H.T.Chen & Dancers Artist Bios

H.T. Chen & Dancers is an innovative modern dance company which has created a uniquely Asian-American expression by embodying its cultural heritage.

H.T. Chen is a leading Asian-American artist who has worked as a choreographer, performer, and arts advocate since the 1970s.

A graduate of The Juilliard School, Dian Dong studied with Shirley Ubell, Vladimir Doukodovsky, Alfredo Corvino and Doris Rudko.

Renouard first performed and toured with H.T. Chen & Dancers in 1988, and was a lead dancer with the company for over a decade.

Received her certificate from The Merce Cunningham Dance School, and has been with H.T. Chen & Dancers for eleven seasons.

Maki Shinagawa began training under Aiko Ohtaki at the Ballet Arts of Carnegie Hall in Japan.

Received her BA from Dartmouth College, MFA in Dance from NYU, and is an ABT® Certified Teacher.

Graduate of New World School of the Arts/University of Florida, and has been dancing with the H.T. Chen & Dancers for five years.

Gary Champi graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Cognitive Science and a minor in Dance.

Graduate of The University of Texas at Austin where he earned his BFA in Dance.

Graduate of Princeton University, Glenna is an NYC-based movement artist.

Graduate from Marymount Manhattan College with a BFA Modern Dance and B.A Business.

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