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25th Hong Kong Dance Awards

2024.2.20

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25th Hong Kong Dance Awards

- The Awards celebrate their 25th edition

- Shortlisted Nominations Announced

- 2 Distinguished Achievement Awards and 2 Lifetime Achievement Awards to be presented

 

 

20 February 2024 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominations for this year’s Hong Kong Dance Awards.  To mark the 25th edition of the Awards and the 30th anniversary of the Hong Kong Dance Alliance, two Distinguished Achievement Awards and two Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented.  “This is such a special year for both the Awards and the Alliance,” says Alliance Chairperson Allen Lam, “We want to celebrate by recognizing four exceptional individuals who have played a key role in the achievements of the dance sector and the progress dance in Hong Kong has made since the Awards were first launched in 1999.” 

 

Shortlisted Nominations

 

A total of over 48 outstanding nominations have been shortlisted under 14 award categories. The shortlists attached were determined by a secret ballot of expert panelists held after reviewing all the nominations received. A final ballot will be conducted in the coming weeks to decide the Awards with an expanded jury including all members of the HKDA Executive Committee.

 

In the Production categories, small groups and independent artists made a particularly strong showing this year – among those shortlisted are Siu Lung Fung Dance Theater, Neo Dance HK, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Beyond Dance Theater. Outstanding productions shortlisted in multiple categories include City Contemporary Dance Company’s Stream of Dust, Hong Kong Dance Company’s A Dance of Celestial Rhythms, Hong Kong Ballet’s La Bayadère and The magnificent orange tree from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts School of Dance.

 

For the first time, two international guests will join the final round jury for the Outstanding Choreography Award. They are:

  • Jonathan Gray, one of Britain’s leading dance critics and editor of Dancing Times from 2008 to 2022;
  • Tung I-Fen, internationally renowned choreographer, performer and educator from Taiwan.

 

Natasha Rogai, Co-Chair of the Production Categories Panel, says: “We are delighted to have two such distinguished guest panelists, who will bring a fresh perspective and an international viewpoint to the work of our local choreographers.”

 

Chair of the Community Categories Panel, Stella Lau, is impressed by the many ways the dance sector contributes to the community as a whole. “It’s wonderful to see our artists introducing the joy of dance to people of all kinds and bringing new life to different sites around the city with imaginative use of alternative space.”

 

A complete list of the shortlisted nominations is attached.

 

Distinguished Achievement Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award will be presented to

  • Sang Jijia for his unique artistic vision and numerous works of ground-breaking choreography;
  • Kevin Wong for his tireless work and immense contribution to the development of dance and the nurturing of dance artists in Hong Kong.

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to

  • Mandy Petty for her passion and dedication in pioneering tap dance in Hong Kong for more than 40 years;
  • Sylvia Wu for her invaluable contribution to the development of ballet in Hong Kong as dancer and educator for over 50 years.  

 

Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala

Award recipients will be announced during the 25th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance which will take place at 7:30pm on Saturday 20 April 2024 at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium.

 

Taking ‘Celebration of Dance’ as its theme, the Gala will look forward to the future as well as paying tribute to the achievements of the past.  Appearances by artists from a range of genres will showcase the variety and vitality of the local dance scene, under the direction of an artistic committee headed by Allen Lam and Alliance Vice-Chair Angela Hang.

 

Tickets will be on sale via URBTIX around mid of March 2024 and everyone is welcome to attend.

 

For the list of expert panelists together with all rules and procedures of the shortlisting and final ballot process, please visit http://www.hkdanceall.org/?a=group&id=award_about.

 

Enquiries:

Vanessa Chan

E-mail:  vanessa@hkdanceall.org / danceawards@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6631

 

 

 

24th Hong Kong Dance Awards

2023.4.24
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24th Hong Kong Dance Awards 
- First on-stage Award Ceremony and Gala Performance since 2019
- 16 awards presented for an outstanding year in 2022
 
 
22 April 2023 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is delighted to announce the recipients of the 24th Hong Kong Dance Awards, which were presented on stage to warm applause from an enthusiastic audience at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium at 7:30pm on Saturday 22 April. A total of 16 awards were presented, including the Distinguished Achievement Award and 15 awards decided by a jury of expert panelists.
 
‘It’s great to be back on stage!’ said Alliance Chair Allen Lam, welcoming the return of the traditional live Awards Ceremony and Gala Performance. ‘This was a wonderful evening and a truly joyous occasion with the Hong Kong dance community able to gather together in person again after so long to celebrate the sector’s achievements.’ A glittering Gala Performance included specially choreographed sequences by artistic director Ricky Hu Song-wei along with performances by Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company and City Contemporary Dance Company.  
 
