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Current Work & Activities

A selected record of current fellowships, performances, research presentations, public arts projects, residencies, and artist-led programs across choreography, performance studies, cultural memory, and public practice.

  • Jul 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – Jul 01, 2027, 11:00 PM
    Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
    Jul 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – Jul 01, 2027, 11:00 PM
    Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA
    Project title: Monstrous and Sacred Bodies: Imagining the East in Early Modern Europe
  • Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – Mar 12, 2027, 11:00 PM
    Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St, New York, NY 10013, USA
    Oct 12, 2026, 7:00 PM – Mar 12, 2027, 11:00 PM
    Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre St, New York, NY 10013, USA
  • Nov 08, 2026, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 405 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
    Nov 08, 2026, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, 405 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019, USA
    An Evening-Length Choreographic Concert by Valkyrie Yao bringing together movement, Chinese calligraphy, language, and spatial composition. Presented in the second half of a shared evening-length concert at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, New York.
  • Jan 13, 2027, 7:00 PM – Jan 15, 2027, 11:00 PM
    New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
    Jan 13, 2027, 7:00 PM – Jan 15, 2027, 11:00 PM
    New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA
    Selected Participant, Class of 2027
  • Jan 29, 2027, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Jan 29, 2027, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Virtual Event
  • Sep 05, 2027, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Flynn, 153 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
    Sep 05, 2027, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Flynn, 153 Main St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
    Selected for the 2026–27 Flynn Breakthrough Producing Platform with THE MOUTH, a new interdisciplinary performance project developed for public space. The program provides $25,000 in commissioning and producing support toward the development and world premiere of the work, alongside producing, marke
  • Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 25, 2026, 11:00 PM
    California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA
    Oct 23, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 25, 2026, 11:00 PM
    California State University Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA
    Recipient of a Dance Studies Association Fellowship supporting participation in the 2026 Annual Conference.
  • Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA
    Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA
  • Oct 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 11, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009, USA
    Oct 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 11, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Le Petit Versailles Garden, 247 E 2nd St, New York, NY 10009, USA
  • Oct 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Schio, 36015 Schio, Province of Vicenza, Italy
    Oct 02, 2026, 7:00 PM – Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Schio, 36015 Schio, Province of Vicenza, Italy
    “Spectatorship as Heritage: The Politics of Viewing”
  • Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Court Square Theater, 44-02 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
    Sep 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Court Square Theater, 44-02 23rd St, Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
  • Aug 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – Sep 15, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Woodside, Woodside, CA, USA
    Aug 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – Sep 15, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Woodside, Woodside, CA, USA
    Resident Artist. Developed new site-responsive installation and performance works including Extraordinary Alien and Missing Creature.
  • Jul 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – Aug 05, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA
    Jul 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – Aug 05, 2026, 11:00 PM
    Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • Mar 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – Apr 09, 2026, 11:00 PM
    The City College of New York-Alumni Asso, Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
    Mar 30, 2026, 7:00 PM – Apr 09, 2026, 11:00 PM
    The City College of New York-Alumni Asso, Shepard Hall, 160 Convent Ave, New York, NY 10031, USA
    Cultural Heritage Through Contemporary Choreography
  • Mar 26, 2026, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Webinar
  • Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Atlanta, 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Atlanta, 80 Forsyth St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
    Profile XX
  • Mar 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Mar 21, 2026, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Virtual Summit
    Rethinking "Good Dance": Ableist Aesthetics
  • Jan 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Tempe Center For The Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
    Jan 29, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Tempe Center For The Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
    Profile XX CONDER Dance
  • Dec 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Gallery MC, 549 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, USA
    Dec 12, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Gallery MC, 549 W 52nd St, New York, NY 10019, USA
    Host & Moderator
  • Dec 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Tank, 312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA
    Dec 09, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    The Tank, 312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018, USA
    Desire Path
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