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ABOUT MOVING
DRAGON
Moving Dragon is
a Vancouver-based contemporary dance company that emphasizes
cross-cultural exploration. Founded in 2004 by Jessica Jone and
Chengxin Wei, the company seeks to journey through dance, stemming
from traditional Asian roots and blooming towards contemporary
thought. Along this journey, the body itself becomes a bridge
between East and West. Moving Dragon has been featured at a variety
of dance events, including the Dancing on the Edge Festival,
the Dance Centre, Dances for a Small Stage, the Connecting Community
Dance Series at Moberly Arts Centre and at the Roundhouse Community
Centre in Vancouver. Its repertoire of original contemporary
cross-cultural work includes Yuan, Interplay, Lumina I and II,
Triaspora and a new work to premiere at the Dance Centre in Fall
2008.
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JESSICA JONE
BIO
Jessica was born in Vancouver,
and received her early dance
training from her mother, Lorita Leung. She later went on to
train professionally in Chinese classical and folk dance at the
Beijing Dance Academy, and the Guangdong Dance School in China.
She is also trained in Western dance, and is a graduate of the
contemporary dance program at Simon Fraser University. She is
an accomplished dancer and seasoned performer who has won many
awards for performance and choreography, including the Chairman’s
Award at the Fourth Peach and Plum Dance Competition in Beijing,
and two Choreography Awards at the North American Chinese Dance
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In addition to her extensive performing experience, Jessica is
also the vice-principal of the Lorita Leung Dance Academy, and
is a much sought-after guest teacher throughout the Lower Mainland.
She has taught various master classes in Chinese dance at Simon
Fraser University, the Dancers Transition Resource Centre, the
Canadian Dance Teachers Association, the Goh Ballet Academy,
the Dance Centre, and was also guest choreographer for the Runaway
Moon Theatre Company’s production of By the River.
CHENGXIN
WEI BIO
 A
native of Dalian, China, Chengxin Wei graduated from the Beijing
Dance Academy in 1997, where he studied classical Chinese dance
for eleven years. He subsequently worked for three years as principal
dancer of the Guangdong Provincial Dance Theatre.
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
Jessica Jone
jessica@movingdragon.ca
Tel: 604.202.8030
Chengxin Wei
chengxin@movingdragon.ca
Tel: 604.240.6292
203 - 8770 Granville
St, Vancouver, BC V6P 5A7 |
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Since moving to Vancouver in 2000,
Chengxin has appeared with various dance companies including
Ballet British Columbia, Anatomica, the Lorita Leung Dance Company,
MovEnt, Wen Wei Dance and Company Erasga.
In addition, he has created numerous contemporary cross-cultural
works that have appeared at Dances for a Small Stage, the Connecting
Community Dance Series and at the Dance Centre. Most recently,
Chengxin won the 2007 Iris Garland Emerging Choreographer Award,
through which he will create a new Moving Dragon work to premiere
at the Dance Centre in Spring 2008. |
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LINKS
www.chinesedance.ca
www.straight.com/article-109438/a-whole-new-breed
www.cbc.ca/exposure/node/9427
www.cbc.ca/exposure/node/9719 |
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Banner Photo Credit:
Adam PW Smith |
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