Ming-Lung Yang

A member of the School of Dance faculty since 2013, Ming-Lung Yang appreciates that learning is a personal journey. He believes that we each have strengths and weaknesses, and no two people process information in the same way and is interested in helping students to learn from the act of doing, not from observation alone.

As a teacher of composition, Yang shares his appetite for experimentation with his students. Yang's goal is to create a nurturing environment where students feel safe to challenge themselves and take risks. He encourages them to push the boundaries of their imagination in search of their individual voices with an entrepreneurial mindset. Yang applauds his students' successes and helps them see what can be learned from their mistakes. 

Credentials

• Faculty member, American Dance Festival, 2000-13
• Assistant Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts, 2010-12
• Visiting Associate Professor, The Ohio State University, 2006-10
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts, 2008
• Adjunct Faculty, Hollins University/ADF MFA Program, 2006-07
• Visiting Professor, Korean National University of Arts, 2005-06
• Assistant Professor, Taipei National University of the Arts, 1999-2004

Career Highlights

• Collaboration with composer Tan Dun (Grammy, Academy, BAFTA and Grawemeyer award-winning composer), National Theatre, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015
• Aristic Director, Dance Forum Tapei, 2002-05
• Assistant Aristic Director, Dance Forum Tapei, 2001-02
• Resident Choreographer, Dance Forum Tapei, 1999-2001
• Member of Trisha Brown Dance Company, New York, 1994-99

Awards, Recognitions and Honors

• Taishin Arts Award; Top Ten Performances of the Year; Feng Yun, 2011, and Whitewater Sky, 2005
• Taishin Arts Award; Top Nine Performances of the Year; Eastern Current and Spiderina, 2003  
• Full Year Grant for Outstanding Artist Living Abroad, Taiwan Council for Cultural Affairs, 1994
• Full Merit Scholarship Bates Dance Festival, American College Dance Festival Association, 2003
• Full Tuition Scholarship, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1990-93