The 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards - Shortlist Announced
2 March 2017 - Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) announces the Shortlist for the 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards (see attached for all 39 shortlisted candidates). Recipients will be announced during the 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance held on 10 May 2017 (Wednesday), 8pm at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre. Recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award and Lifetime Achievement Award will be announced soon.
The shortlist was confirmed by ballots of expert panelists after their review of almost 140 nominations received this year in 12 award categories. A final ballot will be held in March, when the panels of dance professionals will be joined by all members of the HKDA Executive Committee to decide the Awards.
HKDA welcomes the renowned dancer and choreographer, co-founder of DanceArt Hong Kong and Artistic Director of Muse Motion, Allen Lam, as the Artistic Director for this year’s Gala. Generously sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Gala gives dance lovers the unique opportunity to enjoy performances by Hong Kong’s leading dance artists in one splendid evening of dance. Among other groups performing will be the Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company, HKAPA School of Dance, as well as two world premières choreographed by Pak Wai-ming and Wayson Poon Wai-shun, recipients of Hong Kong Dance Award Fellowships.
Since 1999, the Hong Kong Dance Awards have celebrated outstanding achievements in the Hong Kong dance field and recognized artists and organizations for their contributions to the development of dance in Hong Kong. Artists honored in the past include Jean Wong, Willy Tsao, Helen Lai, Yuri Ng, Mui Cheuk-yin, Aaron Kwok, and Jackie Chan.
Tickets for the 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards will be available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk) from 10 April onwards.
For more information about the Awards, please visit the Alliance website: www.hkdanceall.org.
For the Awards complete press release, please click here.
For the Awards poster image, please download here.
Enquiries:
Ms Akama Chin (Project Officer, Hong Kong Dance Alliance)
E-mail: akama@hkdanceall.org Tel: 2267 6631
About Hong Kong Dance Alliance
Acting as a primary voice and support group for dance in Hong Kong and Hong Kong dance worldwide, Hong Kong Dance Alliance strives to promote, recognition, development, and mutual understanding of all forms of dance. The Hong Kong Dance Alliance is the official Hong Kong organization of the World Dance Alliance and is a grantee of Hong Kong Arts Development Council Three Year Grant.
