Tuan Malinowski is a New York-based director and choreographer whose work lives at the intersection of theatre and dance, informed by their lived experience as a queer, non-binary, Asian American adoptee. Blending contemporary movement with unexpected pedestrian gestures, they create dynamic, athletic, narrative-driven work that is unapologetically theatrical and infused with whimsy.
Malinowski choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone at Carnegie Hall, led by Laverne Cox and Jonathan Van Ness and directed by Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee. This historic event received a Special Recognition Award at the 37th GLAAD Media Awards. Their work spans regional theatres and universities nationwide, including choreographing for Jay Armstrong Johnson’s I Put A Spell On You and Leg Up On Life’s Night of Life. Malinowski has also been commissioned by Pace University’s BFA Commercial Dance program, and has guest taught for Steps on Broadway’s Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month series and served as program manager for Dance Lab New York’s Broadway Choreography Intensive.
As an associate, Malinowski’s work includes the upcoming 2027 Broadway revival of The Full Monty at Roundabout Theatre Company, directed by Leigh Silverman and choreographed by Connor Gallagher; Chay Yew’s re-examination of South Pacific at Goodspeed Musicals; and MISS STEP, anticipated in 2027 at Playwrights Horizons, co-choreographed by Connor Gallagher and Laganja Estranja.
Full Member, SDC. BFA, Ithaca College.
