Dan Kwong
Dan Kwong, It's Great 2B American, written, choreographed, produced and performed, 2009
Award-winning performance artist, writer and teacher. Kwong draws upon his own life experiences to explore the personal, the historical, the social and the unspeakable. His solo works combine autobiographical storytelling with multimedia, dynamic physical movement, martial arts, and music. His work has been presented in Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Canada, England, Mexico, and all across the U.S. He is founder and curator of “Treasure in the House”, the Asian Pacific American performance and visual art festival presented at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica since 1991. Kwong has received numerous fellowships including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, Asian Cultural Council, Art Matters Inc, Brody Arts Fund, Franklin Furnace, LA Cultural Affairs Department, California Community Foundation, Asia Pacific Performance Exchange, and has been nominated twice for the Alpert Award in the Arts. His first book, “From Inner Worlds to Outer Space: The Multimedia Performances of Dan Kwong” was recently published by The University of Michigan Press.
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Santa Monica, CA 90404
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