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A student raising his hand to answer a question posed by the teacher in a Gifted Education Programme (GEP) class at St. Hilda's Primary School on 28 Aug, 2024.
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The tribute was among a series that was part of a week-long festival called 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, an event founded by arts advocate Phil Chan.
Goh grew up in Singapore, but took his talents across the world in the 1970s.
In the US, he served as resident choreographer for the Washington Ballet for nearly a decade. He is credited with being the first Asian choreographer to gain international recognition.
He contributed works to the American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera, Royal Danish Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Boston Ballet, among many other companies around the world.
Goh received the Cultural Medallion, Singapore’s highest arts accolade, in 1986. The award honours local arts practitioners whose artistic excellence, contribution and commitment have enriched and distinguished Singapore’s arts and culture scene, according to the National Arts Council.
ate Singaporean ballet choreographer Goh Choo San was honoured at a dazzling recital in the United States on Friday (Jun 21).
During the one-night-only tribute with a special focus on Goh, dancers performed his piece “Momentum” at the Kennedy Center in US capital Washington DC – the first on a major US stage.
The tribute was among a series that was part of a week-long festival called 10,000 Dreams: A Celebration of Asian Choreography, an event founded by arts advocate Phil Chan.
Goh grew up in Singapore, but took his talents across the world in the 1970s.
In the US, he served as resident choreographer for the Washington Ballet for nearly a decade. He is credited with being the first Asian choreographer to gain international recognition.
He contributed works to the American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera, Royal Danish Ballet, Houston Ballet, and Boston Ballet, among many other companies around the world.
Goh received the Cultural Medallion, Singapore’s highest arts accolade, in 1986. The award honours local arts practitioners whose artistic excellence, contribution and commitment have enriched and distinguished Singapore’s arts and culture scene, according to the National Arts Council.