More than 50 nominations were shortlisted in 15 categories, covering work created between January and December 2022.  Awards Jury Co-Chair Natasha Rogai commented that the quality of productions created in 2022 was particularly high: ‘All the shortlisted nominations were worthy of an Award – the quality of choreography, performance, production and design were truly exceptional and show how our dance artists have been inspired and re-energized by getting back to live performance.’ Fellow Co-Chair Stella Lau noted that, ‘This year the dance sector has taken inclusivity to a new level, with a range of important projects bringing the joy of dance to a wider community.’
 
Five Awards for City Contemporary Dance Company
City Contemporary Dance Company received no fewer than five awards.  Its thrilling Brown, a new work by leading Korean choreographer Kim Jaeduk, was honoured as Outstanding Medium Venue Production and for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, with Peggy Lam receiving the Award for Outstanding Female Performance for the first time and Kim Jaeduk receiving his second Award for Outstanding Music Composition.  The company also received the Award for Outstanding Alternative Space Production for Meeting In-Between Time, which made superb use of the Pokfulam Farm heritage site.
 
Choreography
The award for Outstanding Choreography went to Ricky Hu Song-wei for his
moving piece The Last Song from Hong Kong Ballet’s double bill Carmina Burana, which received the Award for Outstanding Large Venue Production.
 
The prestigious Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer Award went to Terry Tsang, who also received the Award for Outstanding Online Production for his thought-provoking Labora-Terry Landscape.
 
Distinguished Achievement Award 
The Distinguished Achievement Award was presented to Lindsey McAlister in recognition of her immense contribution to bringing young people into the arts in Hong Kong over many decades. 
 
Other Awards
Among the other awards Male Performance went to Ong Tze-shen for his brilliant portrayal of the title role in Hong Kong Dance Company’s Nezha: Untold Solitude, which also received Outstanding Set Design for Jan Wong and Outstanding Visual Design for Dan Fong.
 
Outstanding Small Venue Production went to to Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District and Hong Kong Arts Centre ifva’s innovative multi-media Phygital D: Tsang Tsui-shan – Chroma 11.  The Award for Community Dance went to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts School of Dance for Jockey Club Dance Well Project making dance accessible to sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease and Services to Dance to Hong Kong Exchange for the H.D. X 2022 dance festival.
 
Please see attached for complete list of awardees and awardee citations. 
Awards Booklet: http://bitly.ws/DnVt
 
Enquiries:
Ms Vanessa Chan
Tel: 2267 6631

The 24th Hong Kong Dance Awards – Shortlisted Nominations Announcement

2023.2.20

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Hong Kong Dance Awards 2023

 

- Shortlisted Nominations Announced

- Distinguished Achievement Award to be presented to Lindsey McAlister, OBE JP

 

20 February 2023 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominations for the 24th Hong Kong Dance Awards and the presentation of the Distinguished Achievement Award to Lindsey McAlister, OBE JP.

 

Since 1999, the Hong Kong Dance Awards have celebrated outstanding achievements in the local dance field and recognized artists and organizations for their contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong. Those honoured in the past include companies such as City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Passoverdance and choreographers such as Helen Lai, Mui Cheuk-yin and Yuri Ng. Previous recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award include Daniel Yeung and Anna Cheng .

 

Shortlisted Nominations

The 24th Dance Awards celebrate a welcome return to the stage by local productions in 2022 (despite some theatre closures early in the year) after the Covid 19 pandemic. The exceptional standard of work in 2022 reflects how inspired our dance artists have been by being able to get back to performing live and connecting with the audience directly again after such a long hiatus.

 

A total of over 48 outstanding nominations have been shortlisted under 16 award categories and showcase not only the talent but also the range of the local dance sector, encompassing a variety of genres and recognizing work from small groups and newly emergent artists alongside more established ones.

The shortlists attached were determined by a secret ballot of expert panelists held after reviewing all the nominations received. A final ballot will be conducted in the coming weeks to decide the Awards with an expanded jury including all members of the HKDA Executive Committee.  Award recipients will be announced during the 24th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance. (For the list of expert panelists together with all rules and procedures of the shortlisting and final ballot process, please visit http://www.hkdanceall.org/?a=group&id=award_about)

 

Shortlisted Nominations

 

Distinguished Achievement Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award is presented to Lindsey McAlister, OBE JP, Founder of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, for her dedication and passion in inspiring young people in Hong Kong to participate in the arts.

 

Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala

The 24th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance is scheduled to take place at 7:30pm on Saturday 22 April 2023 at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium. Tickets will be on sale via Urbtix from 20 March. Artistic director for the Gala is Ricky Hu Song-wei, one of Hong Kong’s leading choreographers, whose work The Last Song for Hong Kong Ballet has been shortlisted in several categories, including Choreography.

