Superb Performances Celebrate Outstanding Achievements in Dance
Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance is THE major event of the year for Hong Kong’s thriving dance industry. Awards for outstanding achievements in choreography, performance, production, design, youth and community dance, and Lifetime Achievement are presented amidst dazzling performances from Hong Kong’s finest Modern Dance, Ballet, Chinese Dance, Tap Dance, Folk Dance, and Locking and Popping artists.
22.4.2016 (Fri) 8pm
Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre
$150, $100
Artistic Director: Mandy Petty
MC: Angela Lam, Arvin Robles
Pianist: Amuer Calderon
Sole City Contemporary Dance Company
Soundless, formless, edgeless. Gathering, scattering. Our paths cross in light, in shadow, unexpectedly. Bodies contract, expand, touching each other’s insensible heart in a dazzling, dreamlike, dancing world.
© Ringo Chan
Excerpts from In Light and Shadow Hong Kong Ballet
Inspired by a range of Baroque dances and painters, including Michelangelo, Vermeer and Rembrandt, In Light and Shadow explores the interplay of light and shadow by juxtaposing contemporary lines with the lyrical music of J. S. Bach.
Choreographer Krzysztof Pastor, Artistic Director of the Polish National Ballet, was former resident choreographer of many world-class ballet companies. The Journal’s Jonathan Goats said of the piece: “Playful lighting tricks and a simple but effective backdrop combine with the performance to produce a jubilant expression of human experimentation and a joyful reflection on ballet's evolving tradition and influence.”
© Christopher Duggan
Chu-style Waist Dancing Hong Kong Dance Company
Presented by Hong Kong Dance Company and Beijing Dance Academy, Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances showcases a representative collection of Chinese court dances from different times, among them is “Chu-style Waist Dancing”. This female group dance is a ritualistic dance of China’s pre-imperial period that bespeaks the admiration people had for slim waists before the 3rd century BCE.
Legend has it that Duke Ling of the Chu state was fond of women with slender waists, setting off a trend. The Chu state was also steeped in shamanism, characterised by highly stylised shamanic rituals. This dance is re-constructed from historical research of ancient Chu culture, incorporating images of figures wearing feathers found in ornamental designs on bronze drums discovered along the borders of today’s Hunan and Guangxi provinces. It is an attempt to explore dance styles predating the Qin dynasty.
© Henry Wong
The Harem Chocolate Factory Performing Arts and Education Centre
Chocolate Factory Performing Arts and Education Centre brings the spirit of talent discovery to the world of Performing Arts education. We are dedicated to nurture and develop the joy of learning for young audiences through a rich array of performing arts programming.
© Terry Wong
Locking Showcase Hong Kong Men Locking Crew
Wonderful Night R&T (Rhythm & Tempo)
Our hearts feel the beat of the music, our feet dance the music in our souls. Tap is sharing, we love to share this wonderful Night with you!
© Dicky Wong
Any Way You Want It EXCEL, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
EXCEL (Extension and Continuing Education for Life) is the continuing education unit of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), and has been running musical theatre programmes for the past 15 years. The EXCEL full-time musical theatre programme leads to the Pearson BTEC Level 4 HKC and Level 5 HND Diploma in Performing Arts (QCF) qualification. Secondary school graduates and those who are considering pursuing their dreams and consolidating their craft are welcome to apply. The programme is led and taught by professional practitioners and educators, and provides students with ample performance opportunities at HKAPA and at other occasions. Our graduates have joined organisations such as Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park. Others have continued their studies at HKAPA and overseas universities. HKAPA and various universities have declared recognition of Pearson BTEC Higher National Certificate and Diploma as meeting general entrance requirements for admission to undergraduate studies.
© HKAPA
The Three-inch Bound Feet School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The dance is based on Huagudeng dance (flower-drum lantern dance), a genre of song and dance which was commonly found in areas along the banks of Huai River. Women’s foot-binding, an age-old feudal practice, was once regarded as beautiful. The practice of foot-binding has gone down with history. The special dance related to bound-feet walking has been lost for fifty years. In the past, the female roles in Huagudeng dance were played by male dancers. Thus a unique style of dancing and acting has been formed.
© Hong Kong Dance Company
Moldavian Rhythms (Romania) Po Leung Kuk Lee Shing Pik College
A traditional ethnic couple dance which starts slow but gradually develops into a high-speed ending that should capture your breathe. The rhythm varies and is delivered by syncopated stamps in Romanian style as the music grows faster.
© Jason Chung
