HSU CHEN WEI

 

From Taiwan, Kaohsiung

 

Hsu founded Hsu Chen Wei Dance Company whose works are based on a body language that is pure, soft, yet strong. He is a member of Ku & Dancers and has taught contact improvisation and dance improvisation for many years, in addition to giving dance performances based on improvisation. He is currently a lecturer of Huashan Academy of Taipei National University of the Arts, and in modern dance in the Dance Department of University of Taipei.

 

・In 2016, Hsu received master of the art from Taipei National University of the Arts, majoring in choreography.

・In 2011, Hsu graduated from Taipei National University of the Arts Department of Dance.

・In 2008, Hsu graduated from Zuoying High School, dance classes for students with artistic abilitie.

・Now Hsu is a lecturer of contemporary dance in the Department of Dance of Taipei City University and lecturer of CAREO of TNUA in Huashan.

 

Because of the family background, Hsu Chen Wei has long been concerned about Taiwan's traditional culture, and has extended his discussions on issues such as life, death, and belief. After years of experience in dance learning and choreography, he has further thought about “What is dance?”. Dance is an art with less contact for the general public. So he starts from the “body” and uses observation as the basis of training. Hsu regard the body as composed of millions of particles, and all actions are generated by stacking and combining between particles. Therefore we can choose movements and make movements under conscious control, and regard every moment as the possibility of movements. Finally, we can form a rich and organic dance.

 

He has participated in international performances and cultural exchanges in Macau, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, the U.K, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and Taiwan, and has been promoting dance and body workshops in various places.

  

Awards

・2023 Hsu Chen Wei Dance Company was selected as Taiwan Top performing art group.

・2022 Hsu Chen Wei Dance Company was selected as Kaohsiung outstanding performance troupe.

・2021 Artist-in-residence at Shinehouse Theatre

・2019, 2017, 2015 Receiver of Lo Man-Fei Grants for Dance

・2019 Artist-in-residence in Art Museum of Nanjing University

・2019 Artist-in-residence in Cité internationale des arts, Paris(funded by the Ministry of Culture. R.O.C.)

・2018 Participant of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre’s Wanderer

  

Choreography Experience

・In 2023 work “oh!”was selected to perform in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival.

・In 2022 work “Sàng Tsáu” was selected to perform in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival.

・In 2021 work “Deadline” was selected to perform in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival.

・In 2020 work “Shall We Dance?” was selected for environmental dance performance at Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival.

・In 2019 work “Purgatory” was invited to perform at the Musée Quai Branly in Paris, France.

・In 2018 work “Being Not Being” was invited to perform at the Seoul International Dance Festival & HOT POT in South Korea.

・In 2018 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was invited to perform at the Macau CDE Springboard.

・In 2018 work “Being Not Being” was invited to perform at Chiayi New Dance Style by Wen Shyang Dance Company.

・In 2018 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was invited to perform at the CoDance Festival by SunShier Dance Theatre.

・In 2017 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was invited to perform at the Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Festival.

・In 2017 work “Purgatory” was selected to perform in the Kaohsiung Spring Arts Festival.

・In 2016 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was invited to perform at the NEU NOW Art Festival in the Netherlands.

・In 2016 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was selected by the Ministry of Culture to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

・In 2015 work “The Sacrifice of Roaring” was performed at the Hawaii WDA Dance Festival and Beijing Dance Festival.

 

Performance Experience

・In 2023, Hsu performed Meimage Dance“My Dear”.

・In 2022, Hsu performed Meimage Dance“New Paradise of Silent Island”.

・In 2021, Hsu performed C-LAB:DIVERSONS Zi-Ping Tian“The Sun”.

・In 2021 Hsu performed Jian-Gui Zhang“The Strangers”.

・In 2020, Hsu performed Ku&Dancers Chiayi Intertidal Dance Festival performed “View Hunting”.

・2020 Hsu performed Meimage Dance New choreographer “The Lost”.

・In 2019, Hsu performed Ku&Dancers iDance Taipei.

・In 2018, Hsu performed Ku&Dancers “The Gaze of Yi-Xi-Wei”.

・In 2018, Hsu performed Meimage Dance “New Paradise of Silent Island”.