"Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey and special guest Kanon Sugino

In this episode of "Dance Talk” ® , host Joanne Carey interviews dancer and choreographer Kanon Sugino, who shares her journey from a young dancer in New York to a recipient of the Clive Barnes Award. Kanon discusses her experiences at LaGuardia High School, the challenges of company life, and the differences between modern and contemporary dance. She reflects on her cultural identity as a Japanese American dancer and how it influences her choreography. Kanon encourages artists to take up space and share their voices through art.

Kanon Sugino is a Japanese American dancer and choreographer born and raised in New York. She attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts and SUNY Purchase College, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance and a BA in Arts Management. 

Kanon has worked with Nimbus Dance, and is currently a company dancer with Doug Varone and Dancers and MICHIYAYA Dance. She has performed in works choreographed by Doug Varone, Bill T. Jones, Keerati Jinakunwiphat, Jie-Hung Connie Shiau, Norbert De La Cruz lll, Gregory Lau, Fredrick Earl Mosley, Peter Chu, Darrell Grand Moultrie, MICHIYAYA, Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, and more. 

As a choreographer, she has presented work at the We Belong Here: AAPI Festival, split bill performances at Arts On Site and the Triskelion Theater, and self-curated shows at the Puffin Room Art Gallery and the Triskelion Theater.

During her time at Purchase College, she took on the role of co-leader of the Conservatory of Dance’s Racial Equity Group, and was awarded the Distinguished Leadership Award for her work. Additionally, Kanon was named the Jadin Wong Fellow for Dance with Asian American Arts Alliance as well as an Honored Artist for Dance with the Clive Barnes Foundation in 2024. 

Kanon has taught at SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Dance, New York Theatre Ballet, and at Doug Varone and Dancer’s summer and winter intensives in addition to various colleges in the U.S. while on tour with the company.

Learn more about Kanon:

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