Hailed as “one of the most expansive, creative minds in the arts” (Pia Catton, The New York Sun), Works & Process welcomes back choreographer, director, and painter Shen Wei. Join him and American Dance Festival (ADF) executive director Jodee Nimerichter as they discuss Wei’s newest commission, developed during residencies at ADF, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, and The Pocantico Center. Michelle Yun Mapplethorpe, Director and Chief Curator, Katonah Museum of Art, joins the panel to discuss Wei’s upcoming retrospective at the museum, opening October 2025. Shen Wei Dance Arts company members will perform excerpts.

Continue the conversation at a post-performance reception in the rotunda.

This performance is dedicated to Charles Reinhart, Director of the American Dance Festival (ADF) from 1968 through 2011.

Photo: Painting: Untitled No. 5 by Shen Wei. Photo: Angkor Wat Project 2025, Guimet Museum, Paris