 

Other productions shortlisted in multiple categories include City Contemporary Dance Company’s Brown and Meeting in Between Time, Hong Kong Dance Company’s Nezha: Untold Solitude and West Kowloon Cultural District’s Phygital D season.

 

 

 

Enquiries:

Ms. Vanessa Chan

E-mail:  vanessa@hkdanceall.org / danceawards@hkdanceall.org

Tel:2267 6631

 

'New Force in Motion' Series 2022: Pang Chun, Kammy Lau, Duncan Tung –Box Office Opens

2022.11.11

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 'New Force in Motion' Series 2022: Pang Chun, Kammy Lau, Duncan Tung –Box Office Opens

 

 

11 November 2022 – Tickets for the 'New Force in Motion' Series 2022 : Pang Chun, Kammy Lau, Duncan Tung are now available at URBTIX.

This year's 'New Force in Motion' Series features premiere by three emerging choreographers – Pang Chun, Kammy Lau, Duncan Tung. The enchanting triple-bill performance will run from 9-11 December 2022 at Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre for four performances. Tickets are priced at $200, available at URBTIX now.

 

'New Force in Motion' Series 2022: None of your business by Pang Chun, Observing incorrect correctness by Kammy Lau, 01 Waiting by Duncan Tung

Date:  9 – 10*.12.2022 (8pm); 10 – 11.12.2022 (3pm)
      *With Meet-the-artist Session

Venue: Black Box Theatre, Kwai Tsing Theatre

Price: $200 (Free Seating)

 

None of my business by Pang Chun

Did you know!? Those two K-Pop stars broke up!

Did you know!? That singer is suffering from a serious illness!

Did you know!? I moved home just last month! The new place is enormous!

Did you know!? How surprised I was when I received the award!

Did you know!? I almost forgot my moves in a performance!

Did you know!? A member of my family passed away last month!

Did you know!? I came down with sickness recently!

Did you know!? My mental state has been unstable!

 

You know…… I am exhausted…

 

Dancers: Chun Wui Chun, He Yunchi, Ho Hiu Mei Lauren, Ngan Ching Cheong, Wong Nok Ching

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Observing incorrect correctness by Kammy Lau

Do you agree that the human body is a work of art?

Every person has a different standard of beauty, one person’s aesthetic values might be worth nothing to another.
You can observe others, but they can also look at you.
Has it ever crossed your mind that, to aliens, the Earth might be just a museum?
 
Choreographer/Dancer: Kammy Lau
Dancers: Chung Carol, Charlie Leung, Ng Cheuk Fung
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
01 Waiting by Duncan Tung

VLADIMIR: I'd like well to hear him think.

ESTRAGON: Perhaps he could dance first and think afterwards.

-- Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

Does thinking after dancing make your mind clearer or more blurred?

 

Dancers: Hui Ze, Lai Tsz Yan Ruby, Ma Yat Ha Maha, Wong Jing Nam Wesley, Tina Wong
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Production Team

*With support and kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

 

For the complete press release, please click here.

 

Enquiries

Ms Phoebe Mo (Hong Kong Dance Alliance)

E-mail: phoebe@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6631 

 

23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards 2022

2022.4.17

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23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards 2022

 

- 20 awards presented in live streamed ceremony

- Exceptional work produced despite the pandemic

 

 

 

16 April 2022 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is delighted to announce the recipients of the 23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards, which were presented in an online ceremony streamed live on the Alliance YouTube channel and Facebook page at 8.00pm local time on Saturday 16 April. A total of 20 awards including two Lifetime Achievement Awards and 18 awards decided by a jury of expert panelists were presented by emcees Irene Lo and Shirley Loong and accepted remotely by the awardees. The physical trophies will be passed to the recipients later, along with certificates for the shortlisted nominees.

More than 50 nominations were shortlisted in 15 categories, covering work created between January 2020 and December 2021.  Alliance Chair Allen Lam noted that, while it was sad that the traditional Awards Ceremony and Gala Performance could not be held due to the current pandemic restrictions, ‘The quality of the shortlisted nominations shows the strength and resilience of the Hong Kong dance community, which has overcome the obstacles of the pandemic over the past two years to create so much truly exceptional work.  They can be proud of their achievements and we look forward to a bright future for dance in Hong Kong.’

Co-Chair of the Awards Jury, Natasha Rogai, added ‘In 15 years of working on the Awards, I have never seen stronger shortlists – there were several categories where two awards were presented and all the shortlisted nominations were worthy of an award.’

