List of Works

“Lin’s dances, simultaneously abstract and specific, create and inhabit worlds of their own..”

- New York Times

1. Fan Dance, 1986, Chinese Folk Music, 6 men, 10 min.

2. Water Song1988, J.S. Bach, 9 dancers, 12 min.

3. Jazz Music of Mondrian, 1989, Silent, Solo, 5 min.

4. Songs My Mother Taught Me, 1990, Dvorak/Kreisler Opus # 4, Solo, 5 min.

5. Male & Female, 1990, Meredith Monk/Ralph Gilbert, Duet, 12 min.

6. Rose Garden, 1991, Pauline Oliveros, Solo, 8 min.

7. La Folia, 1991, Gregorio Paniagua, 9 dancers, 17 min.

8. Flower and Sword, 1992, Min-Lu Zheng’s Opera Trio 10 min.

9. Lowering Sky, 1993, Kronos Quartet, 6 dancers, 14 min

10. Sweet, Racked, Meat 1993, Tomaso Albinoni, Carter USM, Diamanda Galas, Michael Nyman 6 dancers, 18 min.

11. Run Silent, Run Deep… 1994, Les Tambours de Bronx, Duet, 13 min.

12. Moon Dance, 1994, Dead Can Dance, Solo, 7 min.

13. Prosaic Event, 1994, Scott M.X. Turner, 5 dancers, 10 min.

14. Morning Ascending, 1995, Arvo Part, 10 dancers, 12 min.

15. Black Carnation, 1995, Henrik, Gorecki, 10 dancers, 17 min.

16. The Ritual, 1996, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky, Solo, 6 min.

17. KyLin’s Garden, 1997, Steve Craig, solo, 6 min.

18. Seeing Sound (Guan Yin), 1997, Quentin Chiappetta, 10 dancers, 18 min.

19. Illusive Night, 1998, Meredith Monk, George Crumb, 7 dancers, 13 min.

20. Aperitif, 1998, Toby Twining, 4 dancers, 6 min.

21. Luminous Song, 1998, Henrik Gorecki, 6 dancers, 12 min.

22. Passage/Three Aspects, 1998, Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky & Quentin Chiappetta (Original Score) 3 solos, 17 min.

23. Ancient Dreams in London, 1998, Chinese Traditional Music & Koen Brandt Solo, 12 min.

24. Improvisation#1 1998, Natural SoundSolo, 6 min.

25. Improvisation#2, 1998, Javanese Music, Solo, 6 min.

26. Sound of Wind, 1999, Toby TwiningTrio, 5 min.

27. Duet (Co- Choreographed with Elizabeth Higgins), 1999, Smith Quartet, Duet, 10 min.

28. Poem of Arbos, 1999, Arvo Part, 12 dancers, 30 min.

29. Voice of Light, 1999, Janis Brenner, Solo, 5 min.

30. Phantasm/Chinese Opera, 2000, John Stone (Original Score), Solo, 9 min.

31. Improvisation #3, 2000, Poem reading by Mary Anthony, Solo, 5 min.

32.From the Land of Lost Content, 2000, Phillip Glass,Lama Gyurmes &Jean-Philippe Rykie, Kirby Schelstad, 6 dancers, 25 min.

33. Butterfly, 2000, “Ün Bel Di” by Giacomo Puccini, Solo, 5 min.

34. Impulse, 2000, Les Tambours de Bronx, 15 dancers, 7 min.

35. Women, 2001, Adam Brett, 5 dancers, 5 min.

36. Glacier Cascades, 2001, Janis Brenner& Theo Bleckmann, 20 dancers, 7 min.

37. Should we dance, 2001, Tigerlillies, 6 dancers, 7 min.

38. Night Safari, 2001, Curt Steinzor, Solo, 11 min.

39. Judas’s Kiss (Co-choreographed with Tom Trimble), 2001, Pi, Duet, 6 min.

40. Shall We..?, 2001, A. Bardi, G.M. Rodriguez, Adam Brett, Martyn Jacques, M. Mores, S. Discepolo, A. Pizzola, 7 dancers, 35 min.

