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Shen Wei Dance Arts
Venue: Zellerbach Hall A Price: $26/$36/$46 Subscription Series: Choose-Your-Own, Winter/Spring Mini Series "If there is something to write home about in the dance world," says the New York Times, "it is the startlingly imaginative work of the Chinese-born choreographer Shen Wei." This brilliant New York-based company was established at the American Dance Festival in 2000, and is fast emerging as one of the most compelling dance phenomenons of the 21st century. Fusing dance, theater, Chinese opera, painting, and sculpture, Shen Wei's extraordinary works incorporate original movement techniques, spiritual beliefs, and a unique blend of Western and Eastern cultures. The dancers return following the breakout success of their 2004 programs at Cal Performances.
Program:
Shen Wei/Near the Terrace *, set to music by Arvo Pärt, lighting by David Ferri, sets and costumes by Shen Wei, inspired by the work of surrealist Belgian painter Paul Delvaux; Rite of Spring, music by Stravinsky
Commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Arvo Pärt's Für Alina and Spiegel im Speigel used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, U.S. and Canadian agent for Universal Edition Vienna, publisher and copyright owner.
* Contains some nudity Program Notes: Program notes are available online, click here.
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