Yan Wen Huang Huang, Yan Wen (Director)

A graduate of the Department of Dance at the University of Taipei (formerly Taipei Physical Education College), Yan Wen Huang continues to work in professional dance education and the development of improvisation courses, as well as in interdisciplinary and multimedia dance creation and performance.

In 2012 Huang founded Film-Dance Environmental Theatre (菲林癲視環境劇場), and currently serves as its general manager and artistic director. In 2012 the dance short “Within You” (在你之內) won the China Dance Video New Talent Award at the 5th Jumping Frames International Dance Video Competition in Hong Kong and was screened in Hong Kong, Taipei, and Macau. In 2013 the company’s inaugural work, the stage version “Within You 1.0” (在你之內1.0), was warmly received at the Taipei Fringe Festival and was invited to close the Chiayi dance festival (嘉義飆舞節). In 2014 Huang co-founded Duo Trio, a music and dance creation platform, with Matthew Fullen, performing crossover works with artworks by 謝東進 of Apollo Art Gallery and interactive technology art by 李家祥.

Huang has performed with professional Taiwanese dance companies including WCdance, Taipei Classical Ballet, Wind-Form Dance Company, and Century Contemporary Dance Company. Full-length works choreographed and directed by Huang include “OVERLOAD” and “Within You 1.0”; other major works include “Never End,” “Track,” “PAUSE,” “Lingering” (暫留), “Spreading” (蔓延), “Yongkang Texture Strokes” (永康皴法), and “Pilling” (起毛球).

Awards: in 2012, “Within You” won the China Dance Video New Talent Award at the Jumping Frames International Dance Video Competition; in 2009, “The Feel of Air at 17” (17歲的空氣感), produced by and starring Huang, received an Honorable Mention in the Esensa short film competition (伊聖詩短片創作大賽); and in 2009, “Track” was selected as a finalist in the Council for Cultural Affairs’ Dance Across the Land choreography competition.