“Star on the Rise: La Bayadere Reimagined!” (2024)
Staging and additional choreography (with Doug Fullington)
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Ludwig Minkus
Costumes: Camille Daering
Orchestration: Larry Moore
World Premiere: March 29, 2024, Indiana University
“Exquisite Corpse” (2023)
Choreography: Phil Chan
Music: Michael Nyman, Gabriel Prokofiev, 張露
Costumes: X Chang
World Premiere: March 16, 2023, Dancing Moons Festival 2023, Oakland Ballet
“The remainder of this program serves a smorgasbord of dance bites ranging from the dead serious to the sassy, and the tastiest bits are all by Phil Chan…highlighting how delightfully he brings out the bravura capabilities of the Oakland dancers.” - SF Chronicle
“Amber Waves” (2022)
Choreography: Phil Chan
Music: Huang Ruo, commissioned by Min Huang
Costumes: Chris Dunn, Jason Hadley
World Premiere: March 24, 2022, Dancing Moons Festival 2022, Oakland Ballet
Ballet West Premiere: June 5, 2024
“Chan’s poetic choreography lines up elegantly with the juxtaposition: an uncertain and prolonged winter many immigrants know all too well, who know keenly that not everyone will welcome them or even offer a modicum of respect, and then the promise of spring, when opportunities blossom anew for immigrants to thrive in America. In the closing moments of the six-minute duet, the counterpoint struck me vividly and I choked up momentarily, recalling the disturbing volume of anti-immigrant media I had read earlier that day. Amber Waves proves that the power of dance and music, when united, should never be underestimated.” - The Utah Review (photo by Beau Pearson)
“Ballet des Porcelaines” (2021)
Choreography
Music: Grandval
Additional Music: Sugar Vendil
Costumes: Harriet Jung
Libretto: Comte de Caylus
Original Premiere: 1739
World Premiere: March 24, 2022, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
“A clever postmodern take on a real and very racist ballet from 1739” - SF Chronicle