Sammy Chien

Vancouver based interdisciplinary media artist, director, performer, researcher and mentor who works with film, sound art, new media and dance/theatre performance.

Unfamiliar Everything

March 11, 2019/Posted by: Admin Admin

The Unfamiliar Everything - Research/Development Phase March 2019 I just completed 2 weeks of process work in Toronto with Stewart Legere and Cris Derksen (artistic collaborator), joined by Rae Spoon, Stephen Jackman-Torkoff and Christian Barry...

The Sun and the Moon

Audiovisual Dance Installation Interaction Design Interdisciplinary Performance Movement/Dance Performer New Media Photo Video

July 11, 2018/Posted by: Admin Admin

Sammy's new video/projection design work for dance with Chimerik 似不像 The Sun and the Moon is a dance work by Holly Bright based on a contemporary creation story by Snuneymuxw author, Celestine Aleck, and created...

Barcelona El Graner Research Residency

Audiovisual Dance Installation Interaction Design Interdisciplinary Performance Movement/Dance Performer New Media Photo Video

December 12, 2017/Posted by: Admin Admin

Sammy Chien was awarded a residency grant from the Canada Council for the Arts and the 5th International Cultural Exchange Grant funded by the National Arts & Cultural Foundation (Taiwan). Taiwan Digital Arts & Contemporary...

Marathassa

Dance Movement/Dance Performer

August 1, 2016/Posted by: soar55

https://youtu.be/NHb_47fKlfY Marathassa April 9, 2016 Vines Art Festival Creators: June Fukumura and Heather Lamoureux Performers: Carolina Bergonzoni, Marc Castellini, Sammy Chien, Valerie Chrisitansen June Fukumura, Katie Gartlan-Close,Tin Gamboa, Heather Lamoureux, Danielle Lavallée, Alisha Lemire, Diego Romero and Sepehr...

Wuwei/wubuwei 無為/無不為

Dance Interdisciplinary Performance Movement/Dance Performer Music

July 17, 2016/Posted by: soar55

in Sino-Electric Explorations presented by Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble (VCME) & DKAM at Orpheum Annex 2015 Nov 8th https://youtu.be/F5A2dR7aluI Wuwei/wubuwei 無為/無不為 my interest in this piece is to explore the notion of Wu Wei, which is a...

Introducing Asia

Audiovisual Dance Interdisciplinary Performance Movement/Dance Performer New Media Sound

July 17, 2016/Posted by: soar55

“Introducing Asia” Co-Created by Sammy Chien, Scheherazaad Cooper & Tarun Nayar A work in progress seeded by Small Stage Performed for FUSE/Indian Summer Festival, Vancouver Art Gallery, July 15th 2016 "Despite approaching darkness, keep creating light-- we are...

Anahata 心輪

Dance Interdisciplinary Performance New Media Projection Mapping Sound

July 10, 2016/Posted by: soar55

Anahata 心輪 - Official opening show of Taichung Light Fest 2015 https://youtu.be/VNMnyaow4oo video documentation excerpt of Anahata (心輪) written and directed by Chimerik似不像, produced and organized by Subkarma (薩巴卡瑪), the official opening show of the 2015...

Rite of Spring 十月•春之祭 (2013)

Dance Projection Design trailer

November 15, 2014/Posted by: soar55

Beijing Modern Dance Company 北京现代舞团 presents Rite of Spring 《十月•春之祭》 video trailer Video edited by Sammy Chien Video material contributed by CCTV 9, Christopher Doyle & Sammy Chien through the 2 weeks of research trip in Guizhou, China,...

Spatial Poetics XII: Release Me

Audiovisual Dance Installation Interaction Design Interdisciplinary Performance Movement/Dance Performer New Media Photo Video

July 6, 2013/Posted by: Admin Admin

The Unfortunates of D’arcy Island (2013) as part of Spatial Poetics XII: Release Me, presented by Powell Street Festival Date: 2013/07/06 An interdisciplinary performance featuring live projection and sound re-animating a story of exile and isolation centered on a...

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