Open Rehearsal with Great Works Guest Choreographer Peter Chu

Watch the creative process unfold as guest choreographer Peter Chu works with WMU dancers to shape a new piece for the 2026 Winter Gala Dance Concert. This open rehearsal offers a bhind-the-scenes look at how movement is built, refined, and brought to life.

ABOUT PETER CHU

PETER CHU (he/him) is an award-winning multi-faceted movement artist, embodying roles from director, choreographer, stager, mentor, educator, and performer. His ongoing curiosity informs his voracious appetite for learning across contexts, and his compassion leads him to generously share his wide range of experiences and knowledge with others. Chu’s passion for the arts and entertainment drives his vivid imagination and creativity throughout his work.

As a biracial Asian American born in the Bronx and raised in Cocoa Beach, Peter often craved a deeper understanding of his Chinese identity. From a young age, his interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine was a gateway to that. Since then, his mere interest evolved into a deep fascination that influenced and continues to inform his values as a human and creator. In addition, being raised by his mother, a music therapist, profoundly influenced his rhythmic and musical approach to making. All these interests and experiences are central to Chu’s healing approach to the creative process and how he guides and creates movement experiences and spaces.

Chu’s career spans over three decades across both concert and commercial dance industries, nationally and internationally, pre-professional to professional, and beyond. Some notable credits include performing with Ballet Jazz de Montreal, Crystal Pite’s Kidd Pivot, and Celine Dion’s A New Day, and choreographing for Ballet Augsburg, Cirque du Soleil, DART Dance Company, Gibney Dance Company, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Paul Taylor Dance Company, and more. Additionally, Chu finds great pride and belonging in his project-based company chuthis., where he feels free to explore the deepest parts of his identity and artistry as a director, choreographer, and educator, with his team.