About Cassie

Cassie Wang (she/her) is a Boston-based interdisciplinary artist exploring various mediums within the framework of contemporary dance performance. Originally from Kansas City, she earned her B.A. from Pomona College in Computer Science with minors in Dance and Media Studies. In her choreographic work, she’s inspired by chance existential intimacy and strives to make the deeply personal feel universal. Her artistic endeavors embody a relentless pursuit for an understanding of Self in relation to surrounding circumstances.

As a performer, Cassie is a principal dancer with KAIROS Dance Theater and a movement researcher with Partnering Lab. Her other recent performance and collaboration credits include Boston Lyric Opera, The Slutcracker, Emmanuel Music, Ilya Vidrin, and Shura Baryshnikov. Cassie was the 2024–25 Dancemakers Resident at the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), a 2024–25 Next Steps for Boston Dance grantee, and a 2025 danceWEB Scholar at ImPulsTanz. Cassie has worked as a Teaching Assistant at Harvard University, and her work has been developed through residencies at Bearnstow, the BCA, and Jacob’s Pillow and presented by Arrow Street Arts, Asian American Ballet Project, Resilience Dance Company, and Cotuit Dance Festival.

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