Category:
Festivals, Seminars, Workshops
Date / Time:
2019.1.3 (7:30 PM, 9:30 PM )
【DanceHub Talk Series - How to Write Dance? by Arnd Wesemann】
Co-organizers: Hong Kong Dance Alliance, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Date : 2019. 01. 3 (Thur)
Time : 7:30 - 9:30 pm
Venue : Library, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong (14/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai)
Speaker : Arnd Wesemann (Dance Critic, Chief Editor of Tanz magazine)
* Conducted English
► Lecture Highlights
- Ways to understand, write and review dance
- Dual role of dance critics in dance work and review writing
- Purposes and methods of writing dance review
- Establishment and formation of dance review from historical context
► About Arnd Wesemann
Journalist and editor of Europe’s leading dance magazine tanz, Arnd Wesemann is an expert in dance and dance criticism. He is going to share this views and to create conversations with local theatre critics on performing arts criticism in a contemporary context. Arnd Wesemann has published a number of books on politics and aesthetics, including Immer Feste Tanzen (The Dancing Feast 2006), a German-language collection of essays on the history of dance and dance as antidote to work, and Made in Bangladesh, an essay on how the lives of cultural workers and workers in the garment industry are impacted by society’s expectation that everything should be available at a bargain price.
► Application Method
Free of charge, reservation in advance is required. Confirmation letter will be emailed to the selected participants.
Online registration : https://goo.gl/4LnDCh
Deadline : 2018.12.27 (Thur)
► Enquiries
Chloe Wong (chloe@hkdanceall.org; 2267 6733/ 2267 6631)
Supported by : Goethe-Institut Hong Kong
Promotion Partner : International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong)
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Concurrent Event
【New Strategies for New Times - (Re)defining Contemporary Performing Arts Criticism: Workshop on Performing Arts Criticism by Arnd Wesemann 】
This workshop will be conducted in English, and it is suitable for theatre critics with practical experiences.
Co-organiser: West Kowloon Cultural District, International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong)
Supported by: Goethe-Institut Hong Kong
Promotion Partner：Hong Kong Dance Alliance
Date：04.01.2019（Fri）
Time：7:30-9:30pm
Venue：Library, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong（Goethe Gallery or Black Box Studio, Goethe-Institut Hong Kong (14/F, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong)
Speaker：Arnd Wesemann
Number of participants:：15
Fee：Free
Details and Application：http://www.iatc.com.hk/doc/105744
