Andy Wong and Vanessa Cheung to hold lecture series and workshops on contemporary dance
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The series will cover specific topics on contemporary dance, with details as follows:
September 21 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Topic: "Pina Bausch and her dance theatre"
September 28 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Topic: "The relationship between contemporary dance and theatrical presentation"
October 5 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Topic: "Contemporary dance in Asia"
October 12 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
Cultural Activities Hall, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Topic: "The Japanese and Korean wave"
October 19 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
AC1, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "The development of contemporary dance in China"
October 26 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
AC1, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "Cloud Gate and contemporary dance in Taiwan"
November 2 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "Current status of contemporary dance in Hong Kong"
November 9 (Wednesday), 7.15pm
AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Topic: "I and contemporary dance"
Andy Wong first received training at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in ballet, and joined the Hong Kong Ballet in 1990 after graduation and the City Contemporary Dance Company in 1991. Later, he studied modern dance in the US. He restructured DanceArt Hong Kong with Francis Leung and Yvette Huang in 1995 to promote modern dance creation and dance education for society.
Vanessa Cheung is a lecturer with the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She teaches somatics and dance education modules of the Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree and the Master of Fine Arts in Dance programme. She also oversees the development of outreach projects and acts as a mentor for postgraduate students. Aside from working as a lecturer, Cheung is also an independent art worker.
Tickets for each lecture session priced at $50 (free seating) are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999.
For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/dance/program_1223.html.
Ends/Friday, August 19, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:30
Issued at HKT 11:30
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