 

Five Awards for Hong Kong Dance Company

Hong Kong Dance Company received no fewer than five awards.  Its co-production with Freespace of Helen Lai’s classic Nine Songs was honoured as Outstanding Large Venue Production and for Outstanding Ensemble Performance, with Huang Lei receiving his third Outstanding Male Performance Award and his wife, Hua Chi-yu, receiving the Award for Outstanding Female Performance for a record-breaking fourth time.  The company also became the first recipient of the new Online Production Award for Convergence. 

The company’s artistic director, Yang Yuntao said: “We will never give up. Every day, even if it’s within the one or two square meters of our own space, we will always strive to keep our bodies fit and ready to dance – that is all that we can do; no matter the changes in the outside environment, our passion for dance, the standard we aim for, will never falter. Let’s stand strong and work together!” 

 

Choreography

Two awards were presented for Outstanding Choreography: to Hong Kong Ballet’s artistic director, Septime Webre, for his spectacular new The Nutcracker and to Hong Kong icon Mui Cheuk-yin for Diary VII ◦ The Story of…… which also received Outstanding Small Venue production.

The prestigious Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer Award went to Kelvin Mak, artistic director of Beyond Dance Theater, whose powerful Remnants was named Outstanding Medium Venue Production sharing that award with City Contemporary Dance Company’s Days Are Numbered, which featured choreography by Justyne Li, Bruce Wong and Jennifer Mok.  

Kelvin Mak said “I would like to thank the late Mr. Tom Brown for his support to the local dance scene, and to us emerging artists. I hope that this goodwill, passion, and spirit can be inherited and passed on.” 

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

At the opposite end of the experience spectrum from rising star Mak, the Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to two remarkable women who have made an immeasurable contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong over many decades: Tania Tang and Professor Shen Shir Ming.  Accepting the awards, Professor Shen commented:

“I can see that the Hong Kong Dance Alliance set their sights beyond traditional definitions of dance; rather than simply focusing on choreography and performance, they aim to establish exchange and collaboration on all levels of the creative process between the dance sector and other industries, so that talents in dance may develop in a cross-disciplinary manner.” 

And from Ms Tang:

“Looking back, there were only a few foreign ballet teachers in Hong Kong. Nowadays, we are all witnessing a diverse ecology of dance arts in Hong Kong taking root and thriving. To the many generations of dancers to come, we must remain steadfast in our beliefs and work ethic; to all workers related to dance, we need to face all challenges head on, and pass on the torch.” 

 

Other Awards

Among the other awards Male Performance went to Shen Jie as Romeo in Hong Kong Ballet’s Romeo + Juliet. Like Huang Lei, with whom he shares the award, Shen is a third time recipient and one of Hong Kong’s most respected dancers. Hong Kong Ballet also received the award for Alternative Space Production for Five Tiny Dances at M+, while Gabriela Tylesova and Albert Au received the Set and Costume Design Award for the company’s The Nutcracker.

City Contemporary Dance Company Dance Centre, which has continued to provide invaluable support to the dance community despite going through some major recent upheavals, received the Award for Services to Dance for its Partnership Programme Venue Sponsor, while Passoverdance received the Dance Education Award for Jockey Club In Search of Voice in a Cramped City.

 

Please see attached for complete list of awardees and award citations. 

complete list of awardees

award citations

 

Enquiries:

Ms Amy Lee

E-mail:  amy.hkda@gmail.com  / HKDanceAwards.hkda@gmail.com

Tel: 2267 6733

 

Shirley Loong Takes Up The Post of Executive Director of Hong Kong Dance Alliance

2022.3.14

 

The Hong Kong Dance Alliance is delighted to announce that Shirley Loong has accepted our invitation to join the administrative team in the newly-created post of Executive Director, with effect from 10 March 2022. She will therefore step down from her current role as Chairperson and will be succeeded by Allen Lam, whose current role as Vice-Chairperson will be taken by Angela Hang.

 

The creation of the Executive Director position is the result of careful deliberation by the entire Executive Committee, aimed at responding to the Alliance’s need for a capable, senior level executive and decision-maker with a thorough understanding of the dance industry to head the administrative team. The worldwide pandemic has also prompted the Alliance to expedite this organizational restructuring in order to adapt swiftly to the fast-changing situation of the dance sectors both at home and abroad.

 

Ms Loong has been active in the local dance scene for many years, with a successful career spanning multiple roles from dancer, ballet teacher, dance educator, arts administrator and producer to her newly acquired qualification as an international accredited professional mediator, which led her to head the Performing Arts Profession International Mediation Committee. During her tenure as Chairperson, Ms Loong set a clear direction for the development of the Alliance, which is approaching its 30th anniversary in 2025. Allen Lam says, ‘We are delighted that Shirley has agreed to take on this new role. Her vast experience in the Hong Kong dance sector and in particular within the Alliance will help to make sure that expert advice can be turned into action effectively.’

