PeiJu Chien-Pott explained

PeiJu Chien-Pott
Birth Place:Taoyuan, Taiwan
Occupation:Choreographer, director, dancer, educator, and founder
Website:https://www.peiju.org

PeiJu Chien-Pott (; born 1984) is a Taiwanese dancer. She was a principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company.  

Born in 1984, she was raised in Taoyuan.[1] Chien-Pott started dancing at the age of five,[2] and began training aged 10.[3] She later entered Taipei National University of the Arts' seven-year dance program developed by Lo Man-fei.[4] Chien-Pott continued to study dance under Merce Cunningham, and later performed with Buglisi Dance Theatre and Korhan Basaran and Artists, and Nimbus Dance Works.[5] [6] She joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in 2011, after her second audition,[7] and became a principal dancer in 2014 before leaving the troupe in 2016.[8]

Chien-Pott is described as "the most dramatically daring and physically chameleon-esque" dancer who is able to "communicates the emotional message of the Graham works with such beautiful clarity." She founded PEIJU Performing Arts in Taiwan.[3] In 2017, Chien-Pott was invited to perform at the Taipei Universiade.[9] [10] Later that year, she received the Bessie Award for best performance in Martha Graham's Ekstasis.[11] [12] Chien-Pott was starring in the Sia, Akram Khan, Zhang Jun, Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger-helmed kung-fu musical "Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise" at The Shed.[13] [14] [15]

Personal life

She has a daughter from her first marriage.[16] [17] She currently resides in New York City.

Awards and achievements

Notes and References

  1. News: Kourlas. Gia. Living and Breathing Martha Graham. 10 March 2018. New York Times. 1 April 2016.
  2. News: Poon. Kah. The Architecture of Simplicity. 10 March 2018. Spirit and Flesh. 9 June 2017.
  3. News: Mead. David. Peiju Chien-Pott returns to Taiwan with the Martha Graham Dance Company. 10 March 2018. Seeing Dance. 21 February 2018.
  4. News: Baker. Diane. Loving Graham ... and danbings. 10 March 2018. Taipei Times. 10 March 2018.
  5. News: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company to Bring CROSSCURRENT IV to Flushing Town Hall. 10 March 2018. Broadway World. 3 March 2017.
  6. News: Taiwanese dancers celebrated at CrossCurrent IV. 10 March 2018. Queens Ledger. 28 February 2018.
  7. News: Spotlight: This Graham Dancer Found Audition Success Post-Baby. 10 March 2018. Dance Magazine. 2 October 2017.
  8. News: Huang. Timothy. Kao. Evelyn. PeiJu Chien-Pott set to bid farewell to Martha Graham dance troupe. 10 March 2018. Central News Agency. 20 March 2016.
  9. News: Tickets for Universiade opener sold out: official. 10 March 2018. Taipei Times. 18 July 2017.
  10. News: Diane. Diane. Taipei Universiade: Dancers welcome world to the Games. 10 March 2018. Taipei Times. 19 August 2017.
  11. News: OUTSTANDING PERFORMER: BESSIE AWARD TO PEIJU CHIEN-POTT. Neu Records. 9 October 2017.
  12. News: Burke. Siobhan. Jewels and Resistance on Bessies Night. 10 March 2018. New York Times. 10 October 2017.
  13. News: Dance is the winner in Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise at The Shed, New York. Scherr. Apollinaire. July 1, 2019. The Financial Times.
  14. News: Can a Kung Fu Musical Get (Way) Off the Ground?. Ugwu. Reggie. 2019-06-19. The New York Times. 2019-07-12. Yalkin. Devin. en-US. 0362-4331. Sadek. Mohamed.
  15. News: Review: In 'Dragon Spring Phoenix Rise,' Eyes Wide Mind Numb. Green. Jesse. 2019-06-27. The New York Times. 2019-07-12. en-US. 0362-4331.
  16. News: Peters. Jen. Your Body: Working Out with PeiJu Chien-Pott. 10 March 2018. Dance Magazine. 1 November 2014.
  17. News: Ouellette. Jenny. Letter to My Teenage Self: PeiJu Chien-Pott. 10 March 2018. Dance Spirit. 23 March 2017.

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