Chengxin Wei

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  Published on: 9/9/2007    Last Visited: 9/9/2007  

  Makaila Wallace | Chengxin Wei
  
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  Chengxin Wei
  
  Born in Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy where he studied classical Chinese dance for 11-years, and from 1997 to 2000 he worked as a Principal dancer with Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.As an independent artist in Vancouver, Chegnxin has danced with Anatomica, MovEnt, Wen Wei Dance, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, and Moving Dragon.He continues to choreograph contemporary works influenced by his Chinese roots, including Antiphony, Lumina, and Yuan.

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  Published on: 9/12/2008    Last Visited: 10/19/2009  

  The dynamic interplay between the human body and the light inspires LuminUS, a stunning new work created by fast-rising choreographer Chengxin Wei for his company Moving Dragon. Already known by Vancouver audiences as a charismatic performer with Ballet British Columbia and many other local companies, Wei is also rapidly emerging as a choreographer with a distinctive voice whose beautifully crafted work fuses Eastern and Western aesthetics and techniques. LuminUS is presented through The Dance Centre's second Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, which is awarded every two years to a young choreographer who shows exceptional promise.
  
  LuminUS explores the notion of contrasts - male and female, movement and stillness, light and dark - and the ebb and flow of relationships, through a series of solos and duets performed by Wei and his Moving Dragon co-director Jessica Jone.
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  A native of Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1997, where he studied classical Chinese dance for eleven years. He subsequently worked for three years as principal dancer of the Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre. Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Chengxin has appeared with various dance companies including Ballet British Columbia, Anatomica, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, MovEnt, Wen Wei Dance and Company Erasga. In 2004 he co-founded Moving Dragon with his wife Jessica Jone: emphasizing cross-cultural exploration, the company seeks to journey through dance, stemming from traditional Asian roots and blooming towards contemporary thought. He has created numerous works that have appeared at Dances for a Small Stage, the Connecting Community Dance Series, Dancing on the Edge, the Roundhouse Community Centre and at the Dance Centre. Most recently, Chengxin received the 2007 Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award.

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  Published on: 2/19/2009    Last Visited: 2/19/2009  

  Based on a Buddhist tale from Japan, the trio for Chengxin Wei, Jessica Jone, and Paromita Naidu is an apt metaphor for choreographer Jai Govinda's fascination with art that fuses the ancient with the contemporary and the sacred with the profane.
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  And while Naidu is a bharata natyam specialist, Wei and Jone were originally trained in Chinese classical dance.
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  "For example, Chengxin came from the Beijing Academy with hardly any ballet training and was able to join Ballet B.C. for many years, just on the strength of his training in Chinese classical dance.
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  The Monk and the Courtesan, dancers (top to bottom) Paromita Naidu, Jessica Jone, and Chengxin Wei bring their own styles to bharata natyam.'>
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  In The Monk and the Courtesan, dancers (top to bottom) Paromita Naidu, Jessica Jone, and Chengxin Wei bring their own styles to bharata natyam.

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  Makaila Wallace | Chengxin Wei
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  Chengxin Wei
  
  Born in Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy where he studied classical Chinese dance for 11-years, and from 1997 to 2000 he worked as a Principal dancer with Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.As an independent artist in Vancouver, Chegnxin has danced with Anatomica, MovEnt, Wen Wei Dance, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, and Moving Dragon.He continues to choreograph contemporary works influenced by his Chinese roots, including Antiphony, Lumina, and Yuan.

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  Published on: 8/22/2008    Last Visited: 11/11/2009  

  Chengxin Wei

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  Published on: 9/1/2008    Last Visited: 9/6/2008  

  We would like to thank Edam for the opportunity, as well as the wonderful artists involved with the project; musicians Neelamjit Dhillon and Kalpana Prasad, dancers Chengxin Wei, Jessica Jone and Paromita Naidu; with lighting by James Proudfoot.

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  Published on: 2/6/2009    Last Visited: 2/6/2009  

  Founded in 2004 by Jessica Jone and Chengxin Wei, the company seeks to journey through dance, stemming from traditional Asian roots and blooming towards contemporary thought.
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  Chengxin Wei
  
  A native of Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1997, where he studied classical Chinese dance for eleven years. He subsequently worked for three years as principal dancer of the Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.
  
  Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Chengxin has appeared with various dance companies including Ballet British Columbia, Anatomica, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, MovEnt, Wen Wei Dance and Company Erasga.
  
  In addition, he has created numerous contemporary cross-cultural works that have appeared at Dances for a Small Stage, the Connecting Community Dance Series and at the Dance Centre. Most recently, Chengxin won the 2007 Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, through which he will create a new Moving Dragon work to premiere at the Dance Centre in Spring 2008.

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  Tao: reviewvancouver: RMPink - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/18/2003    Last Visited: 11/7/2007  

  The dancers, Chengxin Wei, Paulina Kee, Karissa Barry, Christopher Duban, Desiree Dunbar and Wen Wei Wang were strong and technically on the mark.
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  Dancer Chengxin Wei, who trained in China and came to Canada in 2000, was outstanding.He is a vibrant dancer with great expression and beautiful movement.He has the rare ability to exude the emotions of the story he is dancing.

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  Published on: 7/30/2007    Last Visited: 2/16/2008  

  Vancouver , The achievements and the potential of BC's dance artists were honoured at a ceremony held on April 28 at Scotiabank Dance Centre, as The Dance Centre announced Chengxin Wei as the recipient of the Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award, and Wen Wei Wang, Alison Denham and Judith Garay as recipients of the Isadora Awards for Excellence in Choreography, Performance and Teaching respectively.
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  Chengxin Wei, already well known as a dancer with Ballet British Columbia, has also choreographed a number of works in recent years and will create a new piece to premiere in spring 2008.
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  A native of Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1997, where he studied classical Chinese dance for eleven years.He subsequently worked for three years as principal dancer of the Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Chengxin has appeared with various dance companies including Anatomica, Judith Marcuse Projects, Joe Ink, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, MovEnt, and Wen Wei Dance.
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  In 2004, Chengxin and Jessica Jone co-founded Moving Dragon, a contemporary dance company that focuses on cross-cultural fusion between Eastern and Western dance styles.

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  The Dance Centre - Discover Dance! Triaspora May 31 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 7/30/2007    Last Visited: 2/16/2008  

  Moving Dragon was founded by Jessica Jone and Chengxin Wei in 2004 as a contemporary dance company that focuses on cross-cultural fusion between Eastern and Western dance styles.
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  Born in China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1997, where he studied classical Chinese dance, and worked as principal dancer of the Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.Since moving to Vancouver in 2000, Chengxin has danced with companies including Anatomica, Judith Marcuse Projects, the Lorita Leung Dance Company, Wen Wei Dance and Ballet British Columbia.He has created numerous contemporary works that have appeared at Dances for a Small Stage, the Connecting Community Dance Series and at the Dance Centre.Chengxin was recently announced as recipient of the Iris Garland Emerging Choreography Award, through which he will present a new work for Moving Dragon at Scotiabank Dance Centre in April 2008.

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