ABOUT THE RESIDENCY
This residency is a part of my ever evolving exploration of the concept of preservation. An attempt to uncover the space where we store and tuck away the pieces of us that we let go either intentionally or unintentionally during the process of preserving. And how does it affect our psyche as we move through the world?
CREATIVE TEAM
Jie-Hung Connie Shiau—Choreographer and Dancer
Nico Li—Rehearsal Director and Dramaturg
Miki Orihara—Dancer
Sugar Vandil—Composer
Hui-Wang Zhang—Dancer
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jie-Hung Connie Shiau is a choreographer, dancer, and educator. Shiau has presented works at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s 43rd virtual season, New Choreographer Project in Taipei, Taiwan, Loyola University, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago summer intensives, SUNY Purchase College, Little Island Dance Festival, Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, Arts On Site, Abrons Arts Center and Summer For The City at Lincoln Center.
As a performer, Shiau has worked as a collaborator with an array of companies, including Gibney Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham, Gallim Dance, Hélène Simoneau Danse, Robyn Mineko Williams & Artists, MeenMoves, Adam Barruch/Anatomiae Occultii, and Kevin Wynn Works. She has performed works by Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Lou Conte, Kyle Abraham, Johan Inger, Twyla Tharp, Brian Brooks, Peter Chu, Robyn Mineko Williams, Sharone Eyal, Fernando Melo, Alejandro Cerrudo, Hélène Simoneau, Sameena Mitta, Rena Butler, Spencer Theberge, Jermaine Spivey, Out Innerspace Dance Theatre, Alice Klock, Emilie Leriche, Hanna Kiel, Osnel Delgado, Adam Barruch, and Kevin Wynn.
In addition, Shiau was a recipient of Chicago Dancemaker Forum Greenhouse Artist in 2019, Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch” in 2018, Honorable Mention for Jadin Wong Award for Emerging Asian American Dancer in 2014, and Reverb Dance Festival Dancer Award in 2014. Her dance film Greener Grass was a semi-finalist in the London International Web & Shorts Film Festival in 2021. Shiau was the leading female dancer in Huang Ruo’s opera, Angel Island, which premiered at BAM Harvey in January 2024. Shiau is currently based in New York City.