Shannon Yu is a dancer-choreographer, multi-disciplinary artist, and queer creator. Sha streamlines Hip Hop, Contemporary dance, and Wing Tsun Martial Arts with video projection and sound design, portraying connections between immigration and geometry. Shannon holds an MFA in Performance and Performance Studies from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from National Taiwan University.

In 2021, Shannon founded multimedia dance company SHA Creative Outlet in Brooklyn, New York, and continues to create and perform in Lenapehoking land. Sha has shown work at Movement Research at Judson Church, Triskelion Arts, Abrons Art Center, National Sawdust, The Landmark Loew’s Theater, and has been awarded residencies with Dance in Bushwick, Chen Dance Center, New Dance Alliance, and The Center at West Park.

Shannon has been in festivals such as Performance Mix Festival, the Evolution Festival, YES! Dance Festival, Your Moves Dance Festival, Queer Mvmnt Festival, Inter-Grant Festival and WOW Festival. Shannon had had the honor to work with artists such as Bill T. Jones, Lisa Fagan, marion spencer, Jesca Prudencio, Nic Billy, Lupe Fiasco, Beccs Music, and Ehiorobo.

Shannon was named 2023 Asian American Arts Alliance’s Jadin Wong Fellow for Dance, and 2024 Bandung Fellow for Black and Asian solidarity by Asian American Arts Alliance and Museum of Contemporary Diaspora Art.

Website: shannonyu.smugmug.com/Movement-SHAcreativeoutlet

Instagram: @shacreativeoutlet