Yanghee Lee
Choreography
Born in Korea, Yanghee Lee is a dancer, choreographer, actor and teacher based in Brooklyn, NY. She had trained Korean traditional dance from very youth and performed as a professional dancer at many theaters such as The Korea National Theater, Seoul Art Center, Arko Theater, etc in Korea.
In 1997, she created her own dance group called The Limbo and joined the independent cultural art scene in Korea. Through 'Limbo', she pursued experimental works of music, performance, and installation art in a creative, non-traditional theater setting as one of the 1st-generation of Korean independent artists. The Limbo subsequently held performances at “The Underground Club” and “Pang Club” from 1997 to 1999. In 2001, Limbo performed with the underground band, “Jam,” at the Opening Ceremony of the Hong Ik Street Art Festival in Seoul, Korea.
Since Lee has moved to NY, she has been involved in new international theater ensemble, which has very divers backgrounds with dancers, writers, directors, actors, and singers with a mission for fresh approaches and solutions, the group is the cultural arena that will strengthen and advance the role the creative sector.
Lee was a resident artist at the 2009-10 Cave Studio Share Residency, The Field’s winter 2011 EAR and the Field’s Spring 2013 Residency. She also participated in the 2009 international summer program at Watermill Center of Robert Wilson, and worked with Phil Soltanoff, Douglas Dunn, Carlos Armesto, SITI Company Anne Bogart, and many others.
Lee has performed in the U.S., including BAM Fisher, New York Live Arts, the DUMBO Dance Festival, Dance Theater Workshop, Kitchen, La MaMa, Dixon Place, LMCC’s Siteline2010, Watermill Center, Center for Performance Research, and Movement Research Judson Church. Lee was the 2011-2012 Fresh Tracks Artist of the New York Live Arts (Dance Theater Workshop) and a recipient of the Arts Council Korea Fellowship (Korea,’11-12). She is an associated artist of Theatre C Company, currently a Movement Research Artist-in-Residence in New York (2014-2016) and Asian Cultural Council Fellow 2016.