The Space of Silence: 1 Day Virtual Silent Meditation Retreat

Life, New Media, News, Spiritual/Metaphysics
May 22, 2020/by
Many of you have been asking when I plan to host another online workshop on contemporary movement Qi Gong workshop. Well, here it is! Co-organized by The Rested Revolution & co gro coaching and supported by 5 lovely volunteers donating their time to do work for good cause. If this kind of work resonates with your spiritual journey, or suits your needs in any...
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SWAN: Chapter Two

New Media, News, Writing
February 27, 2020/by
The electroacoustic sound score I composed for Wen Wei Wang’s Swan, which premiered at Ballet BC, is being remounted by Ballet Edmonton this weekend! Sending my love to Edmonton and to Wen Wei Wang of Wen Wei Dance and Ballet_Edmonton <3Chapter Two: NIGHTbox and SWAN The evening will feature two works by Artistic Director Wen Wei Wang: NIGHTbox and SWAN. First commissioned for Ballet BC in...
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Four Seasons After 37 Cycles

New Media, News, Writing
December 30, 2019/by
Sammy Chien's short film “Four Seasons After 37 Cycles” and new writing piece is being published in BIPOC magazine Rungh. The film will be screened online for a limited period of time, after which only the writing and film excerpts will be published online.  By invitation from Kinesis Dance and in collaboration with Chimerik似不像, Chien produced this film for the Pina Bausch Foundation, in honour...
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Free Music Improvisation Workshop

Media Presence, New Media, News
December 4, 2019/by
Very excited to share my past years of research in movement and spiritual practice in a free workshop on music improvisation as part of the New Orchestra Workshop for NOW Society.   Dec 5th, 2019 Thursdays 5:00 to 7:00 pmInstructor: Sammy Chien8 East Pender, Vancouver (Chinatown) https://www.nowsociety.org/event/8east-2019-fall-workshops The New Orchestra Workshop (NOW) Society proudly presents the finest improvisers from Vancouver and abroad. The NOW ensembles...
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Mînowin

Arts Community, New Media, News, Travel
November 22, 2019/by
For over a year, I’ve been working on “Mînowin”, a new work by Dancers of Damelahamid, a Canadian Indigenous contemporary dance company. We began workshopping with an infrared sensor for motion-tracking and creation of interactive media that supports important treasures of traditional stories passed on by elders through generations. It has been an absolute honour working on this project. After months on tour around...
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Artist Talk at Inter/Mediate Media Arts Education Festival

Arts Community, New Media, News, Talks
November 21, 2019/by
我跟Chimerik似不像的在新媒體教育藝術節的講座 Sammy will be giving an artist talk with Chimerik 似不像 as part of Inter/Mediate Media Arts Education festival. The topic will be revolving around mentorship, learning & teaching, hierarchy and healthy ecologies of collective/company work in the media arts scene. We’ll be sharing our recent work and unfold some of the process how we work together as a team in various context, budget...
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Featured SFU Alumnus

Media Presence
November 14, 2019/by
Very happy to be the Featured alumnus on SFU Faculty of Communication, Art and Technology. I love when an editor/writer takes the time to understand your work/who you are and have the energy and care to write something that really speaks. Thank you, Tessa Perkins Deneault. https://www.sfu.ca/fcat/people/featured-alum.html #SFU #alumni #feature #spotlight #article #interview #sammychien Photo by Sheng...
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W(E)AVES 0.8 熾

New Media, News, Research
November 14, 2019/by
W(E)AVES 0.8 熾Sentient Circuitries Digital Media Arts SymposiumSURREY ART GALLERY | 13750 88 Ave, Surrey, BCSaturday, November 16 | 12––4:30pmAdmission is free A group of leading digital art thinkers and makers will be in Surrey to mark the 20th anniversary of Surrey Art Gallery’s TechLab. Since it was opened in 1999, the digital-art space/program has presented some cutting-edge electronic art, workshops, performances, residencies,...
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W(e)aves 0.7 Heart of the City Festival

Arts Community, Dance, New Media, News, Projection Mapping, Research
November 4, 2019/by
I am very honoured to be invited to present my new work-in-progress research project as part of the 16th Annual Downtown Eastside Heart of the City Festival––a highly respected community orientated art festival. This project is also in partnership with Centre A, where I researched W(e)aves phase 0.3––a meaningful return to such an important space. In 0.7, we'll be centering more on...
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