Choreography

Photo by Jingzi Zhao

A visionary in the world of dance, Li’s award-winning choreography resonates with audiences and adds significant value to the field.

His commitment to excellence and innovation propels dance’s evolution within our global network.

Li’s experience as an immigrant has propelled him to face the unknown and his own fears, resulting in a strong and meaningful passion for choreography that pushes boundaries and explores what’s possible beyond traditionally accepted standards.

A still from Ye's choreography

Photo by Jingzi Zhao, courtesy of OBT2

Li's "The Daylight Within" won 2nd place at the 2022 Palm Desert Choreography Festival.

Li's "The Daylight Within" won 2nd place at the 2022 Palm Desert Choreography Festival.

Li values being an integral part of the cultural community here in the Pacific Northwest and aims to inspire perseverance with his work, helping people feel a sense of individual responsibility to take their lives seriously, seek out their own goodness and purpose, and ultimately contribute to a more peaceful and harmonious society. 

A still from Ye's choreography

Photo by Jingzi Zhao, courtesy of OBT2

"For me, choreography is the language of life. Translating simple, human gesture into an expression of dance in its truest, most elegant and meaningful form is my guiding force."

- Ye Li

Works

  • The 61st Second

    9’ | 2023 | Music by Ezio Bosso | Performed by Hong Kong Ballet

  • Player

    17’ | 2023 | Music by Olafur Arnalds, Ezio Bosso, and Anne Sophie Versnaeyen

  • The Daylight Within

    Trio (6.5’) | 2022 | Music by Max Richter

    2nd Place - 2022 Palm Desert Choreography Festival

  • The Part That is Missing

    15’ | 2022 | Music by Ezio Bosso

    Finalist - 2022 Palm Desert Choreography Festival

  • The Things That Remain

    17’ | 2022 | Music by David Lang, Ezio Bosso, & Kong Kie Njo

  • Tomorrow

    3’43” | 2020 | Music by Njo Kong Kie & performed by the Day Off trio

  • You Will Return

    Pas de deux (4’50”) | 2016, revised 2019 | Music by David Lang

    2nd place - 2019 Palm Desert Choreography Festival

    The Achievement Exhibition of the 12th “TaoLi Cup” - 2019 National Dancing Education Performance of China

  • The Nutcracker

    2 hours (with intermission) | 2018 | Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Co-choreographed with Xuan Cheng, after Marius Petipa & Lev Ivanov

  • Black & White

    24’ | 2017 | Music by David Lang, ERA, Samuel Barber, Ezio Bosso, Raúl Gómez-Rojas, & Ye Li

  • The One

    25’ | 2016 | Music by David Saffert, Diana Boncheva, Koji Kondo, & David Lang

  • Yellow River

    Second movement pas de deux (4’30”) & third movement (6’51”) | 2015 | Music by Xian Xinghai, arr. by Yin Chengzong and Chu Wanghua