World Premiere of YY Dance Company's ELSEWHERE Comes to the 92NY Harkness Dance Center

Women Move the World, the Harkness Mainstage Series 2025/26 season will continue with YY Dance Company and the world premiere of Elsewhere. The final chapter in a trilogy exploring identity and the meaning of existence, this new work blends Chinese classical and folk dance with contemporary forms and the layered influences of the immigrant experience, delving into a range of themes, including sensibility, strength and the complexity of emotional experiences. Performances are on October 17 and 18 at 7 pm in Buttenwieser Hall at the Arnhold Center.

"By moving with intention, clarity and honesty, and performing with commitment, you convey feelings beyond words." - Yue Yin

Choreographer Yue Yin - YY Dance Company founder - has a long-running connection to 92NY. A former Harkness Artist in Residence, Mainstage artist, Harkness faculty member, and DEL facilitator, she created work at 92NY during the pandemic and has continued to grow as a visionary choreographer and educator. With Elsewhere, she returns to a place that helped shape her path joining 92NY to be part of Women Move the World, a season devoted entirely to work created and choreographed by women.

Yue Yin is a choreographer, founder and artistic director of YY Dance Company and the creator of FoCo Technique. She began her training in Chinese classical and folk dance in Shanghai, China at the prestigious Shanghai Dance Academy and completed her MFA in dance at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 2008. In 2018, Yin founded YYDC, a non-profit contemporary dance company dedicated to the teaching, production and performance of her original choreographic work. The company has international tour credits to Italy, Germany, Serbia and China. Yin is the creator of her signature FoCo Technique which is a unique contemporary form of dance movement rooted in Chinese classical and folk dance melded with the complexity and diverse influences of the immigrant experience. Overall the form grows from Yin's own blended international background and a deep appreciation for precision, contrast, fluidity and musicality.