BA (Dance), University Of Calgary
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Giselle Liu is associate director of Method Dance Society ,a non-profit Contemporary Performing Arts organization in Prince George, BC, and an interdisciplinary choreographer with a career spanning over two decades. Her work has taken her across the globe, including Hong Kong, China, the UK, and Europe, where she has developed a unique approach to the meeting points of movement, light, and perception.
Liu’s practice is deeply rooted in the exploration of human experiences and sense-ability. She collaborates across disciplines, blending dance, design, and interdisciplinary arts to create immersive experiences that explore the interconnections of self and Other. She shapes her perspective of movement in relation to spatiality, moving images, experimental re-documentation, and waves. This interdisciplinary approach has allowed her to develop a distinct choreographic language, emphasizing the multidimensional nature and interconnected relationships within the visible and the visibly hidden.
Giselle Liu was honored to receive the Explore and Create – Research and Creation grant from the Canada Council for the Arts in 2024, and the Individual Arts Award in 2022 and the Scholarship Award in 2021, from the BC Arts Council. Her formal education includes an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Simon Fraser University, and a BA in Dance from the University of Calgary.
Liu spent 11 years abroad, during which she closely collaborated with the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, working on a variety of projects that ranged from intimate community engagements to large-scale productions involving up to 400 participants. Upon returning to British Columbia as a freelance artist, she began working with the Method Dance Society, and collaborates on projects with artists in both urban and rural communities.
Through her work, she continues to push the boundaries of contemporary dance and interdisciplinary arts, creating spaces for dialogue, collaboration, and transformation within the arts community.
“Dance to live. Live to inspire.”
Giselle Liu