 

‘I very much look forward to working closely with our new Chairperson, Allen Lam and Vice Chairperson, Angela Hang,’ says Ms Loong. ‘While working to accomplish the Alliance’s mission and vision, together we'll strive to broaden and strengthen our connection with stakeholders, funders and members of the Alliance, as well as the local and global dance communities.’ 

23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards Shortlisted Nominations Announcement

2022.2.14

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23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards 2022

- Shortlisted Nominations Announced

- Two Lifetime Achievement Awards to be presented

14 February 2022 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominations for the 23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards and the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to two distinguished members of the dance community: Professor Shen Shir Ming and Ms Tania Tang.

 

Since 1999, the Hong Kong Dance Awards have celebrated outstanding achievements in the local dance field and recognized artists and organizations for their contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong. Those honoured in the past include companies such as City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Passoverdance and choreographers such as Helen Lai, Xing Liang and Yuri Ng. Among previous recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award are Ringo Chan and Dr Tom Brown.

 

Shortlisted Nominations

For the 23rd Dance Awards, instead of the usual calendar year, the eligibility period for nominations ran from January 2020 to December 2021; this is because very few productions were staged in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

A new category, Online Production, has been introduced to reflect the strong trend towards online work and the excellence of such work being created in Hong Kong.

 

A total of over 50 outstanding nominations have been shortlisted under 15 award categories (please see full list attached http://www.hkdanceall.org/?a=doc&id=897). The shortlists were determined by a ballot of expert panelists held after reviewing all the nominations received this year. A final ballot will be conducted in the coming weeks to decide the Awards with an expanded jury including all members of the HKDA Executive Committee.  Award recipients will be announced during the 23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards Online Presentation. (For the list of expert panelists together with all rules and procedures of the shortlisting and final ballot process, please visit http://www.hkdanceall.org/?a=group&id=award_about)

 

Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to two individuals who have made a lifetime contribution to dance in Hong Kong:

- Professor Shen Shir Ming

Professor Shen is a Chartered Statistician and has worked in the academic field for over 40 years. She was the first ever female Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Hong Kong. Professor Shen began her career as a ballet teacher and has served different roles in the dance sector. She was the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Dance Company and is an Expert Adviser of the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme, Home Affairs Bureau. She has been a Board Member of Hong Kong Ballet Group since its incorporation, and has continuously supported the development of ballet and other dance form in Hong Kong throughout her career.

- Ms Tania Tang

Ms Tang trained in ballet in Hong Kong and later at the Royal Ballet School in London. She has been one of Hong Kong’s most dedicated and inspirational ballet teachers for over 50 years, with many of her students going on to become leading artists and teachers. She is an examiner, mentor and teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance and has occupied numerous roles in support of the Hong Kong dance sector including Chairperson of the Jockey Club Dance Audition Panel.

 

Hong Kong Dance Awards Online Presentation

The 23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards Online Presentation is scheduled to take place at 8pm on 16 April 2022 (Saturday).  Artistic Director for the Presentation is Angela Hang, the distinguished dancer and teacher who is the founder of STUDIODANZ. NB: Contingency plans will be put in place in case of any impact by measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Details will be announced as soon as the situation becomes clearer.

 

Enquiries:

Ms Amy Lee

E-mail:  amy.hkda@gmail.com  / HKDanceAwards.hkda@gmail.com

Tel: 2267 6733

 

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23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards

 

 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Professor SHEN Shir-ming

 

Tania TANG

 

Shortlisted Nominations

(in alphabetical order by surname )

 

Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer

  •  Chan Wai Lok
  •  Kelvin Mak
  •  Terry Tsang

 

 Outstanding Choreography

  • Anh Ngoc Nguyen for HKAPA School of Dance Summer Performance 2021 - Till We Meet Again
  • Kelvin Mak for Beyond Dance Theater Remnants
  • Mui Cheuk Yin for Tai Kwun Diary VII • The Story Of......
  • Septime Webre for Hong Kong Ballet The Nutcracker

 

 Outstanding Large Venue Production

  • Hong Kong Ballet, Romeo + Juliet
  • Hong Kong Ballet, The Nutcracker
  • Hong Kong Dance Company, Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature
  • Hong Kong Dance Company and Freespace, Nine Songs

 

Outstanding Medium Venue Production

  • City Contemporary Dance Company, Days are Numbered
  • Unlock Dancing Plaza, Body Works
  • Beyond Dance Theater, Remnants

 

Outstanding Small Venue Production

  • Hong Kong Dance Alliance, 'New Force in Motion' Series 2021: Vivian Luk, Natalie Mak, Poon Chun Ho
  • Common Ground, Body Codes II: Performscape
  • Tai Kwun, Diary VII • The Story Of......

