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Lizzy Tan is a dance artist, movement director and critic based in London. Her creative practice centres on the philosophy of image and representations of the femme performing body, drawing upon queer and feminist literatures, art history and philosophy. Her solo and collaborative projects incorporate contemporary dance, performance art, installation and digital technologies, often working with ‘found material’ from online and personal archives. Lizzy’s work has been presented in the UK, US and Germany.
Alongside her dance writing, Lizzy works in international climate policy. She holds a BFA in Dance and BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and an MSc in Local Economic Development from the LSE. Lizzy writes reviews and features for Dance Art Journal, Everything Theatre, Moving Discourse and London Theatre Review.
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