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Ling Tang

Birth Place: China

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Ling Tang is a New York City based dancer, educator, and consultant.

With professional trainings in traditional Chinese and contemporary dance styles, Ling has performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Harman Center for the Arts, Smithsonian institutes, among other venues and festivals.

As an educator, Ling currently teaches through Young Audiences New York and Flushing Council on Culture & Arts, specialized in offering Chinese dance and cultural workshops for K-12 schools, colleges, and community centers. Her teaching credits also include Dance St. Louis' Shanghai Ballet Residency, China Institute, New York University, SUNY Purchase College, Washington Performing Arts, etc. She has choreographed for President Obama's Inaugural Parade in 2013 and Drama League produced play F.O.B (David Henry Hwang) in 2018.

As a consultant, Ling held the positions as a program officer at the Asian Cultural Council and an intern at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. She has consulted and managed various cultural exchange projects for Smithsonian Folklife Festival, National Dance Institute, Guangdong Dance Festival, etc. Dance/USA Journal and Dancer Magazine have published her research papers.

Ling holds an M.A. in arts administration from Columbia University, and a B.A. in dance and intercultural performing arts from the University of Maryland-College Park, and a teaching artist certificate from Teachers College Columbia University.

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World Premiere Of New Documentary O PIONEER To Screen At California's Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival


O PIONEER, the latest feature documentary from filmmaking team Clara Lehmann & Jonathan Lacocque (Born in a Ballroom) will receive its World Premiere at next month's Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in San Jose, California.

Flushing Town Hall Will Present 7th Annual Diwali Festival


This November 6, Flushing Town Hall will celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights, with a socially distanced festival of music, dance, traditional foods, and family-friendly activities. And this year, for the first time, the cultural venue is holding a Rangoli Design competition - with the winners' artwork being prominently displayed for all to see!

Flushing Town Hall Celebrates the Year of the Ox with the Annual Chinese Temple Bazaar


Flushing Town Hall will celebrate the Year of the Ox with Flushing Town Hall’s Chinese Temple Bazaar, held virtually for the first time and streaming via YouTube on Sunday, February 14 at 2:00 PM (ET). 

Flushing Town Hall Goes Back To School With Global Arts For Global Kids - At Home!


As teachers, families, and 'pods' throughout New York City and across the country settle into this new semester of homeschooling and remote instruction, Flushing Town Hall launches new Global Arts for Global Kids content through its FTH at Home! virtual programming initiative.

Flushing Town Hall Opens Registration For its Virtual World Dance Camp This Summer


Flushing Town Hall Education, long-beloved by school partners and families in the community, will run a Virtual World Dance Camp this summer that is open to all (no prior dance experience needed!).

Flushing Town Hall Presents Its First-Ever: STEP UP SOIREE - A VIRTUAL GALA


The doors may be closed (for now!) but the world is still open at Flushing Town Hall. On Saturday, June 27, the cultural gem will host the Step Up Soirée - A Virtual Gala, to raise funds while engaging and entertaining audiences - all from the comfort of their homes.

Flushing Town Hall Announces Lineup of Free, Virtual Programming For May


As arts presenters citywide have temporarily closed their doors due to COVID-19, Flushing Town Hall has gone virtual, engaging audiences online through its free series, FTH at Home!, which successfully launched in April and continues with an all-new lineup in May.

Flushing Town Hall to Present Global Arts for Global Kids Benefit


Flushing Town Hall will present its first-ever Global Arts for Global Kids benefit to support the venue's family and public programming on Saturday, December 14. The afternoon event will feature showcases celebrating the rich diversity of global programming that entertains tens of thousands of youth each year.

Flushing Town Hall Heats Up This Fall, Today Launching A New Season Of Global Music, Dance, And Art


Flushing Town Hall today launched its new fall season as the global arts venue begins to present over 30 programs to entertain audiences of all ages and backgrounds this September through December. From a Diwali dance party to a marionette Nutcracker traveling all the way from Austria, there will be something for everyone to celebrate this season, including Flushing Town Hall's first-ever presentation of six NEA Jazz Masters together on stage for a once-in-a-lifetime concert.

