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Wenchung Lin WCdance
Choreographer, Director
Lin is the founder of WCdance, and received his MFA with an emphasis in choreography in modern dance from the University of Utah and BFA in dance performance from the Taipei National University of the Arts in Taiwan. He has performed professionally with Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company in New York (2001-07), Repertory Dance Theatre in Utah (2000-01), Dance Forum Taipei (1996-97), Chamber Ballet Taipei (1993), and Taipei Folk Dance Theatre (1991-94) among others. Linʼs choreography focuses on sheer movement as well as the intimacy and sensitivity of the human body. Performing Arts Review of Taiwan has described his choreographic approach as standing out from current trends in the modern dance field. Since founding WCdance, he has presented 5 evening-length works: "Small" (2008), "Small Songs" (2009), "Small Puzzles" (2010), "Small Nanguan" (2011), and "Small Puzzles II" (2011). He is also a contract translator in dance and has completed 2 translated books, "Conditioning for Dance" (2007) and "Stretching Anatomy" (2008).