Peter Chu
Peter Chu, originally from Cocoa Beach, Florida is a distinguished artist who strives to push the physical bounds of dance. He began his training as a competitive gymnast, later nurturing his artistry at Dussich Dance Studio where his evolution into dance began. As a BFA student at The Juilliard School (under the direction of Benjamin Harkarvy), Chu was pushed further as a technical mover and began an explosive journey into choreography. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Hector Zaraspe Prize for Choreography.
Chu is a remarkable and multi-faceted artist; as a performer he has danced with BJM _Danse, EZdanza, as the lead in singer Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts music video, in Celine Dion's Vegas spectacular A New Day, and with Crystal Pite's company, Kidd Pivot
In 2008, Chu formed his own project-based company chuthis. The company performed their wildly popular show, Nothing Sticks in both New York City and Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Recipient of the prestigious 2010 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreography, Chu has created for Naomi Stikeman's Çaturn (consulted by Robert Lepage), ARTV series in Québec - Meneuse de Claques, he was awarded the honour of being the selected choreographer for the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (directed by Linda Kent), and choreographed for the ninth and tenth seasons of So You Think You Can Dance.
Much of 2012/13 was spent touring the USA as a faculty member with the 24 SEVEN Dance Convention. Chu also premiered a new work for Orlando Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Robert Hill, and choreographed a full-length work for Houston Met Dance Company.
In the summer of 2013, Chu was a guest teacher at BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles. He also choreographed a new work at Netherlands Dance Theatre Summer Intensive before heading to Western Michigan University for a dance residency. He completed 2013 with the creation of a new work for Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company in NYC. In 2014, Chu will join Kidd Pivot for a North American and European tour, and participate in Springboard Danse Montreal as well as the Movement Invention Project in NYC.
www.chuthis.net
photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Garrett Parker
Chu is a remarkable and multi-faceted artist; as a performer he has danced with BJM _Danse, EZdanza, as the lead in singer Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts music video, in Celine Dion's Vegas spectacular A New Day, and with Crystal Pite's company, Kidd Pivot
In 2008, Chu formed his own project-based company chuthis. The company performed their wildly popular show, Nothing Sticks in both New York City and Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Recipient of the prestigious 2010 Capezio A.C.E. Award for Choreography, Chu has created for Naomi Stikeman's Çaturn (consulted by Robert Lepage), ARTV series in Québec - Meneuse de Claques, he was awarded the honour of being the selected choreographer for the Perry-Mansfield New Works Festival (directed by Linda Kent), and choreographed for the ninth and tenth seasons of So You Think You Can Dance.
Much of 2012/13 was spent touring the USA as a faculty member with the 24 SEVEN Dance Convention. Chu also premiered a new work for Orlando Ballet Theatre, under the direction of Robert Hill, and choreographed a full-length work for Houston Met Dance Company.
In the summer of 2013, Chu was a guest teacher at BODYTRAFFIC in Los Angeles. He also choreographed a new work at Netherlands Dance Theatre Summer Intensive before heading to Western Michigan University for a dance residency. He completed 2013 with the creation of a new work for Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company in NYC. In 2014, Chu will join Kidd Pivot for a North American and European tour, and participate in Springboard Danse Montreal as well as the Movement Invention Project in NYC.
www.chuthis.net
photo credit courtesy of NJDTE: Garrett Parker
