Background
Wong, Yen Lu was born on March 27, 1942 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. Arrived in United States, 1958. Daughter of Tsinforn Charles and Chun May (Wei) Wong.
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Yen Lu Wong
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Bachelor of Science, Tufts University, 1962. Master of Arts, University Kansas, 1972. Student, Martha Graham School, 1961—1963.
Career
Founder with Herbet Shore TNR, The New Repertory, Los Angeles, since 1972, director. Visiting professor division drama School Cinema-television, University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1980. Editorial consultant Journal Congress Research in Dance, since 1977.
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Membership
Member dance panel National Endownment Arts, 1980—1983. Panelist consultant National Endowment Humanities, 1977—1979. Fellow National Endowment Arts, 1980—1981, 1984, Rockefeller Foundation, 1979, University California Regents Creative Arts, 1976, National Endowment Humanities, 1974—1975, Martha Graham School Contemporary Dance, deRothschild, 1962—1964.
Member of California Dance Educators Association (president 1978-1979), Conseil International de la Danse (founding. Executive board American branch 1979).
Connections
Married Herbert Shore. Children: Pia Ilyen, Maya Iming Wong.
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