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1960
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Wen Hui 文慧 dancer and modern dance choreographer, was born in Yunnan
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Province China.
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1973
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She studied traditional Chinese Dance, at Yunnan Conservatory.
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1985-1989
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She joined the Beijing Dance Academy . |
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( choreography department ) |
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She continued her studies
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- in the United States, with Trisha Brown
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- in Germany, at Folkwang University in Essen , then with the Pina Bausch's dance
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company in Wuppertal.
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1994
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With the documentary filmmaker Wu Wenguang she founded Living Dance Studio, |
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the first independent dance theatre company.
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She presented her first creation : 100 Verbs . |
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2021
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She awarded the official Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany :
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the Goethe Medal.
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Daniele Sicard |
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Creations selection |
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1994
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100 verbs improvisation piece about human life.
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1995
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Toilet/Living together performed by Wen hui and Wu Wenguang .
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1999
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Report of Giving Birth collective creation with Wen Hui and her dancers based |
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on surveys and interviews.
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2002
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This creation was presented at The National Center of Dance in Paris France.
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2003
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Report on Body tells the story of rural women lured to Beijing (the Eldorado)
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and forced to sell their bodies to survive.
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- ZKB Prize from Zurich's Spektakel Theater
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2013
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Red spectacle based on the ballet the Red Detachment of Women - model of the Mao regime |
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Wen Wu confronte different points of view and testimonies. |
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2017
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This work was presented as part of the Festival d'Automne, at the Théâtre des Abbesses.
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Paris France. |
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2021
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I am Sixty This solo dance was presented in Paris (France), and Berlin (Germany)
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at Hebbel am Ufer theater and Weimar Art Festival.
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