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.

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