Rourou Ye (b. 1989, Wenzhou, China; lives in New York, USA) is an independent choreographer who works with movement, shadow puppetry, projection, and ordinary objects to devise performances that defy reality. She utilizes and crafts items from immediate surroundings to create the stage-set, background, and characters of her work. She is best known for creating illusional and transformative cinematic scenarios in live performances where she lives in, and dances through, to reveal urgent narratives that embrace vulnerability and conveys struggle. Rourou uses her work to open up interpersonal conversations because she believes shared vulnerability is the key to bring humanity closer.
Rourou holds an MFA in Dance from Sarah Lawrence College (2017) and a BFA in Choreography from Shanghai Theater Academy (2012). Her work has been presented by The New Museum of Contemporary Art , Movement Research, Center for Performance Research, Danspace Project, Gibney Dance, Bronx Academy of Dance and Art, Pepatian,Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation, Austin Dance Festival, Venice Art Factory( Italy), Elektron Art (Estonia), among others.
Upcoming events:
Fri July 16 & Sat July 17 - Culminating Residency Showing @ BAAD!