Kanon Sugino

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Kanon Sugino (she/her) is a Japanese American dancer and choreographer born and raised in New York.

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After attending Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School and graduating from SUNY Purchase’s Conservatory of Dance, she joined Nimbus Dance as a company dancer. She is now working with Doug Varone and Dancers and MICHIYAYA Dance.

Performance
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 As a choreographer, she has presented work at venues such as the Triskelion Theater, Arts On Site, and the Puffin Art Room Gallery. Kanon was named the Jadin Wong Fellow for Dance with Asian American Arts Alliance as well as an Honored Artist for Dance with the Clive Barnes Foundation in 2024.

Choreography

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Photo by Anéva Dubeaux