Exploring the Identity of Professional Dancer

KELVIN VU is a freelance dancer in Tel Aviv and former dancer in the Batsheva Youth Ensemble. With experience both dancing in a full-time company and doing project-based work, he has a wide lens on what professionalism in dance can be. His responses are part of a larger series dissecting what […]

February 22, 2018  |  Read Article

In the Middle?

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY KELVIN VU I thought I was too experienced to have […]

August 6, 2015  |  Read Article

Kelvin Vu’s Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. Kelvin Vu: I’m 25 and I’m currently a dancer with the Batsheva Ensemble in Tel Aviv, Israel. I started dancing when I was 18 and […]

June 23, 2014  |  Read Article