Phil Chan

Georgina Pazcoguin, her short black bob framing her face, wears a white bodysuit decorated with blue and red flowers and holds a classical Chinese fan. Her eyes are defined with lined makeup as she extends into an elongated ballet pose.
Photo: Pentalina Productions LLC
  • Interviews, thINKpieces

About Face: Yellowface and the Cost of Looking Away

Lauren Berlin

To love ballet is to let it evolve

  • Book Reviews

Book Review: A Magic Carpet Ride Through Ballet’s History of Orientalism

Catja Christensen

Banishing Orientalism is an intellectually stimulating, essential read.

Photo: Erin Baiano
  • Interviews

A New Nutcracker Challenges Orientalism

Kristi Yeung

An interview with Final Bow for Yellowface co-founder Phil Chan about their upcoming Mystery Nutcracker Theater

Archival Nutcracker Image Courtesy of Ballet West (1950's)
  • Reviews

Belonging in Ballet: Towards a More Inclusive Future

Kristi Yeung

Phil Chan’s book equips readers to speak out about ethnic stereotypes in ballet.