Nguyễn Nguyên

Founding Artist 2012 -

Nguyễn Nguyên is a choreographer, dance filmmaker, and educator based in Los Angeles. Nguyên was born in Vietnam and came to the United States at the age of 7. His work has been presented throughout Los Angeles, the Guangdong and Beijing International Dance Festival in China, and the International Performance Arts Festival in Thailand. Nguyên is a founding member of Los Angeles Movement Arts, an interdisciplinary arts collective. Nguyên was a Regents Scholar at UCLA and graduated with a B.S. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and an MFA in Dance and Choreography at UCLA's Department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance. Nguyên was on faculty at Santa Monica College and Cal State LA. He has guest taught at UCLA, LMU, CSULB, RCC, University of Maryland, Montclair State University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and University of Iowa. He has worked with various artists including David Roussève, Cheng-Chieh Yu, Katsura Kan, Simone Forti, Taisha Paggett, Holly Johnston, Michael Sakamoto and Maria Gillespie. Nguyên is currently on faculty at RenArts Academy in Los Angeles and is a member of The Rock Collection