Still Moving excerpt

World Premiere: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Concept, Choreography, and Visual Design: Shen Wei Original Score: Daniel Burke Costume: Shen Wei and Austin Scarlett “In this performance work I am experimenting with juxtaposing the beauty of the body in stillness with the beauty of the body in motion, to create a dialogue with the gallery’s sculptures -- marble and bronze figurative works by such American master sculptors as Hiram Powers (1805--1873), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848--1907), Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880--1980) and Paul Manship (1885--1966). This piece will celebrate the body as works of art from the past as well as the body in movement in the present.“ - Shen Wei