Today we talk to Brian Carey Chung about the changing culture of ballet. We hear about some of his experiences, both as a dancer and choreographer, and discuss some of the deeper themes of dance and art.

Brian Carey Chung has been a company member with LINES Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Ballet Hispanico of NY, and Armitage Gone! Dance, where he was a principal dancer, rehearsal director and assistant choreographer to Karole Armitage. He has taught on the faculties of LINES Ballet at SF Dance Center, Peridance Capezio Center, Broadway Dance Center, and Joffrey Ballet School. He was also an Assistant Professor of Ballet at Northern Illinois University and has guest lectured and taught master classes internationally at NYU TISCH, Stanford University, University of Hawaii, and University of Arizona. Brian is currently the resident choreographer at Dance Alive National Ballet in Gainesville, FL.