41. Improvisation #4, 2001, John Zorn (with Unstable Landscape/ Improvisation Group), Solo, 5 min.

42. Chi, 2002, Glen Velez, 9 dancers, 9 min.

43. Dedication, 2002, Ingram Marshall, Solo, 6 min.

44. Flow of the Chi (Structure improvisation with 5 installation art works), 2002, Live Drummers, 8 dancers, 40 min.

45. La Loba, 2002, Ingram Marshall, Jocelyn Pook, Sound & Space, 8 dancers, 25 min.

46. Beyond the Bones, 2003, Andy Teirstein, Igram Marshall, Takashi Kako, Jocelyn Pook, Quentin Chiappeta, Tibetabn bells, Sound sampler, 8 dancers, 65 min.

47. Love String, 2004, Arvo Part, Duet, 6 min.

48. Dido’s Lament, 2004, Henry Purcell, 9 dancers, 9 min.

49. The Art of Chess, 2004, Traditional Tibetan music, Phillip Glass, 7 dancers, 8 min.

50. Tidal Stroke, 2004, Planet Chant, 28 dancers, 9 min.

51. Hors D'oeuvre, 2004, George Gershwin, Solo, 5 min.

52. Traces of Brush, 2005, Andy Teirstein, 8 dancers, 25 min.

53. Emptiness of Snow, 2005, Kenneth Kirschner, Tibetan bell Meditation music, 5 dancers, 23 min. 54. Garuda, 2005, Dead Can Dance, 5 dancers, 7 min.

55. Spring Song, 2005, Kevin Volans, 6 dancers, 6’40”56. Delta, 2005, Glenn Velez, 18 dancers, 8 min.

57. Moment, 2006, Sound collage, solo, 6 min.

58. Crossing, 2007, Kenneth Kirschner, Drew Castellano, Street sounds, 6 dancers, 30 min.

59. City, 2007, Kenneth Kirschner, 7 dancers, 7min.

60. Yin-Yang Tai Qi, 2007, Glenn Velez, 16 dancers, 8 min.

61. City II, 2007, Andrew Castellano, 4 dancers, 6min.

62. Body Writing Project (Magic Garden) I, 2008, Chris Farrell, 5 dancers, 30 min.

63. Body Writing Project (Magic Garden) II, 2008, Chris Farrell, 3 dancers, 30 min.

64. Writing II, 2009, Andy Teirstein, 12 dancers, 9 min.

65. Meditation-OM (A-U-M), 2009, chanting, 7 dancers, 25 min.

66. Within/Beyond, 2009, Space Sounds, solo, 9 min.

67. Body Writing Project (Magic Garden) III, 2009, Ritmo Collective, 5 dancers, 40 min.

68. Body Writing Project (Queens Museum) III, 2009, Bret Cohn, 3 dancers, 30 min.

69. Her Body Cannot Tell a Lie, 2009, Ellen Gayda, Chris Farrel, duet, 50 min.

70. Four Seasons (winter and fall), collaboration with Dance Ensemble Singapore and NYC artist Kevin Wynn, 7 dancers, 120 min.

71. Discourse, 2009-2010, duet, 6 min.

72. Mandala I, 2009-2010, Tim Russell, 8 dancers, 10 min.

73. Autumn Skin, 2009-2010, Kenneth Kirschner, 6 dancers, 40 min.

74. Mandala II, 2010, Tibetan chanting, 11 dancers, 10 min.

75. Stravinsky Ragtime, 2011, commission work by Center City Opera, Stravinsky, 2 dancers, 7 min.

76. Mandala Project, 2011, Jonathan Goldman, Tibetan chanting, Kenneth Kirschner and Tim Russell, 10 dancers, 40 min.

77. Stravinsky Renard, 2011, commission work by Center City Opera, Stravinsky, 6 dancers, 20 min.

78. Body Writing Project (Busan International Dance Festival, Korea), 2011, Teirstein, 5 performers, 15 min.

79. Sword Chess, 2011, Kenneth Kirschner, Tibetan chant, Tim Russel, Chinese flute 10 dancers, 35 min.

80. La Sandunga, 2011, Jose Juan Lopez Palacios, solo, 10 min.

81. Angel’s Whisper, 2011, whisper sound, 8 dancers, 7 min.

82. Two Hands, collaboration with puppet master Hua Hua Zhang, 2011, 10 dancers, 65 min. 83. Mandala Project II, 2011-12, Lia, Lia,, 5 dancers, 25 min.

