LU Chi-Wei’s Open Studio – Friday 3 July 2026, 4.30pm
Join us for LU Chi-Wei’s Open Studio on Friday 3 July 2026, 4.30pm at Centre 151.
Open to all, just drop in!
Friday 3 July 2026, 4.30pm
4.30-5.30pm – Sharing
5.30-6.30pm – Open Conversation
Location: Centre 151, 151 Whiston Road, London, E2 8GU
“I’m happy to invite you to my Open Studio.
Two weeks ago, I arrived in London with questions and performance practices rooted in gender issues and self-identity. Over these two weeks, I’ve immersed myself in the city, visiting museums, participating in queer events, exploring as a visitor, meeting new people, and simply observing everyday life in parks. As my residency comes to an end, I’d like to share some of the experiences, reflections, and embodied impressions that have emerged during this time in a simple and informal gathering.
During the Open Studio, I’ll present a 10-minute work-in-progress performance, followed by a display of research materials, texts, and objects from my creative process. After the performance, the space will remain open for browsing, conversation, and the exchange of ideas.
This is not a presentation of a finished work, but an invitation to step into my creative process, share research, and engage in dialogue together.
I look forward to seeing you there!”
This residency forms part of an international exchange between Centre 151 / Van Huynh Company and 涴莎藝術展演中心 Wan Sha Performing Arts Center
About Chih-Wei Lu
LU ChihWei (魯直葳) is a Taipei-based body-oriented freelance artist whose practice spans theater, dance, performance art, and film. Their recent work centers on gender politics, intimate relationships, and how the construction of “home” shapes self-identity. Responding to the specificities of different environments and sites, their integrates objects and text into their practice. Through the interplay of body and voice, ChihWei creates layered meanings and shifting relationships between performer and audience .Poetic yet provocative, ChihWei’s work explores the performativity of sex and gender while questioning the power structures and so called universal experiences embedded within them. Through interdisciplinary approaches, seeks to create spaces for disruption, inversion, and dialogue.
ChihWei graduated from Filmmaking at Taipei National University of the Arts, majoring in Screen Acting with a minor in Dance, currently pursuing an MFA in Dance Creation at the same institution. ChihWei has participated in the Wansha Dance Creative Platform, Thirty Salon, Seed Dance Company’s Border・Form, Tsui-Shuang Lai Dance Theater’s SoloDance, and the Want to Dance International Dance Festival. In 2023, they received the ChinLin American Dance Festival Full Scholarship. As an independent artist, they undertook residencies at the Indonesia International Rain Festival (2026) , also choreographed NBD Dance Studio’s annual production The Good Old Days and presented Watch Out! at the 2025 Tua-Tiu-Tiann International Festival of Arts.
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