Philadelphia
2017-2026
A ritual-inspired journey shaped by Confucian philosophy, the elemental force of fire, and the mythic Fenghuang—an emblem of balance and collective renewal. Across five “chapels”—through ritual gesture, breath, and pulse, the dance becomes a meditation on renewal and the power of collective transformation.
BLACK MOON
Premiere: 2025. Time: 27 minutes. Dancers: 8
Original music by Dayn Ng, sound design by Cory Neal
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
Fire Ritual Dance / Feng Huang in Us
Premiere: 2026. Time: 37 minutes. Dancers: 10
Original music by Dayn Ng, sound design by Cory Neal, Live Taiko Drumer: Joe Small
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Alyssandra Docherty
“BLACK MOON unites Lin’s distinctive style and ethos with topical yet timeless concerns ...BLACK MOON serves as a reminder of Lin’s singular choreographic and creative approaches. Often transcending boundaries in ways that build connection.”
Breath into Air
Premiere: 2024. Time: 32.5 minutes. Dancers: 10
Original Music & Sound Design by Cory Neale
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Alyssandra Docherty
“... evokes feelings of familiarity, alienness, and healing.” - thINKingDANCE
“A complex and thoughtful work, Breath into Air invites multiple interpretations.”- Broad Street Review
“an emotional tour de force.” - The Dance Journal
Ocean Waves
Premiere: 2022. Time: 22 minutes. Dancers: 10
Music: Cory Neale (Original Music & Sound Design), Murcof, Amand Amar
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Alyssandra Docherty
“A shared human experience of the ocean of our mind, bodies and spirit in isolation, while dealing with an invisible threat” - The Dance Journal
“arresting images” - Broad Street review
" very Duncanesque dance..reminded me of a flickering filament inside a dying lightbulb. Still incandescent, but fading as memories do." ---Fjord Review
Fish & Girl
U.S. Premiere: 2022. Time: 19 minutes. Dancers: 10
Poetry: Pan Cheng Lui
Music: Bill Ryan, Arvo Part, Cory Neale
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Alyssandra Docherty
“centered around chaotic modern life vis-a-vis climate change" - Edge Media Network
The Wind 2 (Female version)
Premiere: 2023. Time: 7.5 minutes. Dancer: solo with the community dancers
Music: Gustav Mahler, “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” (I am lost to the world), poem by Friedrich Rückert. Singer: Janet Baker
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
The Wind (Male version)
Premiere: 2021. Time: 7.5 minutes. Dancer: 1
Music: Gustav Mahler, “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” (I am lost to the world), poem by Friedrich Rückert, Singer: Dietrich Fischer
Costume Design: Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Stephen Petrilli
“It was impossible to watch and not reflect on my flown youth and my enduring love of my own art and community of artists.” - Broad Street Review
Lydia
Premiere: 2021. Time: 20 minutes. Dancer: 1
Original Music: Lydia’s Giving by Dr. Cynthia Folio
With live orchestra and choir, commissioned by the Women’s Sacred Music Project , In collaboration with dancer Grace Stern,
Costume Design: Kun-Yang Lin
行 / Xing
Premiere: 2021. Time: 60 minutes. Dancers: 10
Site specific work
Commission work by the Philadelphia Rail Park
Music: live musicians Cory Neal, Daniel Belquer
The work centers on the spiritual searcher and merchant of purple cloth, Lydia, who is considered the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe. The work emphasizes openness, seeking truth and divine intervention.
A site-specific work designed as a non-linear journey through the Philadelphia Rail Park, emphasizing self-discovery and togetherness in a post-lockdown world. The Performance structure utilizing five distinct sites, with 2 sites of simultaneous performance segments and concluding with a collective final.
“The premiere of ‘Spring 101′ burst forth like a gushing choreographic stream.” - Dance Journal
Wil-O-Wisp
Premiere: 2018. Time: 25 minutes. Dancer: 5
Site specific work
Commission work by the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Music: live musicians Cory Neal, Daniel Belquer
Spring 101
Premiere: 2019. Time: 36 minutes. Dancers: 10
Music: Telemann, Stolzel, Purcell, Handel, Vivaldi, Sammartini, Bach, Cory Neale (Sound Design)
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Matthew Lewandowski II
A performance and exhibition project aims to capture the dancing body in the raw immediacy of structured improvisation. Responding to the ritual and mystery of Will-o'-the-Wisp, the work features a roving performance that winds through the Art Museum’s European Art Galleries.
Faith Project /The Door
Premiere: 2018. Time: 90 minutes. Dancers: 11
Thought Partner: Kimerer LaMothe
Multimedia Design: Jared Mezzocchi
Original Music & Sound Design: Cory Neale
Set Design: Sara Outing
Costume Design: Jill Peterson
Lighting Design: Alyssandra Docherty
“doesn't back away from tackling complex social themes...an ever expansive and inspired choreographic journey" - Dance Journal