Classical Ballet Evening of one-act ballets: “Shen Wei Dance Arts” Brilliant Classical Stanislavsky Ballet and Opera theatre (established 1887, founded by Stanislavsky)
Schedule for Evening of one-act ballets: “Shen Wei Dance Arts” 2022
Orchestra: Stanislavsky theatre symphony orchestra
" The Rite of Spring " ("Le Sacre du printemps") Idea , choreography , costumes, set design and make-up : Shen Wei Music: " The Rite of Spring " by Igor Stravinsky ( version for piano four hands ) Lighting design : David Ferrie Duration 40 minutes
" Addition " ("Folding") Idea , choreography , costumes, set design and make-up : Shen Wei Music : John Tavener , chants of Tibetan monks. Lighting design : David Ferrie
Shen Wei
Choreographer , director, dancer, painter and designer Shen Wei is known worldwide for its bold visual- plastic stage works . Special reputation he acquired after working on staging the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The newspaper " The Washington Times " named Shen Wei " one of the greatest artists of our time ."
Winner of many awards and honors : Grant MacArthur (" genius grant ", 2007) , a grant from the American artists , the scholarship of the John Simon Guggenheim Award " Star of Ballet 2000" , awarded by the largest European choreographic magazine Ballet2000, Australian Helpmann Award , Nijinsky Prize in the category " New choreographer " Prize . Elgar Meadows and choreography grant from the New York City Center Theater ( 2012).
Shen Wei successfully operates globally and is involved in projects such as the American Dance Festival , two joint projects with the Netherlands and with musical theater festival at Lincoln Center , two projects with the Center for the Performing Arts , John F. Kennedy , the cooperation with the Metropolitan Museum , Edinburgh International Festival . Among recent works - a new formulation created for the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam , and setting the stage Orff's cantata " Carmina Burana " at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples. This production , which was attended by dancers of " Shen Wei Dance Arts " , was first shown in July 2013 and in September 2013 performed at the Mariinsky Theatre.
In addition to the choreography Shen Wei is known as a master of unique performances and installations.
" Shen Wei Dance Arts "
Company " Shen Wei Dance Arts " (Shen Wei Dance Arts) was founded in 2000 . One of the leading dance companies in the world known for its multi-genre productions , born from the synthesis of different cultures. Creating works for his company, Shen Wei draws inspiration from a variety of traditions and trends : Chinese culture , European Surrealism, American Modernism and ritual power of ancient drama . The award for the " splendor of visual images " (London Times ) , the dance reflects the compositional rigor Shen Wei as an artist - a mixture of bright , saturated colors , catchy design, unusually fanciful turning space in the theatrical , kinetic paintings . Since its inception, " Shen Wei Dance Arts " performed in 138 cities in 29 countries on five continents and has appeared at prestigious festivals and venues around the world .
Schedule for Evening of one-act ballets: “Shen Wei Dance Arts” 2022
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