 

Outstanding Performance by Male Dancer

  • Huang Lei, Hong Kong Dance Company Nine Songs
  • Ong Tze Shen, Hong Kong Dance Company Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature
  • Poon Chun Ho, Beyond Dance Theater Remnants
  • Shen Jie as Romeo, Hong Kong Ballet Romeo + Juliet

 

Outstanding Performance by Female Dancer

  • Amber Lewis in Rubies, Hong Kong Ballet Balanchine's Jewels
  • Hua Chi Yu, Hong Kong Dance Company Nine Songs
  • Pan Ling-juan, Hong Kong Dance Company Nine Songs
  • Reina Sawai as White Snake, Hong Kong Ballet The Nutcracker

 

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

  • Hong Kong Ballet, The Nutcracker
  • Hong Kong Ballet, Romeo + Juliet
  • Hong Kong Dance Company, Nine Songs
  • Hong Kong Dance Company, Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature

 

Outstanding Lighting and/or Visual Design

  • Lighting & Visual Design: Billy Chan, Hong Kong Ballet Romeo + Juliet
  • Lighting & Visual Design: Billy Chan, Hong Kong Ballet The Nutcracker
  • Lighting Design: Lee Chi Wai, Tai Kwun Diary VII • The Story Of......
  • Visual Design: Sue Healey (Australia), Judd Overton (Australia), Maurice Lai (Hong Kong), Kei Fushiki (Japan), Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District ON VIEW: Panoramic Suite

 

Outstanding Set and/or Costume Design

  • Set & Costume Design: Gabriela Tylesova, Albert Au, Hong Kong Ballet The Nutcracker
  • Costume Design: Mandy Tam,Hong Kong Ballet Romeo + Juliet
  • Set Design: Ricky Chan, Hong Kong Ballet Romeo + Juliet

 

Outstanding Music Composition and/or Sound Design

  • Music Composition: Darrin Verhagen, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District ON VIEW: Panoramic Suite
  • Music Composition: Leung Po Wing, 2nd Stage 2021- I don't mean it
  • Music Composition: Nguyen Quoc Trung, HKAPA School of Dance Summer Performance 2021 - Till We Meet Again

 

 Outstanding Alternative Space Production

  • Hong Kong Ballet, HK Ballet and M+ — Five Tiny Dances
  • TS Crew, Weave Upon A Time Spinning

 

Outstanding Dance Education or Community Dance

  • City Contemporary Dance Company -The Copybook of Life Challenge for Apprentice Magician
  • Hong Kong Dance Company - Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals
  • Passoverdance - Jockey Club “In Search of Voice in a Cramped City” Dance Education Programme
  • Tai Kwun - No.60: Back to Basic

 

Outstanding Services to Dance

  • CCDC Dance Centre - Partnership Programme Venue Sponsor
  • Hong Kong Arts Development Council - JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power
  • Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District - Choreographer and Composer Lab

 

 Outstanding Online Production

  • Beyond Dance Theater The Last Stone
  • City Contemporary Dance Company and Freespace CCDC in Residence Social Distancing Theatre “Joyeux Noël” Screendance Version
  • City Contemporary Dance Company A Lover’s Concerto
  • City Contemporary Dance Company and Freespace CCDC in Residence Mr Blank Screendance Version
  • Hong Kong Dance Company and Freespace Convergence

 

 

 

Dance Awards Recipients 2020 Announced

2020.7.18

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22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards - Recipients Announced

 

 

18 July 2020 - The 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation was scheduled to take place on 18 July 2020 at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium in front of an invited audience. However, the spike in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and re-tightening of social distancing measures this week meant the presentation ceremony had to be cancelled.  Instead, the Awards were announced online, live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube, embracing the ‘new normal’.

 

Presented by Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA), the Hong Kong Dance Awards aim to recognize outstanding achievements in the Hong Kong dance industry and raise public awareness of the diversity and excellence of the local dance scene.

 

Although the Awards recipients could not be physically present, many of them joined the event virtually and were able to make their traditional acceptance speeches. “While we miss having our usual Gala Performance and presenting the Awards to the recipients in person,” says HKDA Chairperson Shirley Loong, “Safety must come first and we are happy that more people than ever before, worldwide, will be able to see results announced live online.”

 

Awards

This year 16 awards in 14 categories, voted by a selection jury composed of the HKDA Executive Committee members and expert panelists from a range of dance-related disciplines, were announced.

 

In addition, the prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award, decided by the HKDA Executive Committee members, was presented to Daniel Yeung for his immense contribution to dance in Hong Kong as dancer, choreographer, curator, mentor and critic. 

