Wen Wei Dance

Wen Wei Wang
Vancouver, BC
Western Canadian Premiere

Unbound

This latest work uses Chinese opera influences, a wonderful score by Giorgio Magnanensi, and features six powerful performers, including Wen Wei Wang himself. Unbound is inspired by the choreographer’s visit to Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum and distant memories of his mother and her story of experiencing the pain of foot- binding as a young child. The process of working with 3 male and 3 female dancers – as well as experimenting with “Three Inch Lotus Shoes” used by female Chinese opera performers – gave way to inevitable human relationships, emotions and sexualities. With athletic and virtuosic movement as well as subtle and intricate gestures, Wen Wei Dance explores the transformation from “bound” to “unbound”.

This piece is a co-commission of CanDance Network Creation Fund, the Canada Dance Festival, Dancing on the Edge, Harborfront Centre, National Arts Centre, The Brian Webb Dance Company and L’Agora de la Danse in collaboration with Danse Danse.

Thursday, July 6, 8pm
Friday, July 7, 8pm
Norman Rothstein Theatre