Edwaard Liang
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| Edwaard Liang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975/1976 (age 48–49)[1][2] Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation | dancer, choreographer |
| Website | www.EdwaardLiang.com |
| Former groups | New York City Ballet |
Edwaard Liang (born c. 1975/1976[1][2] in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese-born American dancer and choreographer. He grew up in Marin County, California.
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Career
Liang began studying dance at the age of 5. He entered the School of American Ballet in New York City in 1989,[3] joined New York City Ballet in 1993 and was promoted to the rank of soloist in 1998.In 2001, Liang left the New York City Ballet to dance in Fosse on Broadway. He returned to New York City Ballet from 2004-2007 where he danced in ballets by Jorma Elo (Slice to Sharp) and Mauro Bigonzetti (In Vento). Liang began choreographing around 2003. He created FLIGHT OF ANGELS for Nederlands Dans Theatre and in 2005 his pas de deux DISTANT CRIES was premiered at the Joyce Theatre, NYC, by Peter Boal and Wendy Whelan and was later performed by the same dancers at the New York State Theater. In July 2013 Liang became artistic director of BalletMet.[4]
Awards
- 1993, Mae L. Wien Award.
- 2006, "25 to Watch" by Dance Magazine for choreography.[5]
- 2006, National Choreographic Competition, winner.
- Prince Prize Grant for Choreography
- Choo San Goh Award for Choreography
- 2008, Golden Mask Award nominee for Whispers in the Dark
References
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- ↑ 2013 Artistic Director Announcement
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External links
- Articles with hCards
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- Official website not in Wikidata
- Date of birth missing (living people)
- Musicians from Taipei
- American choreographers
- American musicians of Chinese descent
- Ballet choreographers
- American male ballet dancers
- Living people
- Morphoses dancers
- New York City Ballet soloists
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- School of American Ballet alumni
- People from Marin County, California
