AN AWKWARD FILM by Albert Normandin
Juolin Lee, a Taiwanese-Canadian contemporary dance artist, based in Vancouver, Canada, on the traditional territory of the Coast Salish people.
Juolin’s upcoming performances:
Pop Up Dances
Presented by New Works Dance and Vancouver Public Library (VPL) A guided performance featuring 5 groups of artists dancing in different locations in VPL
The Aisle of Magazines Across Time: sight specific solo by Juolin Lee (2nd stop on the performance tour at the 5th floor of VPL)
Performances: Sept 18th 12pm & 2pm 4pm, Sept 19th 1pm & 2:30pm & 4pm
Location: Vancouver Public Library (start on the North Plaza at the Georgia Street Promenade entrance)
A dance that takes place in the aisles of a magazine archive, with publications dating from the 1930s to the early 2000s, mostly focused on business, news, and general interests. Humans define time as a linear, forward-moving motion, yet we are not always present with what is unfolding in front of us. Each year, each day, and each moment is a celebration and a mourning for the never return.
Burn Blue
A part of 2026 Vancouver Fringe Festival
Created and produced by Kelsi Jame and Jill Goranson
Performances: Sep 10th 6:50pm, Sept 12th 8:20pm, Sept 16th 5pm, Sept 17th 10:05pm, Sept 18th 6:25pm, Sept 19th 3:25pm
Performers and collaborators: Kelsi James, Jill Goranson, Juolin Lee, Banafshe Salehi, Sarv Star, Cecilia Vadala
Location: Waterfront Theatre
Burn Blue is a devised, interdisciplinary show about the ocean, Vancouver stream restoration, and the politicization of water. Created by a group of friends working across the mediums of theatre, dance, music, design, and comedy.
Photo Credit: Sophia Wolfe, Ziyian Kwan, Chris Randle, Kimberly Ho, Sarah WongJuolin Lee
Juolin Lee is a Taiwanese-Canadian dance artist who is fascinated by the transformative power of the arts. She feels fortunate to live on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Juolin’s understandings of dance were influenced by her training in Modus Operandi, and further expended by her engagement with artists and companies she greatly admirers in the Vancouver dance community, such as The Biting School, Hong Kong Exile, Co.Erasga, Odd Meridian Arts, and Battery Opera. Juolin seeks to connect to her surrounding environment, both the living and nonliving matter she shares space with. She draws inspiration from the everyday life, the physical space she inhabits and the stories and myths she grew up with. Through openness and curiosity, Juolin wishes to continuously unpack her idea of self and her relationship with the world.
李若麟（Juolin Lee）台裔加拿大舞者。2021從溫哥華職業舞蹈團（Modus Operandi）四年課程畢業。
初始創作靈感源自日常的小家電。她將這些沒有生命的物件視為創作夥伴，與它們共同編織故事，並在擬人化的互動中尋求更深層的關係。她曾分別在《Juolin and the Toaster》、《Luna》舞作中與小烤箱和大同電鍋共舞，深入探索人與這些生活用品之間的連結、依賴與想像。
過去五年，若麟積極與溫哥華指標性的編舞家、舞團及表演團隊合作，不斷打破創作邊界。合作對象涵蓋 The Biting School、Hong Kong Exile、Co.Erasga、Odd Meridian Arts 及 Battery Opera 等知名團隊。
她的靈感來自生活、空間體驗，以及伴隨成長的故事與神話，從創作中探索自我與周遭人事物的連結。對她而言，舞蹈是與世界連結的窗口，透過肢體與想像力，將難以言喻的情緒及抽象幻象具象化。
能將最熱愛的藝術轉化為終身事業，讓他感到非常幸福。