East meets modern Share CLOSE Dancers from all over the country rehearse for the upcoming immersive theater show, Integrate, created by internationally acclaimed Chinese artist Shen Wei. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Choreographer presents traditional Chinese culture through avant-garde productions, report Zhang Kun in Shanghai and Chen Nan in Beijing.
After being commissioned by the China Shanghai International Arts Festival to create a production, choreographer Shen Wei traveled to Hainan province alone, hoping to concentrate on the project by escaping the crowds and getting closer to the nature.
With his guqin and several books, Shen rented a small house, by the sea, focusing on his choreography without any distractions. Among the books he brought with him are I Ching, or Book of Changes, and The Analects. Both are ancient Chinese books which still greatly influence the Chinese way of thinking and behavior.