WHAT’S THE TEA?
As Asians in dance, our experiences with race can sometimes feel invisible. Perhaps this is because we are often already in the room (if not fully at the table), therefore our experiences can be discounted. To investigate this further, Gina and Phil interviewed a different dancer every day during May 2020 to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. What emerged is a rich tapestry, woven together by the experiences of what it means to be an Asian dancer in the minority. We invite you to revisit these conversations through this gallery.
Photo: Jade Young
May 1: Zhong-Jing Fang
American Ballet Theatre
Photo: Lindsay Thomas
May 2: William Lin-Yee
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Photo: Brigid Pierce
May 3: Xin Ying
Martha Graham Dance Company
Photo: Jennifer Zmuda
May 4: Kristie Latham
BalletMet
Photo: Amitava Sarka
May 5: Chun Wai Chan
Houston Ballet
May 6: Paulina Waski
Boston Ballet
May 7: Jeffrey Cirio
English National Ballet
Photo: XMB Photography
May 8: Ayano Kimura
The Washington Ballet
May 9: Erin Baiano
American Ballet Theatre
May 10: Noelani Pantastico
Pacific Northwest Ballet
May 11: Alex Wong
Miami City Ballet, So You Think You Can Dance, Newsies
May 12: Alys Shee
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Photo: Jade Young
May 13: Stella Abrera
American Ballet Theatre
May 14: Zecheng Liang
Pennsylvania Ballet
May 15: Jeraldine Mendoza
Joffrey Ballet
Photo: Jacob Sutton
May 16: Daniel Applebaum
New York City Ballet
May 17: Lia Cirio
Boston Ballet
May 18: Wei Wang
San Francisco Ballet
Photo: Lindsay Thomas
May 19: Angelica Generosa
Pacific Northwest Ballet
Photo: XMB Photography
May 20: Lope Lim
The Washington Ballet
Photo: Jacob Sutton
May 21: Anthony Huxley
New York City Ballet
May 22: Brett Fukuda
Opera du Rhin
May 23: Jim Nowakowski
BalletMet, So You Think You Can Dance
May 24: Frances Chung
San Francisco Ballet
May 25: KJ Takahashi
New York City Ballet
May 26: Sean Omandam
Colorado Ballet
May 27: Naomi Tanioka
Kansas City Ballet
Photo: Chiun-Kai Shih
May 28: Edwaard Liang
BalletMet
May 29: Yuriko Kajiya
Houston Ballet
Photo: Kevin Van Paasen
May 30: Chi Cao
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Photo: Erin Baiano
May 31: Georgina Pazcoguin
New York City Ballet