Shen Wei (沈偉) is a Chinese-born American choreographer, visual artist and director. Widely recognized for his defining vision of an intercultural and interdisciplinary mode of movement-based performance, Shen Wei creates original works that employ an assortment of media elements, including dance, painting, sound, sculpture, theater and video.
In 2000, he founded Shen Wei Dance Arts and became the Artistic Director of the contemporary dance company.
Shen Wei has been commissioned by the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony, Park Avenue Armory,The Metropolitan Museum in New York City, the Lincoln Center Festival and the TeatroDell’Opera di Roma, as well as contemporary ballet companies such as Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal.
Details: www.shenweidancearts.org