About CHEN-WEI LEE
photo by Arber Sefa
Chen-Wei Lee is a Belgium based Taiwanese artist, she is a freelance dancer, choreographer and Gaga teacher, and the holder of the 24th TECO Award for the art of dance.
She began her career as a dancer with Batsheva Dance Company in 2009-2014, during which she worked closely with Ohad Naharin, Sharon Eyal, and Yasmeen Godder.
She was also a guest dancer at GothenborgsOperas
Danskompani in 2015-16,
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch in 2017,
VOETVOLK/Lisbeth Gruwez in 2018-present.
As a freelancer, Chen-Wei worked all over Europe with
Jerome Bel, Lisbeth Gruwez, Marina Mascarell, Adolphe Binder, Marcos Morau amongst others.
Her debut at American Dance Festival with a work by Mark Dandy was described as "a sexpot soloist" by The New York Times.
For her role in a duet《Zelenstova》by Marcos Morau,
Chen-Wei Lee’s performance and body ability were acclaimed "stunning and amazing" by the Göteborges-Posten.
In《The Sea Within》by Lisbeth Gruwez, Danser Canal Historique Review had praised "Chen-Wei Lee shows astonishing power not only to dance, but also transform herself into the element of water."
As a choreographer,
Chen-Wei created several dance performances.
Her solo work《Black Box》was selected as the most exciting and creative work of the year by the Taipei Times, and her duet 《Elephant》was reported the outstanding performance of the year by The Jerusalem Post.
Her creation《Together Alone》in collaborating with Vakulya Zoltán was commissioned by National Performing Arts Center Taiwan, and is the finalist for the Taishin Arts Award and Total Theater Awards 2017.
In 2019 her new solo creation 《kNOwn FACE》 was commissioned and premiered in Taiwan International Festival of Arts, and well received from the critics and media.
As a Gaga teacher, she offers class and workshop for professional and amateur internationally.