Chinatown Modern Dance Legacies: Hsueh Tung Chen

Join us for an evening reflecting on the life and legacy of choreographer H.T. Chen, a cultural pillar of New York’s Chinatown, whose work bridged Asian traditions and American modern dance. Born in Shanghai, raised in Taiwan, and trained at Juilliard and NYU, Chen came to New York in the 1970s and founded HT Chen & Dancers. He went on to create a professional dance company, school, and theater at 70 Mulberry Street, making the Chen Dance Center a vital artistic hub in Chinatown for more than forty years.