 

In a landmark year for choreography, the Outstanding Choreography Award honoured both the old and the new guard: Helen Lai, doyenne of Hong Kong choreographers, for Winterreise (City Contemporary Dance Company) and the rising star team of Ricky Hu and Yuh Egami for their version of The Rite of Spring (Hong Kong Ballet), while Alice Ma was this year’s Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer.

 

The lion’s share of the awards went to City Contemporary Dance Company, among them Outstanding Large Venue Production and Outstanding Ensemble Performance for WinterreiseThe Rite of Spring; Outstanding Medium Venue Production for Re-Mark; and Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer for Qiao Yang in Almost 55, as well as awards for Outstanding Dance Education  and Outstanding Services to Dance.

 

Oscar winner Tim Yip received the award for Outstanding Costume Design for Hong Kong Ballet’s The Great Gatsby while Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer went to Luis Cabrera in that company’s The Rite of Spring.

 

Outstanding Small Venue Production recognized two works: Jing (Hong Kong Dance Company 8/F Platform) and Stay/Away (ArtisTree and Hook Dance Theatre).

 

Outstanding Alternative Space Production, a new category added this year, went to the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power – Daniel Yeung Contempo Lion Dance.

 

Video of the livestreamed Awards announcement is available on HKDA’s YouTube channel and Facebook Page.

 

The Awards recipients are listed in full below and the Awards booklet along with citations and bios. For more information, please visit the HKDA website: www.hkdanceall.org

 

Enquiry: Ms Yvonne Yau (at yvonne@hkdanceall.org / +852 2267 6733)

 

Click here for full Press Release

 

 

22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards - List of Recipients

香港舞蹈年獎2020 得獎名單

 

白朗唐新晉編舞

Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer

馬師雅

Alice Ma

 

 

傑出編舞

Outstanding Choreography

黎海寧 城市當代舞蹈團《冬之旅・春之祭》中〈冬之旅〉

Helen Lai for Winterreise

 in WinterreiseThe Rite of Spring

(City Contemporary Dance Company)

 

胡頌威、江上悠 香港芭蕾舞團《港芭 x 港樂:春之祭》中〈春之祭〉

Ricky Hu and Yuh Egami for The Rite of Spring

in HK Ballet x HK Phil: The Rite of Spring

(Hong Kong Ballet)

 

 

傑出大型場地舞蹈製作

Outstanding Large Venue Production

城市當代舞蹈團《冬之旅・春之祭》

City Contemporary Dance Company for WinterreiseThe Rite of Spring

 

 

傑出中型場地舞蹈製作

Outstanding Medium Venue Production

城市當代舞蹈團《Re-mark》

City Contemporary Dance Company for Re-Mark

 

 

傑出小型場地舞蹈製作

Outstanding Small Venue Production

香港舞蹈團 八樓平台《境》

Hong Kong Dance Company for 8/F Platform: Jing

 

ArtisTree for

ArtisTree Selects: Moving Pieces – 舞合劇場Stay/Away

ArtisTree Selects: Moving Pieces – Hook Dance Theatre Stay/Away

 

 

傑出另類場地舞蹈製作

Outstanding Alternative Space Production

香港藝術發展局 賽馬會藝壇新勢力 - 楊春江《舞・師》

Hong Kong Arts Development Council for

JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power – Daniel Yeung Contempo Lion Dance

 

 

傑出男舞蹈員演出

Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer

卡諾意 香港芭蕾舞團《港芭 x 港樂:春之祭》中〈春之祭〉

Luis Cabrera in The Rite of Spring

in HK Ballet x HK Phil: The Rite of Spring

(Hong Kong Ballet)

 

 

傑出女舞蹈員演出

Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer

喬楊 城市當代舞蹈團《Almost 55 喬楊》

Qiao Yang in Almost 55 

(City Contemporary Dance Company)

 

 

傑出群舞演出

Outstanding Ensemble Performance

城市當代舞蹈團《冬之旅・春之祭》

City Contemporary Dance Company for WinterreiseThe Rite of Spring

 

 

傑出燈光設計

Outstanding Lighting Design
羅文偉 城市當代舞蹈團《冬之旅・春之祭》中〈冬之旅〉

Lawmanray for Winterreise

in WinterreiseThe Rite of Spring

(City Contemporary Dance Company)

 

 

傑出服裝設計

Outstanding Costume Design
葉錦添 香港芭蕾舞團《大亨小傳》

Tim Yip for The Great Gatsby (Hong Kong Ballet)

 

 

傑出聲音設計

Outstanding Sound Design
梁寶榮 香港藝術節 第47屆香港藝術節:

香港賽馬會當代舞蹈平台 《舞鬥》中〈點指〉

Leung Po-wing for Over-master

in The 47th Hong Kong Arts Festival:

