“I am interested in not just creating dance, but an art experience,” says Shen Wei. The Chinese-born American choreographer and visual artist is one of the world’s foremost names in modern dance, and this weekend he brings his company, Shen Wei Dance Arts, to Chicago for the first time for two performances at the Auditorium Theatre.
Shen’s vision goes far beyond the choreography, and whether blossoming like seeds in spring soil or contorting into ever-shifting geometric shapes, his dancers are elevated by the visual design around them.
