Chaery Moon

Chaery Moon embarked on her dance journey with the Korean National Ballet and the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts, earning early recognition by winning the Tanzolymp in Berlin. She obtained her BFA at The Juilliard School and later joined the Ballet de l’Opéra de Lyon in France, where she expanded her repertoire across diverse dance forms and cultures.

Upon returning to the U.S., Moon pursued an MFA in Dance from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Since then, she has been creating works that merge physical movement with the intricacies of human experience through collaborative processes with artists from various genres. She is a certified Cunningham Technique® instructor and actively participates in projects affiliated with the Merce Cunningham Trust, transcending Merce’s legacy.

In 2017, Moon founded Chaery Moon Dance (CMD), where she creates works for stage, film, and site-specific performances. Her creations have garnered recognition and support from NYFA, the Korean government, the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Downtown Brooklyn, and the Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation. Her leadership in collaborative projects has been featured in The New York Times, Baryshnikov Arts, Schön! Magazine and Vogue Hong Kong. Moon’s writing has also been published in Dance and People and Dance magazines in South Korea. (www.chaerymoon.com)