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Hong Kong Dance Exchange 2026 Body as Living Prism

DEC 1 - 6

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HD X 2026

Body as Living Prism

Unbound by Time; One Body,
Infinite Refractions.
HDX2026 - Bridging
15 global dance festivals!
12 World-Class Hallmarks x
8 Radical Local Works
The Prismatic Nexus
defining the 'Next' vanguard!
PROGRAMME

12 World-Class Hallmarks ✕ 8 Radical Local Works

A Quad-Prismatic Perspective:

YIN

The female fire:
from solo precision to collective riot.

Dec 4 | Fri | 20:00-22:00

  • Red
    by MUI Cheuk-Yin Hong Kong
  • Ad-lib
    by Lauren SCOTT United Kingdom
  • Med/ium
    by FONG Xiao-Xuen Hong Kong
  • Summoning the Unknown X
    by YANG Jongye South Korea
  • Intersection
    by CHEUNG Cin-Yee Cynthia Hong Kong

YANG

Five men, five ways of being; masculinity reimagined.

Dec 5 | Sat | 15:00-17:00

  • Missing Names
    by Vitor HAMAMOTO Brazil
  • Pua̍h-Pue “Divination Blocks”
    by KUO Chueh-Kai Taiwan
  • Agiya
    by Hou yujie China
  • By Others
    by KIM Sangheon South Korea
  • The Dual Rituals
    by Terry TSANG Hong Kong

ILLUSION

Flipping the script on gender; a playful role-reversal.

Dec 5 | Sat | 20:00-22:00

  • The Ceremony Will Begin When Everyone Is Ready
    by Albert Garcia & Binnie FU Macau
  • conte01
    by AU Cheuk-Yin Algo Hong Kong
  • Flesh in Flux
    by LOK Hiu-Man Genie & YAU Sin-Hang Simpson Hong Kong
  • Into Thin Air
    by WANG Jiani & FENG Weidi China
  • How Are You?
    by JP HON Hong Kong

DIFFERENCE

Perspectives displaced;
the sensory of the unfamiliar.

Dec 6 | Sun | 15:00-17:00

  • Push and Pull
    by LAI Hung-Chung Taiwan
  • il pleut, il plaint, il rage
    by Charles BRECARD Canada
  • RAUM · ZEIT (Space · Time)
    by Tobias Piero DOHM Germany
  • False Memories
    by Tú HOÀNG Netherlands
  • After the Party (Extract)
    by Thomas Shiva NOONE Spain

To see is one thing;
to embody is everything.
Unlock the NEXT vision!
Hong Kong Dance, What’s NEXT?

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To see is one thing;
to embody is everything.
Unlock the NEXT vision!
Hong Kong Dance, What’s NEXT?

SYMPOSIUM

Symposium 1

The neXt Symbiotic
Dance Ecosystem:
International X Local Reflections

Dec 5 | Sat | 12:00-14:00
Venue: Kino, Eaton HK

GUEST SPEAKERS:

Jo PARKES
Course Leader, MA Dance: Participation, Communities, Activism. The Place – London Contemporary Dance School

Shadow Kid
HK B-boy dance artist, ADAHK

Olivia CHUNG
Award-winning Wheelchair dance artist, ADAHK

CO-FACILITATORS:

Eddie NIXON
Artistic Director, The Place – London Contemporary Dance School

Daniel YEUNG
Artistic Director, H.D.X

RESPONDENT:
TANG Fu-Kuen
International Producer and Curator

Symposium 2

HK Dance films screening + post talk
"HONG KONG X Dancescape :
How Soul finds its Home"

Dec 6 | Sun | 12:00-14:00
Venue: Kino, Eaton HK

CO-CURATOR:

Maurice LAI

SHARING ARTISTS:

CHIU Sum-Yi Sammi

WONG Tan-Ki

MODERATORS:

Daniel Yeung
Artistic Director, HDX

TANG Fu-Kuen
International Producer and Curator

WORKSHOP

Workshop 1

Beyond Butoh


Dec 1 | Tue | 17:30-20:30
Venue: HKAPA Dance Studio 6

INSTRUCTOR:
YANG Jongye
South Korea

DESCRIPTION:
Drawing from her 17 years with Dairakudakan, Yang Jongye’s BEYOND BUTOH strips away white body paint and stylized forms to explore the raw potential of the physical body. Through a 3-step somatic process—Deconstruction (emptying physical habits), Attuning (sensing stored physical memories), and Reconstruction (manifesting authentic movement)—this 3-hour lab guides participants beyond traditional dance frameworks to discover their own unique physical texture, speed, and vivid presence …

Workshop 2

Corpo entre ar
(Body between Air)
Movement Workshop

Dec 2 | Wed | 18:00-19:30
Venue: HKAPA Dance Studio 6

INSTRUCTOR:
Vitor HAMAMOTO
Brazil

DESCRIPTION:
This is a special improvisational and real-time choreographic movement practice centered on breath, presence, and curiosity. Through guided explorations, participants are invited to listen to their bodies, experiment with different qualities of movement, and discover how breathing can influence rhythm, weight, space, and sensation. The workshop creates space for meditating, sensing, moving, and connecting—with oneself and the surrounding space, then extending with others …

Workshop 3

Framework Method


Dec 3 | Thu | 18:00-19:30
Venue: HKAPA Dance Studio 6

INSTRUCTOR:
Tú HOÀNG
Netherlands

DESCRIPTION:
Framework Method is a movement practice developed from Tú Hoàng’s journey between Eastern and Western disciplines. Drawing on Eastern philosophy and his experience across Kung Fu, Tai Chi, classical ballet, contemporary dance, and urban movement, the workshop uses clear structures as a starting point for freedom and personal discovery …

HONG KONG DANCE EXCHANGE 2026

Hong Kong Dance Exchange

Project Grant:
Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme
HKSAR Government

Government-funded Programme Government-funded Programme

Disclaimer:
The content of these programmes does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

AR Charitable Foundation AR Charitable Foundation

Sponsor

Eaton Eaton

Venue Partner

Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Programme and Operation Partner

Media Partner