about
we are chromic duo.
We believe that, by slowing down and looking at the smallest objects of the everyday, that we can uncover truths and reimagine how we connect with one another. We reimagine how we gather, in and outside of the concert hall, and bring experiential works and installations as a creative studio and performing arts duo.
We love to collaborate and the power of storytelling through our experiences as third-culture kids within the Asian American diaspora.
Blending toy piano, electronics, and multimedia into genre-fluid concerts, installations, and long-term residencies at colleges + cultural institutions, we cultivate spaces + partnerships that share our commitment to inclusivity, equity, and innovation.
No matter the solution, the heart of what we do is constant: to cultivate intentional spaces for gathering to share stories that have been left out.
Recent highlights
Recent highlights include partnering with Purdue University as Innovators-in-Residence to address mental health in students via an interactive sculpture installation that explores the intersection of art, tech, and wellness, collaborating with Welcome to Chinatown to amplify the stories of AAPI business owners and artists in an immersive soundwalk in NYC’s Chinatown, and commissions from the Smithsonian National Asian Art Museum and the Baryshnikov Arts Center.
Concert highlights include the New York Philharmonic, Celebrity Series, and various appointments across the country as Visiting Artists.
We are Chromic Duo: Lucy Yao and Dorothy Chan. We are grand prize-winners at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) and Concert Artists Guild (CAG).
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