Articles in "Dance"

At a time when international touring is at a standstill, the Festival has put together a challenging collaborative dance project, Colossus, created by Australian choreographer Stephanie Lake, with more than 50 dancers from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Creating mass movement that is both organic and spectacular is a hallmark of Stephanie Lake’s large-scale public shows, such as .......

The theme of women battling adversity resounds through Heart of Coral and Women Like Us, two chamber operas previously staged at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, in 2013 and 2021 respectively. The two operas tell the stories of three women who strive in different times and circumstances, but whose lives are each shaped by the conflicts between love and fate. At the 50th HKAF.......

Mature works of art go through a long process of nurturing: absorbing and accumulating nutrients over time, gradually developing before coming into full bloom. The first edition of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series (CDS) was presented at the 40th Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2012, and this year marks its tenth edition....

While the coronavirus pandemic has caused so many cancellations of live performance, it has also given film a far more prominent role in connecting dance with audiences, and indeed in reaching new viewers around the world. ...

There’s not a place in the world that does not have its own rare and traditional arts, dance and music included. In some cultures, dancing is not just entertainment, but also part and parcel of traditional rites such as celebrations, worship and mourning....