Xiexin Dance Theatre (XDT) dedicates itself to the creation of original contemporary dance works, body (movement / connection) research and contemporary dance education and it’s supported by 3 pillars, namely, XDT - Xiexin Dance Theatre for the original creation and performance, XDT- Education, and the clothing brand XDT- Vanguard body. Since its establishment in 2014, the company has gradually be
come one of the driving forces behind the development of contemporary dance in China. Xiexin Dance Theatre highly values the exploration of the unique language of the body and amplifies the body connection technology, thus forming pioneering choreographic ideas in terms of its technology style. When it comes to the creation, Xie Xin’s works stress the notion that dance technology shall help express our emotion. Meanwhile, all the body movement possibilities aim to find the most accurate body language to present a particular piece of dance. In this way, the abstract dance works can truly connect with the audience with a distinct style of Xie Xin. Xie Xin, artistic director of XDT, has won many gold awards in modern dance competitions at home and abroad. Her works have been invited by a growing number of influential international art festivals, including the Kuopio Dance Festival in Finland, Colours Dance Festival in Stuttgart, Germany, Festival Paris l'Eté in France, STEPS Dance Festival in Switzerland, Oriente Occidente Dance Festival in Italy, Wiesbaden Theatre Performance Season in Germany, Sibnik Dance Festival in Croatia, Split Dance Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hongkong City Contemporary Dance Festival, China Contemporary Dance Biennale, Spring for Chinese Arts in Beijing, China Dance for 12 Days in the National Center for Performing Arts, Fall For Dance Festival in New York and Maison de la Danse in Lyon, France. Each year, the company would invite internationally renowned choreographers to Shanghai for the residence projects with new creation and educational programs (dance workshops). XDT is committed to building an international exchange platform for contemporary dancers, and focusing on the creation and high-quality presentation of international cooperation projects. Its repertoire includes From IN, Harmonic series, UNKNOWN, Obsessive, Entropy, Reflection, Falling, Special Movement, Plus, FLOSATING , FLOW MARK, Face 2 Face II-Time·Design·Boby, Murmur, Moment, My Other Me, Listen to the body, the Nearest Far, etc.