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series Dance Off

 

 

傑出舞蹈教育

Outstanding Dance Education or Community Dance

城市當代舞蹈團賽馬會當代舞「賞.識」教育計劃

City Contemporary Dance Company for

Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Literacy and Learning Project

 

 

傑出舞蹈服務

Outstanding Services to Dance

城市當代舞蹈團「研究計劃:香港舞蹈口述歷史」

City Contemporary Dance Company for

Research Project — Oral History of Hong Kong Dance Development

 

 

傑出成就獎

Distinguished Achievement Award

楊春江

Daniel Yeung

 

 

 

22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards – Live Streaming on 18 July

2020.6.9

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22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards – Live Streaming on 18 July

Photo: Terry Tsang | Dancer: Christy Poinsettia Ma

 

 

9 June 2020 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is pleased to announce the arrangements for the 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards.

 

22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation Ceremony

In view of the continuing uncertainty and risk of infection caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation Ceremony will be changed from a public event to a closed-door, invitation-only event with live-streaming on social media platforms for free viewing. To avoid a large gathering, only the shortlisted nominees and other related parties will be invited to attend in person.

 

This exciting new way of conducting the ceremony reflects the ‘new normal’ of life during the pandemic and the new journey on which the dance community, like the rest of the world, is embarking, and will make the event accessible to a much wider audience.

 

Alliance Chairperson Shirley Loong says: “This online Awards ceremony will show how we can embrace the future. It will enable us to honour outstanding achievements in Hong Kong dance and bring the dance community together in celebration after the tough times we’ve been through without any risk.”

 

Dominic Wong (Acting Artistic Director, City Contemporary Dance Company), who is Artistic Director for the event, adds: “We’re keeping the ceremony simple while not forgetting how art can heal tired hearts and bring us hope.”

 

In addition to the presentations, the event will feature a specially-choreographed performance by four local dance artists with live music from Patrick Ng.

 

 

We look forward to having you join us via your screens on 18 July.

 

Details:

Date: 18 July 2020 (Sat)

Venue: Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre (By invitation only)

Time: 8pm (Live streaming)

Live-streaming channels: HKDA Facebook Page & HKDA YouTube Channel

 

 

Click here for the shortlisted nominations.

Click here for the full press release.

 

 

Enquiries: Ms Yvonne Yau

E-mail: yvonne@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6733

22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards – Shortlisted Nominations Announced | Daniel Yeung to receive Distinguished Achievement Award

2020.5.8

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22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards – Shortlisted Nominations Announced

Daniel Yeung to receive Distinguished Achievement Award

Photo: Terry Tsang | Dancer: Christy Poinsettia Ma

 

Video Director: lowing@OHLO.hk

 

8 May 2020 – Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) is pleased to announce the shortlisted nominations for the 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards and the presentation of the Distinguished Achievement Award to Daniel Yeung.

 

Since 1999, the Hong Kong Dance Awards have celebrated outstanding achievements in the local dance field and recognized artists and organizations for their contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong. Those honoured in the past include companies such as City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, Unlock Dancing Plaza and Passoverdance; choreographers such as Helen Lai, Mui Cheuk-yin and Yuri Ng and recipients of the Distinguished Achievement Award such as Lau Siu-ming, Jean M. Wong, Anna CY Chan and Dr Tom Brown.

 

Shortlisted Nominations

This year, 44 outstanding nominees have been shortlisted under 14 award categories (click here for the shortlisted nominations). The shortlists were determined by a ballot of expert panelists held after reviewing all the nominations received this year. A final ballot will be conducted in March to decide the Awards with an expanded jury including all members of the HKDA Executive Committee. Award recipients will be announced during the 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance. (For the list of expert panelists together with all rules and procedures of the shortlisting and final ballot process, please visit this website.)

 

Distinguished Achievement Award – Daniel Yeung

 

Photo: Cheung Chi Wai @ Moon 9 Image

 

The Distinguished Achievement Award will be presented to Daniel Yeung Chun-kong for his immense contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong as performer, choreographer, dance critic, mentor and curator. In addition to his own outstanding career as an artist, Yeung has played a major role in advancing and enriching Hong Kong dance by nurturing local emerging dance artists and fostering interaction between the Hong Kong dance community and its international counterparts.

 

Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance

Considering the uncertainty of the infection risk of COVID-19 and in response to the current social situation, there are changes applied to the 22nd Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance which has been postponed taking place on 18 July 2020 at Kwai Tsing Theatre Auditorium. Results will be presented in a different way and details will be announced soon.

 

 

Press here for the full press release.

 

 

Enquiries:

Ms Yvonne Yau

E-mail: yvonne@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6733