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The 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards – Lau Siu-ming Receives Distinguished Achievement Award and Ringo Chan Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

4 May 2017, Hong Kong – The 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards announces today the dance pioneer Lau Siu-ming and dance practitioner and dance photographer Ringo Chan (1959 - 2016) are the recipients of Distinguished Achievement Award and Lifetime Achievement Award respectively. The above two awards, along with all twelve other outstanding awards, will be presented at the 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance on 10 May 2017 (Wednesday), 8 pm at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.

Established in 1999 by Hong Kong Dance Alliance, the Hong Kong Dance Awards recognize outstanding achievements and contributions to the art form by Hong Kong artists and organizations, also a creditable award in the Hong Kong Dance Scene. 

Lau Siu-ming - Recipient of Distinguished Achievement Award

Lau Siu-ming is a pioneer and tireless supporter of Hong Kong dance. Born 1930s, from being a mariner in his early life, to a scholarship holder dancing with world-class dance artists in France, later return as a front runner of the Hong Kong dance development, Lau has a legendary life.

Being one of the first local dancers to pursue dance training in Europe, he received scholarship at I’Ecole Superieure de Danse Cannes in early 1960s. During his time in Cannes, he was a student of the famous American Ballerina Rosella Hightower. He was later invited to join the world-known choreographer Maurice Béjart’s production in Belgian Ballet du Xxe Siècle.

On his return to Hong Kong in 1967, Lau engaged in dance education. He is one of the founder members of earliest dance organizations in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Ballet Group and Hong Kong Dance Federation. Lau also engaged himself in film and television, notably in Tsui Hark’s film A Chinese Ghost Story won him huge popularity. Lau was also a dance master for television stations Rediffusion Television and Television Broadcasts (TVB).

Lau’s contribution and enthusiasm for the Hong Kong dance scene is well recognized. He received the Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2002, Honorary Fellowship by the HKAPA in 2007, the Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts in the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards (2009) in 2010 and the Medal of Honour by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 2013. 

Ringo Chan (1959 - 2016) - Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award

Ringo Chan is a renowned dance practitioner and dance photographer who gave lifetime devotion to Hong Kong dance development. Chan joined the City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) in 1980 and is one of the first professional contemporary dancers in Hong Kong. He became Rehearsal Master of the CCDC in 1990 then was promoted to Assistant Artistic Director in 1993.

In the 1980s, Chan began photographing and filming for performing arts companies. In 1998, he published Hong Kong’s first dance photography book The Dance Photography of Ringo Chan, funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Chan also served as the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Dance Alliance and advisor of School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He received the Hong Kong Dance Awards in 1999 and Honorary Fellowship from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2006.

19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance 

10 May 2017 (Wed) 8pm 

Hong Kong City Hall Theatre 

$160, $120 (Tickets available now at URBTIX) 

For the Awards complete press release, please click here.

Media Enquiries: 

Ms Akama Chin (Project Officer, Hong Kong Dance Alliance)

E-mail: akama@hkdanceall.org

Website: www.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.

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Hong Kong Dance Awards Fellows World Première Works

26 April, Hong Kong – Two dance works by Hong Kong Dance Awards Fellowship recipients will be premièred at the 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance.

The first-ever Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) Hong Kong Dance Awards Fellowship were awarded - Pak Wei-ming and Wayson Poon, to enable them to research and develop new dance works to showcase at the 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance. The Fellowship aims to support dance development, further fulfilling the goal of celebrating dance achievements in Hong Kong, and recognize up-and-coming cutting edge choreographers.

Recipients were selected from Collaborative Creative Lab produced by HKDA in early 2017. The fellowships provided recipients financial support, artistic and administration assistance, and a showcase platform to continue their creative research and take ideas from inception to completion during February to May 2017. The Hong Kong Dance Awards Fellows are:

Pak Wei-ming, an independent choreographer and performing dance artist whose most recent choreography includes 900, Interpretation, and Wearing - Being Covered. In his new work, Toilet Pump, Pak slyly subverts notions about this common home appliance through exploration of rhythmic movements - using it to challenge dancers and our expectations.

Wayson Poon, a contemporary choreographer and artist who researches connectivity in dance, space, idea, and form. Recent choreographies include Fleeing by Night, Behind 3.0, and Untitled. Poon’s new work, Intersection, examines the connections between dancers through different movement textures, rhythmic qualities, chaos, stillness, imagination, and introspection.

19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance

10 May 2017 (Wed) 8pm

Hong Kong City Hall Theatre

$160, $120 (Tickets available now at URBTIX)

For the Awards poster image, please click here.

For the Awards complete press release, please click here.

Media enquiries:

Ms Akama Chin (Project Officer, Hong Kong Dance Alliance)

Email: akama@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6631

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The 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards – Box Office Opens

10 April, Hong Kong – Tickets for the 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance are now available at URBTIX.

The 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation & Gala Performance, an evening of sensational dance celebrating superb achievements will take place on 10 May 2017 (Wednesday), 8pm at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre, under the Artistic Direction of the renowned performer and choreographer Allen Lam. Twelve awards for outstanding work in choreography, production, performance, design for dance, dance education, and services to dance will be presented. In addition, for the first time, both a Distinguished Achievement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award will be bestowed with recipients announced shortly.

The highlight of the evening will be an extraordinary array of performances by Hong Kong’s flagship companies together with a sneak preview of a new pieces from a major company and brand new dances from rising young choreographic talents. Performing companies for the Gala include: Hong Kong Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, City Contemporary Dance Company, and the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Up-and-coming cutting edge choreographers, Pak Wei-ming and Wayson Poon, recipients of Hong Kong Dance Awards Fellowships, will present two world première choreographies. The Gala is a one-time only opportunity to see this exceptional lineup of diverse styles from Hong Kong’s leading dancers, companies, and choreographers and to share in the suspense as award envelops are opened and recipients announced.

Established in 1999 by Hong Kong Dance Alliance, the Hong Kong Dance Awards recognize outstanding achievements and contributions to the art form by Hong Kong artists and organizations and give audiences an opportunity to partake in the passion for excellence that drives Hong Kong’s most vibrant performing art.

Ticketing details:

URBTIX Internet Ticketing: www.urbtix.hk

Telephone Credit Card Booking: 2111 5999

Ticketing Enquiries: 3761 6661

Program Enquiries: www.hkdanceall.org | 2267 6663

For the Awards complete press release, please click here.

Enquiries:

Ms Akama Chin (Project Officer, Hong Kong Dance Alliance)

E-mail: akama@hkdanceall.org

Tel: 2267 6631

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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 click 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.

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Tickets for the Springboard Showcase 2016 (17-19 Jun) are now available at URBTIX

An Intimate Journey with Three Award-winning Choreographers

• Tickets for the Hong Kong Dance Awards 2016 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.com). 
• For more information about the Awards, please visit the Alliance website: www.hkdanceall.org.
• To RSVP, or any media inquiries, please contact: Cathy Lau, cathy@hkdanceall.org / +852 2267 6663 or Megan Lee, megan@hkdanceall.org / +852 2267 6728。