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Dr Zhi Xu

  

Zhi Xu is a choreographer, dancer, researcher and lecturer in Dance at Bath Spa University. He completed a PhD focusing on dance technology and cultural identity at Brunel University London in 2021. As a choreographer and dancer, he has created more than 20 works touring world-wide in China, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Belgium, Malaysia and Israel. As an independent artist, he has cooperated with Chinese film directors Chen Kaige and Tian Zhuangzhuang from 2010 to 2016. His works include dance drama, dance theatre, site-specific dance, exhibitions and large-scale projects, including X-Body (2019), Kun.Peng (2017) and Chasing The Dream (2014). He joined one of China's most prestigious events as an independent director at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. His latest creation X-Body has been chosen to be performed at The Place in Resolution 2019.


Zhi graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Beijing Dance Academy (2008) and a Master Degree from the University of Roehampton (2017). He joined Beijing Modern Dance Company in 2008 and became an independent artist since 2012. He has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Prize for Doctoral Research (2021), the Vice-Chancellor's Travel Prize (2020), the Vice-Chancellor's Prize of Poster Conference (2019) at Brunel University London, the Prize for Most Promising Researcher (2017) at the University of Roehampton and the Excellent Director by the 2nd Summer Olympic Games Committee in 2014. 

Education

PhD

PhD

PhD

  

Brunel University London, UK

2021

Thesis: Techno-Choreography and the Embodiment of Chineseness

Supervisors: Prof. Johannes Birringer & 

Prof. Royona Mitra

MA

PhD

PhD

  

University of Roehampton London, UK

2017

Dance Philosophy and History (Merit)

Dissertation: Cultural Identity, Choreographic Style and Movement Idioms in Chinese Modern/Contemporary Dance

Supervisor: Dr Anna Pakes

BA

PhD

BA

Beijing Dance Academy, China

2008

Choreography

Dissertation: Movement and Mime in Contemporary Choreography

Supervisor: Prof. Liu Jian

Career

Lecturer in Dance at Bath Spa University

Bath, United Kingdom

2022 - present

Independent Choreographer

Beijing, China

2012 - 2016

Beijing Modern Dance Company

Choreographer and Dancer

Beijing, China

2008 - 2012


Contact

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Email

z.xu@bathspa.ac.uk

Bath, England, United Kingdom

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