基 / The Key to Unlock Everything We Hold Close
Concept & Direction by KAY HUANG
“I investigate how foundations—familial, cultural, spiritual, and ideological—are embedded in the body and revealed through proximity, weight-sharing, voice, and spatial negotiation.”
- Kay Huang (Concept & Directions)
Selected for the Studio Salon Series: Spring 2026, presented by Co.ERASGA at the What Lab, Vancouver, BC. Performance date: April 29, 2026
Artistic Team & Collaborators:
Concept & Direction: Kay Huang
Artistic Facilitator: Vanessa Goodman
Set Designer: Jessica Hanzelkova
Set Builder & Sound Designer: John Stockburger
Dance Artist: Kaili Che, Sophia Makarenko, Yuha Tomita, Kay Huang
Photographer: David Penny
Presenter: Co.ERASGA
Kay Huang (she/her) is a choreographer, educator, dance artist based in Vancouver, on the traditional, unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. She danced professionally with Karen Jamieson Dance from 1987 to 1996 and has been choreographing her own works since 1992. Kay’s choreography explores themes of cultural identity, social justice, and personal narrative. Her creative practice often incorporates interdisciplinary elements, including photography, digital projections, spoken text, and set design, to create layered and immersive experiences.