Lizzy Tan is a dance artist, movement director and critic based in London.
Her creative practice centres on the philosophy of image and representations of the femme performing body. Lizzy's dance projects incorporate dance, installation and livestream, including working with ‘found material’ online and in personal archives. Her solo and collaborative works have been performed in the US, UK and Europe at The Place's Resolution Festival, Assembly Festival at the Edinburgh Fringe, London's VAULT Festival, Camden People's Theatre's 'Calm Down, Dear' Festival, SUB TEI Berlin, Altes Finanzamt, Cohen New Works Festival and Dance Source Houston's 'Mind the Gap.'
As a performer, Lizzy has danced works by Ania Catherine and Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Charles O. Anderson, EG Gionfriddo, Courtney Mazeika, Gregory Dolbashian, Andrea Beckham, Yacov Sharir, Ananya Chatterjea, Dr. Lorenzo 'Rennie' Harris, Kira Blazek and Oluwaseun Olayiwola.
Lizzy received her BFA in Dance and BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. She holds an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She writes dance and theatre criticism for Everything Theatre, Dance Art Journal, Croydonwrites and London Theatre Review.
PROFILES
Springback Academy: Meet the Springback Academy 2026
Performistanbul: Project-Based Artists - Lizzy Tan
Art, Change & Radical Care Symposium: Intercultural Roots' Ripples Project - Alex Boyd and Lizzy Tan
Dance Source Houston: MTG 17 Choreographer Conversations with Lizzy Tan
The Dance Dish: Dance Source Houston Announces Fall 2020 Dance Ambassadors
Intercultural Roots: 7 'Initiating Artists' Based Across Continental Timezones
Cohen New Works Festival: Project Spotlight: HOLLOW
TEACHING
London Performance Studios: ‘Devising Work Demonstration’ Horizontal Practices
Intercultural Roots: Health and WELLth Festival Working Group 5 (Dance): Choreographies of 'Being With'
Intercultural Roots: Object and Scene: Repetitions and Variations with Vinicius Torres Machado & Lizzy Tan
DANCE APPEARANCES
Julia Testas and dancers: ‘This is Not Patriarchy’ at Omnibus Theatre
Dawn Woolley and Miriam Levy: ‘Rebel Selves’, with support from Arts Council England, Leeds Arts University and Castlefield Gallery.
Chisenhale Dance Space: ‘Making Sh*t Happen' performance commission at Ugly Duck
Resolution Festival: Aimee Ruhinda, Emma Skyum and Lizzy Tan
Assembly Festival: 'For you: wicked' at Assembly Festival 2023
Packed Lunch Productions: Fimbo Butures at 'Pose! Reclaiming the Nude
Dance Art Journal: Fimbo Butures at The Gala by dance art journal
Dance Art Journal: What to see at Resolution Festival 2023 at the Place
Resolution Festival: Fimbo Butures, Hannah Ekholm & harrynsmithy
VAULT Festival: 'For you: wicked' at VAULT Festival 2023
CPT Calm Down, Dear Festival: WIP It Real Good Night #1
The Dance Dish: Dance Source Presents Mind The Gap 17 – Virtual Edition
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