prog2 – Hong Kong Dance Exchange 2022

Occasional
Programme 2 Occasional Hong Kong 10.9.2022 (Sat) Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 20:15 – 22:00 Synopsis Time – an eternal proposition and the essence of performing arts. If time isn’t linear, how does it manifest itself? Be it fast-forward, slow-motion, rewind or teleportation, Metaverse does it with plentiful fantasy and a touch of humour. Faithful to their name, the [...]
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КІНЕЦЬ СВІТУ
Programme 2 《КІНЕЦЬ СВІТУ》 Hong Kong 10.9.2022 (Sat) Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 20:15 – 22:00 Synopsis ​​‘КІНЕЦЬ СВІТУ’ is a Ukrainian word meaning ‘doomsday’. We live in a world of absurdity where wars, conflicts and injustice are the new norms. When the end of the world is closer than heaven, whose fault is it? Along the indomitable rhythm [...]
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my choice, my body
Programme 3 my choice, my body Japan 11.9.2022 (Sun) Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 20:15 – 22:00 Synopsis Darkness withholds and defines, so does silence. On a bare stage, three wordless dancers emerge in the dark wearing Noh masks. They move as intriguing as the music. Is it a smile or a smirk? Such ambiguity is so unsettling and [...]
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Gom-bang-yi-teot-da
Programme 2 Gom-bang-yi-teot-da Korea 10.9.2022 (Sat) Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 20:15 – 22:00 Synopsis The Namsadang (itinerant troupe) in the Joseon dynasty had a tradition to yell ‘Gom-bang-yi-teot-da’ to ask for performance permission. The gesture carries the sorrow and beauty of grassroots life across the century. The symbolic shackle worn by Joseph Kim oscillates effortlessly between unresolved social [...]
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Geyser
Programme 2 Geyser Hong Kong 10.9.2022 (Sat) Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre 20:15 – 22:00 Synopsis Hong Kong dance rebel vs. Japan’s enfant terrible of choreography: when two fearless female choreographers come face-to-face, a revolution awaits. In the desire-filled apocalyptic world, paradise is wide open for two defiant femme fatales’ primitive pursuits. Warning: a risqué work where physical chemistry [...]
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