84. Reflection/Beyond the Bones, 2011-12 revision 2003’s work, Andy Teirstein, Igram Marshall, Takashi Kako, Jocelyn Pook, Quentin Chiappeta, Tibetabn Bells, Sound sampler, 8 dancers, 70 min.

85. Symphony in D Minor/Sky Dance, 2012 Improvisation work in response to the interactive sound and visual installation by NYC artists Chris Klapper and Patrick Gallagher.

86. ONE, 2012-2013, Original music by Cory Neale, 10 dancers, 40 min.

87. Tara, 2013, commission work for Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 10 dancers, 12 min.

88. Belonging 1: 2013-2014, a collaboration of four mature Asian Dance Movement artists: Hsu-Hui Hung, (Taiwan), Katsura Kan (Japan), Martinus Miroto (Indonesia), Kun-Yang Lin (USA), 4 performers, 30 min.

89. Be/Longing: Light/Shadow: 2014, Original Music by Cory Neale, 9 dancers, one puppet artist, one light mandala artist, 70 min.

90. Be/Longing 2: 2014, a revision of shorter version for the Lincoln Center-Out of Doors Festival with revision of original music by Cory Neale, 9 dancers, 28 min.

91. HOME/S.9th St: 2015, FringeArts present curated contemporary dance theater, Music by Cory Neal, 8 dancers, 70 min.

92. Dreamscape, 2015-16, commission work by Grand Valley state University, Composer Dan Rhode, 8 dancer, 10 min.

93. MOMENT/S, 2015-16, commission work by Grand Valley state University, Composer Dan Rhode, 6 dancers, 12 min.

94. Vertigo, 2015-16, commission work by Grand Valley state University, Composer Dan Rhode, 6 dancers, 13 min.

95. Interlude #1, 2016, Composer Dan Rhode, solo, 2’38”

96. Interlude #2, 2016, Composer Dan Rhode, solo, 3’20”

97. Degas, 2016 (Site specific dance at Barnes Museum), Live Music Cory Neale, 11 dancers, 25 min.

98. SANTUARIO, 2016-17, Arvo Part and Cory Neale, 10 dancers, 37 min.

99. Faith Project/The Door, 2017-18, Cory Neale (Original music), Sara Outing (Set Design), Jared Mezzocchi (Multimedia), Kimerer LaMothe (scholar), Interfaith Center of Great Philadelphia (Faith community liaison), 10 dancers, 70 min.

100. Will-O-Wisp 2018 (Site specific Gallery dance at the Philadelphia Museum of Art), 5 dancers, 25 min.

101. Spring 101, 2019, Telemann, Stolzel, Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Sammartini, Bach, Cory Neale (Sound Design), Annenberg Center Live present, 10 dancers, 35 min.

102. Fish and Girl, 2019-20, commission work by Dance ensemble Singapore, Re-staging for KYLD at 2021-22, Bill Ryan, Arvo Part, Cory Neal, 10 dancers, 21 min.

103. The Wind, 2020, NEA funded work dance by Kun-Yang Lin, Gustav Mahler, solo, 7’20”. Re-stage for female solo and singer version in 2021.

104. 行 / Xing, 2021, commission work by the Philadelphia Rail Park, site specific work, live musicians Cory Neal, Daniel Belquer, 10 dancers, 60 min

105. Lydia, 2021, commission work by The Women’s sacred Music Project, Cynthia Folio, solo, 20 min.

106 Ocean Waves, 2022, Murcof, Armand Amar, Nadia Struiwigh, Cory Neal, 10 dancers, 21 min.