Venue: Huang Hua Gang Theatre
Time: 20:00 on 07/29/2009
Tickets: ￥280/￥180/￥130/￥80 (Students, Senior Citizens: ￥90/￥40)
Tel.: 159 1810 9201, 159 1810 9202, 020-8704 9512 (Guangdong Modern Dance Troupe)
[The Sixth Guangdong Modern Dance Festival]
Approx 90 mins (15 mins Interval)
Extremely Four Seasons (Photo by Jesse Clockwork)
ProgramⅠ: Xtremely Four Seasons
Choreographed by Dominic Wong
"City Contemporary Dance Company was on superb form with Dominic Wong's exhilarating treatment of Vivaldi in Xtremely Four Seasons"
–South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Famed for his wicked humour and dramatic style, Hong Kong's new wave choreographer Dominic Wong challenges Gidon Kremer in his attempts to create 12 variations on Vivaldi's Four Seasons. This innovative work has been selected as one of the "2008 Top Five Dances" by South China Morning Post, Hong Kong.
Dominic Wong was a TV host and actor for Asia Television from 1990 to 1992. He studied modern dance at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and joined Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company after his graduation in 1996. In 2001, he received the Hong Kong Dance Award for his performance in Plaza X (2001) Wong’s choreographic work for Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company Men’s Chop Suey (All of A Sudden, 2003) was invited to rerun in the Guangdong Modern Dance Festival in 2004. Other choreographic works of Wong include E.Y.T. (2007), Xtremely Four Seasons (2008) and What’s Next (2009). Xtremely Four Seasons was selected by South China Morning Post as one of the “2008 Top Five Dances” in Hong Kong. Wong is currently a dancer of Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company.
Point and Line to Plane (Photo by Ringo Chan)
ProgramⅡ: Point and Line to Plane
Choreographed by Xing Liang
"The interaction among dance, music and lighting spatially thrilled the audience and stretched their imagination. It is a production of very high quality with exquisite taste." - C For Culture, Hong Kong
Inspired by Kandinsky's abstract paintings, dancer-choreographer Xing Liang sets his work to his strong conviction of the purity of dance as art, taking the audience into a world that is uniquely personal, detached, yet compelling and engaging. Driven by his quest for the unorthodox, Xing ultimately challenges the audience expectations of dance. This performance is an excerpt of its Hong Kong premiere in June 2008.
Born in Beijing, Xing Liang graduated in classical dance division from the Beijing Dance Academy in 1991. He was the Gold Prize winner in Tao Li Bei Competition Junior Section and Senior Section. During 1991 and 1992, he was the principal dancer in the Youth Division of the Academy. He joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company in March 1993.
Xing has won numerous awards including the Gold Award in the Male Solo Class at the 6th Paris International Dance Competition in 1994, "The Top Ten National Performers" in 1996, "The Star of the Century" by the Guangdong Provincial Government in 1997, the Gold Award in the Modern Dance Section at the 8th Paris International Dance Competition for his work I Want to Fly in 1998, the Hong Kong Dance Award for his performance in Ju Dou in 1999, the Silver Award in the Modern Dance Section at the 1st Italy International Dance Competition for his work Night of Dancer and the 2nd Class Award in Choreography at the 5th National Dance Competition for his work Mon Amour Sans in 2001. Xing received the Hong Kong Dance Award again for his works The Enigma of Desire – Dali vs Gala and Stranger Than Fiction in 2004 and 2006 respectively. He received The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards - the Award for Outstanding Young Artist from Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2008.
Xing was invited to participate in the International Choreographers Residency Programme in the American Dance Festival in 1996. His work Chamber was invited to join Beijing．Hong Kong Modern Dance Festival (Beijing) in 1999. He formed Movement Fibre with Sang Jijia and choreographed Happening Continuous in 2000. His work 180˚ was invited to join Holland Dance Festival in 2001. He was invited by Vancouver Goh Ballet to perform in 2003 for its 25th Anniversary celebration.
Xing's other choreographic works include The Eyes, Requiem, Lumière, 365 Ways of Doing and Undoing Orientalism, That Moment of Arvo Pärt, The Enigma of Desire – Dali vs Gala, Stranger Than Fiction, The Conqueror, Nijinsky and Out Of The Box. Nijinsky has been invited to perform in Beijing after its premiere in Hong Kong, its DVD has been released in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with critical acclaim.
Xing is currently the Resident Artist of Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company.
City Contemporary Dance Company, (CCDC, Hong Kong)
Through the leadership of its Founder and Artistic Director, Willy Tsao, City Contemporary Dance Company, (CCDC) Hong Kong has inspired and elated audiences in Hong Kong and around the world with superb modern dance performances over the past 30 years. Founded in 1979, CCDC has presented over 200 original works to critical acclaim, including productions by leading choreographers such as Helen Lai, Mui Cheuk-yin, Pun Siu-fai, Yuri Ng and Tsao himself, and innovative collaborations with outstanding artists from other media.
CCDC's renown in reflecting the vigour and creativity of Hong Kong's vibrant, multifaceted contemporary culture has increased its audience to over 50,000 annually and earned it 171 overseas performances at the world's foremost dance stages and festivals in over 30 major cities including New York, Montreal, London, Paris, Rome, Rovereto, Berlin, Lyon, Sydney, Tokyo, Seoul, Busan, Singapore, Manila, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, Munich, Stuttgart, Mumbai, Delhi, Brisbane, Copenhagen, Prague, Karmiel (Israel), St. Petersburg, Moscow, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.
CCDC's commitment to education and development has seen it produce over 40 outreach performances annually, as well as offer highly popular dance courses to over 40,000 students each year. It also helps organise China’s annual Modern Dance Festival, and since 1998 has provided administrative and technical support to budding Hong Kong and mainland artists through its China Dance Development Programme. The 2004 opening of the CCDC Dance Centre has given young artists, students, and the community at large an exciting new arena for modern dance.
City Contemporary Dance Company is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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