BMI Continues It's Support Of The Acclaimed Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab


Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), is proud to continue its support of the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab for more than two decades. The Lab returns to the Skywalker Sound legendary facilities for the seventh year from July 9-22. This year's international group of fellows include Ho-Ling Tan, Jorge Aragon, Brito Gene Back, Ghiya Rushidat, Aska Matsuyami, Ozie Cargile, Sara Broshofske and Emily Rice, who represent a variety of countries from Cuba, Hong Kong, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the U.S.A.

Sundance Institute, Skywalker Sound Announce Composers and Directors For 2019 Film Music And Sound Design Lab


Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound today announced the composers and directors selected for the Sundance Institute Film Music and Sound Design Lab, which returns to the legendary Skywalker Sound Facilities for the seventh year.

Flushing Town Hall Will Present CHANGES, An Experimental And Immersive Performance By Ba Ban Chinese Music Society Of New York


On Saturday, May 18, Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York will celebrate Asian American Heritage Month at Flushing Town Hall with Changes, an immersive music and dance performance that explores the relationship between people, community, and nature.

SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne April 2019


Award-winning author and playwright Michelle Law's sassy, fierce and and very funny incisive new comedy, Single Asian Female, will have its Melbourne premiere at Arts Centre's Melbourne's Fairfax Studio from 3 - 21 April, 2019.

BWW REVIEW: Family, Fitting In and Fighting Against A Society That Sees Married White Men As The Pinnacle Is Examined In SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE


Michelle Law's SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE finally puts an underrepresented portion of society on the Australian stage with a witty presentation of the challenges faced by the non-white population and women in general. 

Drama League's 'DirectorFest' Kicks Off Today


The Drama League announced today the expansion of their annual event, DirectorFest, into a multi-week, city-wide festival focusing on the art of contemporary stage directing.

Judith Light Officially Opens The Drama League's DIRECTORFEST Tomorrow


The Drama League officially launches DirectorFest tomorrow, a city-wide festival focusing on the art and future of contemporary American stage directing, at various locations around NYC: The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (18 Bleecker Street), The Drama League Theater Center (32 Avenue of the Americas), and The Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street) from January 13-22, 2018. Festival details, tickets and additional information are now available at www.directorfest.org, or by calling (212) 244-9494.

Meet The Casts of STORM STILL and F.O.B. at DIRECTORFEST


Meet the casts of Storm Still by Gabriella Reisman, and F.O.B. by David Henry Hwang, both part of the newly reimagined Drama League annual event DirectorFest, a multi-week, city-wide festival focusing on the art and future of contemporary American stage directing at various locations around NYC: The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (18 Bleecker Street), The Drama League Theater Center (32 Avenue of the Americas), and The Drama Book Shop (250 West 40th Street) from January 13-22, 2018. Festival details, tickets and additional information are now available at www.directorfest.org, or by calling (212) 244-9494.

Jenn Colella, Jenna Leigh Green, and More Make Up Cast of Drama League's DIRECTORFEST


The Drama League (Executive Artistic Director Gabriel Stelian-Shanks) has announced full casting for the newly reimagined annual event DirectorFest, a multi-week, city-wide festival focusing on the art and future of contemporary American stage directing at various locations around NYC: The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture (18 Bleecker Street), The Drama League Theater Center (32 Avenue of the Americas), and The Drama Book Shop (250 West 40thStreet) from January 13-22, 2018. Festival details, tickets and additional information are now available at www.directorfest.org, or by calling (212) 244-9494.

Jenn Colella-Led GROUP, Plays by David Henry Hwang, Enda Walsh and More Set for Drama League's 'DirectorFest'


The Drama League announced today the expansion of their annual event, DirectorFest, into a multi-week, city-wide festival focusing on the art of contemporary stage directing.

BWW REVIEW: Corporate Struggles, Prejudice, and Privilege And Ultimately Friendship Come Together In RICE


Exploring entitlement, prejudice and connection, RICE gives a voice to a sector of Australian society too often omitted from our stages.

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