Jih-Wen Yeh Artist's Statement

Taiwanese born Jih-Wen Yeh trained in both Chinese and contemporary dance at the Taiwan Junior College. She then gained her BA (Hons) Dance Theatre at the Laban centre, London in 1993. Since then, she has choreographed and performed professionally in both Chinese and contemporary dance. In 1995 she formed Step out Arts to aim to promote the Chinese arts in the UK. Jie-Wen had won a choreographic award from Dance of Black Origin Festival led by the Greenroom Manchester. And perform a solo work in Reflex 2000. She was selected as the choreographer in - --residence at the Trinity Church of England High School, Manchester. March 2001 she has completed her forth contract with the Royal Opera House, Coven Garden London to perform in the production of "Turandot" 2001.

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Brief CV

PROJECT MANAGING 2006 West End Live 2006 Jie-Qing 2006, National tour: Somerset, Blackpool, Manchester. National Maritime Museum, London. Royal Geographical society, London. Artsdepot. London. Paul Robeson Theatre Hounslow Chinese Community Chinatown Arts Space, Chinese New Year Chinatown Arts in the Linbury at the Royal Opera House, Royal Geographical Society 2005 Jie-Qing 2005, National tour to: Trafford Centre. Manchester, KingÍs Lynn Corn Exchange Theatre, King Lynn, Studio Theatre, London, Paul Robeson Theatre. Hounslow London, National Maritime Museum Greenwich 2004 Jie-Qing 2004 National Tour to: Mitchell Theatre Glasgow, Trafford Centre Manchester, National Theatre London, Festival Theatre Edinburgh, Merton Hall, London and Greenwich Dance Agency, London Co- operates with Continuum Arts to organize two days of Chinese cultural day in Museum of Dockland 2003 Jie-Qing 2003 Toured to Manchester, Oxford, London, and Milton Keynes with London Artists. And visit 28 Primary School in South London 2002 Jie-Qing 2002 Dancing into the future 2002: Taiwanese studentÍs concert sponsor by the Taipei Educational + Cultural Centre in the UK Chinese Cultural event for international festival, Bexley Council PROFESSIONAL DANCING CAREER 2002 Solo contemporary work on Jie-Qing 2002 production, Greenwich dance Agency 2001 Turandot production, The Royal Opera House, Coven Garden London 1997 Simon Bocanacra production, The Royal Opera House, Coven Garden London 1996 ¿ 97 Aida production & Turandot production, The Royal Opera House, Coven Garden London 1996 Bima Dance company 1990- 1995 A dancer of Chinese Cultural Centre in London

Contact

Email: stepoutarts@hotmail.com

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