PeiJu Chien-Pott | |
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Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Occupation(s) | Choreographer, director, dancer, educator, and founder |
Website | https://www.peiju.org |
PeiJu Chien-Pott ( Chinese: 簡珮如; pinyin: Jiǎn Pèirú; Wade–Giles: Chien3 P'ei4-ju2; born 1984) is a Taiwanese dancer. She was a principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Born in 1984, she was raised in Taoyuan. [1] Chien-Pott started dancing at the age of five, [2] and began training aged 10. [3] She later entered Taipei National University of the Arts' seven-year dance program developed by Lo Man-fei. [4] Chien-Pott continued to study dance under Merce Cunningham, and later performed with Buglisi Dance Theatre and Korhan Basaran and Artists, and Nimbus Dance Works. [5] [6] She joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2011, after her second audition, [7] and became a principal dancer in 2014 before leaving the troupe in 2016. [8]
Chien-Pott is described as "the most dramatically daring and physically chameleon-esque" dancer who is able to "communicates the emotional message of the Graham works with such beautiful clarity." She founded PEIJU Performing Arts in Taiwan. [3] In 2017, Chien-Pott was invited to perform at the Taipei Universiade. [9] [10] Later that year, she received the Bessie Award for best performance in Martha Graham's Ekstasis. [11] [12] Chien-Pott was starring in the Sia, Akram Khan, Zhang Jun, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger-helmed kung-fu musical "Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise" at The Shed. [13] [14] [15] [16]
She has a daughter from her first marriage. [17] [18] She currently resides in New York City.
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PeiJu Chien-Pott | |
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Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Taoyuan, Taiwan |
Occupation(s) | Choreographer, director, dancer, educator, and founder |
Website | https://www.peiju.org |
PeiJu Chien-Pott ( Chinese: 簡珮如; pinyin: Jiǎn Pèirú; Wade–Giles: Chien3 P'ei4-ju2; born 1984) is a Taiwanese dancer. She was a principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company.
Born in 1984, she was raised in Taoyuan. [1] Chien-Pott started dancing at the age of five, [2] and began training aged 10. [3] She later entered Taipei National University of the Arts' seven-year dance program developed by Lo Man-fei. [4] Chien-Pott continued to study dance under Merce Cunningham, and later performed with Buglisi Dance Theatre and Korhan Basaran and Artists, and Nimbus Dance Works. [5] [6] She joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2011, after her second audition, [7] and became a principal dancer in 2014 before leaving the troupe in 2016. [8]
Chien-Pott is described as "the most dramatically daring and physically chameleon-esque" dancer who is able to "communicates the emotional message of the Graham works with such beautiful clarity." She founded PEIJU Performing Arts in Taiwan. [3] In 2017, Chien-Pott was invited to perform at the Taipei Universiade. [9] [10] Later that year, she received the Bessie Award for best performance in Martha Graham's Ekstasis. [11] [12] Chien-Pott was starring in the Sia, Akram Khan, Zhang Jun, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger-helmed kung-fu musical "Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise" at The Shed. [13] [14] [15] [16]
She has a daughter from her first marriage. [17] [18] She currently resides in New York City.
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