Mission
SHEN WEI DANCE ARTS IS DEDICATED TO THE CREATION, PRESENTATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF THE WORKS OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SHEN WEI, WHOSE MOVEMENT BASED WORKS ARE AN INNOVATIVE FUSION OF EAST AND WEST, DRAWING ON INFLUENCES FROM CONTEMPORARY DANCE, CHINESE OPERA AND ARTS, WESTERN PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, AND THE RITUAL POWER OF ANCIENT DRAMA. THE COMPANY ASPIRES TO FOSTER CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUES OF WESTERN AND ASIAN AESTHETICS AND CULTURES FOR AMERICAN AND GLOBAL AUDIENCES-PROMOTING CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING THROUGH PERFORMANCES, CULTURAL DIPLOMACY, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. CONCOMITANT WITH THE COMPANY'S MISSION IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANCE LITERACY AMONG STUDENTS AND GENERAL POPULATIONS AND THE TEACHING OF THE COMPANY'S UNIQUE NATURAL BODY DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUE TO PROFESSIONAL AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL DANCERS. THE COMPANY GIVES ANNUAL PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS AT LEADING VENUES IN ITS HOME COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK