Co-exist 美美与共
Choreography by:
Weichen Cui 崔未尘
in collaboration with FDWT dancers： 郭瑷玲，姚远，谢畅，郝子若，汪雨迪，吴萌，杨林涛，何相怡，张书畅，耿潇益，马一诺，孙婉婷，张智园，刘凡雍，江依凡，潘小汀，郭奕苏，陈奕颖，郭子萱，陈昕，吴文珺，杨子韬
Music composed by:
Michael Wall and Adrienne Schoenfeld
Photography by:
李珣
National University Students’ Art Showcase，
Shanghai & Hubei,
Nov 25, 2023-June 2024
Co-exist is a contemporary dance work I created for the Fudan University Student Dance Troupe, commissioned by the Art Education Center of Fudan University. Premiering in Shanghai in 2023, it won First Prize and later claimed the First Prize in Dance Performance and the Excellence Award for Choreography at the 2024 National University Arts Festival in Hubei.
This dynamic work celebrates human connection and individuality, showcasing dancers from diverse backgrounds coming together to share their stories. The inspiration for this piece lies in the connections between living beings—vibrant life encountering life. Having graduated from Fudan University’s School of Philosophy in 2014, returning nearly a decade later to choreograph and dance with the younger generation felt like a journey of rediscovering myself. It became a work dedicated not only to them but also to myself, reflecting on the passage of time and the unchanging power of dance to connect.
Through bold self-expression and seamless movement, the dancers explore themes of “mutual generation” and “coexistence,” embodying the spirit of those living on the Fudan campus in 2023/24, united by their shared passion for dance. As the choreographer, my focus was on how these vibrant individuals in their twenties, with heightened sensitivity and a spirit of exploration, could express themselves freely without being confined to specific stylistic boundaries. By guiding the dancers with somatic practices and movement exploration techniques, I aimed to create a fluid and larger tapestry of expression where each body tells a unique, compelling story. My role was to nurture, support, and connect these voices, allowing them to grow and resonate.
Co-exist invites audiences to experience the beauty of unity in diversity and the profound connections that emerge when people come together to share their stories through movement.
《美美与共》是我为复旦大学学生舞蹈团创作的参加全国大学生艺术展演的作品。
作品的出发点是人，是鲜活的生命与生命之间的连接。2014年我从复旦大学哲学学院宗教学系毕业，在将近十年之后回到母校带着学弟学妹一起跳舞，好像走了很久的路，不经意间回头看到了来时的自己。于是我想，就做一个专属于这一群生活在2023/4的复旦校园因舞蹈而相聚在一起的年轻人的作品吧，送给她们，也送给我自己。
作为主创，我的关注点在当时（多元的时代背景）当下（二十多岁饱满的感知力与探索精神）的她们如何用自己的身体不拘泥于风格限制的去自在表达。我所做的是通过身体开发的技巧引导舞者将动作呈现以及将个体的呈现融入一幅更大的流动的画面。每个人的身体都透过动作讲述着动人的故事，我的职责是让它发生，助它生长，连接每一个喜欢用身体说话的人。