3 years after the premiere of “Mo Ngaan Tai”, choreographer Terry Tsang is going to explore how dance, sculpture, and photography could provide a refreshing and alternative theater experience to audience, in his upcoming “Mo4 Ngaan5 Tai2 – Juk6”.
In the coming December, Toolbox Percussion with a team of cross-media artists join forces to construct a dreamy and mystifying mindscape of contemporary life in Toolbox Manoeuvre. Let’s learn more from the sharing of Artistic Director Louis Siu.
Taking William Shakespeare’s sonnets as inspiration, Artistic Director of Théâtre de la Feuille Ata Wong with creative actor Chu Pak Him and others, explore the mesmerising interplay between words and the movement of the body in this powerful play. Let’s get into the world of deconstruction and reconstruction.
Even Lam, Artistic Director and Director of Jumbo Kids Theatre, shares stories behind the preparation for their upcoming showcase “Dot/line/plane@SuperBaby” and tells how he set out to create children theatre productions.
Composer Fung Lam looks back on his 20+ years music journey, and together with visual communicator anothermountainman they introduce their upcoming collaboration in the multi-disciplinary concert Yet Another Dream.
Lui Ngao-yuen and Mavis Lam from Boundless Groove: A Sonic Journey in Nature talk about their upcoming collaboration and music-making journey.
The notion of “home” is a recurrent subject in Leung’s artistic practice. Leung first created Open Home in 2007 after visiting a number of local residences to explore the living spaces of Hong Kong people and their intimate relationship with it. The project, which was viewed in a flat by appointment only, featured 30 monologues by different people talking about their homes. “I worked on this project from 2005 through 2008,” says Leung.
Currently residing on the beautiful island of Lantau, Zheng Bo has been working closely with a variety of plants, creating some amazing ecological artworks over the years.
“When her face is flushing, she becomes free.”
Ong Yong Lock (Lock), Artistic Director of Unlock Dancing Plaza, recalls an occasion when he led a group of married women in a #danceless workshop at an arts festival in South Korea. It was a poignant moment when the participant was at her most authentic and liberated self.
In the first half of 2020, cities and countries started to barricade themselves while social distancing became the new normal. All group activities have come to a pause with
the once-bustling arts venues now closed. Hong Kong is not immune from these measures, prompting the cancellations of arts programmes. The performing arts sector may become harsher than a Siberian winter, but art is known for its will to survive and thrive. In fact, as we try to stay sane while confined at home, arts and culture becomes an indispensible channel to stay connected with the world. Opportunities do arise from crisis, and the new normal for life during the epidemic may not be as insufferable as imagined.
