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA | KYL/D Ensemble rehearses weekly for the majority of the year. |