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Cynthia Ling Lee.

Questions of Practice: Cynthia Ling Lee, Choreographer and Dance Scholar

Questions of Practice: Cynthia Ling Lee, Choreographer and Dance Scholar

Cynthia Ling Lee, choreographer. Filmed at The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage on March 7, 2013.

Cynthia Ling Lee is a contemporary choreographer who draws on both postmodern and North Indian classical kathak training in her dance making. When she was last at the Center, we asked her how she thinks about the relationship between innovation and preservation. She surprised us with her answer.