Gin Dance

Arts Matters

shuchen — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:42:06 +0000

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” — Thomas Merton ‪

‘Unchain’ Choreographed and Performed by Shu-Chen Cuff. Photo by Ruth Judson

Artists-In-Resdience Showcase

shuchen — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 16:14:44 +0000

Bravo dancers!! Amazing performance last night!!! Congratulations!!!

We had a wonderful time performing at BalletNova Center For Dance’s Artists-In-Residence Showcase last night!! We brought ‘Unchain,’ ‘Just One,’ and ‘Motion in String’ to the evening. Great thanks to BalletNova for making this event possible and to all those who came to the performance.

The Amazing 2014 Remembrance Cabaret

shuchen — Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:11:09 +0000

Thank you for having us at The 2014 Remembrance Cabaret… It was such a fun and electric night! The Producers, The Dillard’s Sister Ashley and Phoebe, brought in so many talented artists and companies to participate this special event. I was thrilled to be part of it and performed the solo work ‘Unchain’. It’s good to see everyone!! Great job!!

Always a pleasure seeing The Samaha’s family!

The Lovely Mrs. Samaha

The Amazing and Beautiful Dillard Sisters, Ashely and Phoebe

My Student Samara

The Wonderful Posbic’s Family

The Energetic and Humorous Hosts

Final Bow

LADV (Life After Domestic Violence)’s Gala and Fashion Show, “Phoenix Rising”

shuchen — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 16:20:44 +0000

What a beautiful event at the LADV (Life After Domestic Violence)’s Gala and Fashion Show, “Phoenix Rising” this past Friday, April 25! The event was held at TriVision Studio. The event setting was modern, trendy, and elegant. The Gala performance started at 7:40 pm with a welcome note from the emcee and then opened the show with my solo work ‘Unchain’. The program also included belly dancing by Um-Neeya Dance Company and hip hop by ONE UNIT. The energy was running high. The show closed with GDC’s ‘The Core’. After the performance, the fashion show started with Apoorva McIntosh’s latex collection – Phoenix Rising. Apoorva is a talented, accomplished and award winning Fashion Designer who is also the Founder of the LADV Foundation. Her designs were fun and chic. At the end, Apoorva shared her very personal experiences in sexual and domestic abuse and how she decided to form the organization so she can reach out to many and help create awareness of the domestic abuse epidemic in society and help survivors of domestic abuse. We are truly grateful for Apoorva McIntosh for having us. It was a privilege to be a part of it. Also, great thanks to Abla Doku with Eventstagers for organizing such a great party and TriVision Studio for the beautiful space.

‘An Afternoon with Gin’ INTERSECTS DC

shuchen — Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:56:31 +0000

March 8, 2014, a very special day for all of us at Gin Dance Company… We presented ‘An Afternoon With Gin’ at the 2014 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival at the Atlas Performing Arts Center – Lang Theater. We performed a full program including ‘Unchain’, ‘Dear Mr. Cooper’, ‘The Core’, and our newest work ‘The Teller’. During the performance, we gave away two door prizes. Big congrats to our winners Jack Grant and Amanda Blythe.

The event was a great success! There are so many people to recognize & thank for their help in making it all possible… First, we’d like to express our great appreciation to the event Artistic Director Mary Hall and her team for making the Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival such a wonderful experience for us and bringing together artists from around the Metro DC Area. We’d also like to send a big thank you to our beautiful dancers for their stunning performances, our GDC Board of Directors for their dedication and support, and mostly to our amazing Executive Director Gary Cuff. Of course, we never forget our awesome fans/audience… We truly are so thankful for those who came out and shared the afternoon with us!! You made us feel so special. Thank you!!! You’re why we do what we do!

Atlas INTERSECTIONS Opening Night Party

shuchen — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:16:20 +0000

What a fun party at Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival Opening Night Party last night!! With Little Red and the Renegades, a xydeco-steel drum fusion band, performing at the Kogod Lobby. It lighted up the party and ran the energy high. We are so excited for our performance at this fantastic festival which directed by Festival Artistic Director Mary Hall Surface. Come join Gin Dance Company’s ‘An Afternoon with Gin’ at the Atlas Performing Center at 1 pm on March 8!!

Get Tickets: https://atlasarts.secure.force.com/ticket/#details_a0Si000

GDC Ringing the New Year!

shuchen — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:53:05 +0000

We are proud to be a featured performer at the 2014 Atlas INTERSECTIONS Festival. This year, the festival will spotlight more than 800 established and emerging artists in 125 performances of music, dance, theater and spoken word over three weekends, from Feb. 23 to March 10. GDC will be presenting ‘An Afternoon With Gin’ at 1 pm on Saturday, March 8. It will be a full afternoon production featuring the Company’s newest works including ‘The Teller’ and ‘UnChain‘ along side award nominated pieces ‘The Core’ and ‘Dear Mr. Cooper’. It will be a wonderful afternoon of dance.

When:
1:00 pm, March 8, 2014

Where:

Atlas Performing Arts Center – Land Theater

1333 H Street NE

Washington, DC 20002
Tickets: Click here

‘Unchain’ on Youtube!

shuchen — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 15:23:01 +0000

The work ‘Unchain’ – a breaking away and release of the past. Something we all must struggle to do at different points in our lives – that I choreographed and performed was premiered at the CenterStage in Reston on September 14 this year. The excerpt video is now on Youtube. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j66Om4vLbdE&feature=share&list=UUm4IqclvjwQvIJJ3NAJwXrQ

Photo by Lindsay Benson Garrett

Dance Has Always Been My Silent Partner

shuchen — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:35:37 +0000

“Dance has always been my silent partner. We communicate each day and, like every relationship, sometimes struggle to understand each other.” — Wendy Whelan

Unchain Choreographed by Shu-Chen Cuff

Unchain

shuchen — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 14:24:43 +0000

I’ve been working on a new work called ‘Unchain’. I’ll be performing as a solo at Gin Dance Company’s ‘A Night With Gin’ at the CenterStage on September 14. The meaning behind this piece is a breaking away and releasing of the past, something we all must struggle to do at different points in our lives. I look forward to sharing this work with the audience. Hope to see you there!

Get Tickets: https://gindance.com/events/

Photo by Ruth Judson