A MULTIMEDIA MUSICAL SHOW "QINGCHENG"
The musical show is produced for a theme park in Sichuan, with costumes by Academy Award-winning artist Tim Yeh and choreography by Chinese modern dance star Jinxing. Weidong was in charge of video design and production as part of the stage visuals.
SEMELE
"Semele" stands as a unique project from the Theatre de la Monnaie in Brussels. In 2009, they embarked on a daring venture by inviting Zhang Huan, a renowned contemporary Chinese artist with no prior experience in opera, to direct Handel's musical drama "Semele". Zhang Huan, in turn, enlisted Weidong as his behind-the-scenes collaborator, deeply engaging in every aspect of the opera's production, from conceptualization to stage design and multimedia video creation.
A MULTIMEDIA OUTDOOR LIVE SHOW “TRACKS IN THE SNOWY FOREST"
For the 2012 outdoor multimedia show at Harbin Ice and Snow World, Weidong was responsible for designing the multimedia video component of the entire show.
NOYE’S FLUDDE
Benjamin Britten’s beloved children’s opera 'Noye’s Fludde' premiered at Belfast Zoo in August 2012. Co-produced by the KT Wong Foundation and NI Opera, the production was helmed by NI Opera’s Artistic Director, Oliver Mears (now Artistic Director of the Royal Opera House), conducted by Nicholas Chalmers, and designed by Simon Lima Holdsworth. Featuring local children and the National Children’s Choir from China, the opera later toured to Beijing in October 2012 as part of the Beijing Music Festival before returning to appear in the MISA Festival in Shanghai. Weidong was responsible for designing and producing the video component of this show. Watch here
THE CITY OF DREAMS
"City of Dreams" is an original production collaboratively created by a professional team from the Shanghai Theater Academy and white-collar workers in the Financial City. The story closely mirrors the realities of life in Lujiazui Financial City, depicting the professional experiences within the financial industry and portraying the conflicts and perceptions of modern white-collar workers regarding love, friendship, and career. The production advocates values such as cherishing family, embracing life, and displaying the courage to overcome challenges. Weidong is responsible for the design and production of the stage video.
A LARGE SCALE OF LED INSTALLATION
Video mapping design of a large crystal-shaped LED installation at Gpark Shopping Mall in Xian city.
JOHNNIE WALKER"S KEEP WALKING" CAMPAIGN
In 2006, Weidong directed and produced multimedia content for Johnnie Walker's "Keep Walking" campaign, which included more than 50 parties in over 30 cities across China.
Interactive Solo Performance: Through The Head
During my time in graduate school in New York, I had the opportunity to collaborate with a solo performing artist on an experimental performance piece that also served as my thesis work. The performer created a fragmenting story about a daughter grappling with her mother's sudden memory loss. To enhance the story's impact, I designed and built a set installation that could interact with video and sound elements. The performers had full control over everything that happened on stage, allowing them to integrate the digital medium into the drama's nonlinear narrative. Through this project, my goal was to explore the possibilities of how digital technology could intervene in the storytelling process, rather than simply providing a traditional stage backdrop. I also wanted to investigate how the performers' interactive behavior could influence the performing style, and how the use of technology could add new dimensions to the audience's experience.
