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19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance - Recipients Announced
The 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance was held on 10 May 2017 at Hong Kong City Hall Theatre.
Presented by Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA), the 19th Hong Kong Dance Awards acknowledge outstanding achievements in Hong Kong Dance industry and raise public awareness of the diversity and excellence of local dance scene. The HKDA invited Ms Elaine Yeung Chi-lan, Assistant Director (Performing Arts) of Leisure and Cultural Services Department as the Guest of Honor, accompanied by HKDA Executive Committee Chairperson Ms Stella Lau.
Awards Presentation
This year, fourteen awards were presented to recipients, in which twelve awards were announced on stage, with outstanding work in choreography, production, performance, design for dance, dance education, and services to dance. Awardees were voted by the Selection Jury composed by HKDA Executive Committee and external members of two Expert Panels.
Among the recipients were: Helen Lai for her Outstanding Choreography in While the Dream Unfolds (Hong Kong Dance Company) and Hong Kong Ballet for Lady of the Camellias, the Outstanding Large Venue Production. Awards for Outstanding Performance went to Kelvin Mak in Mother, I am Sorry (City Contemporary Dance Company), Chen Zhi-yao as Odette in Swan Lake (Hong Kong Ballet), and Pan Ling-juan as Wah Man-ying/ King-tin in Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile (Hong Kong Dance Company).
In addition, the Distinguished Achievement Award was presented to Lau Siu-ming and a Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously awarded to Ringo Chan. The awards recognize continuous contributions to Hong Kong Dance development over the past decades.
Gala Perforamance
Under the artistic direction of Allen Lam, the audience enjoyed an array of dazzling performances. Performing companies included City Contemporary Dance Company, Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, two world premières by Hong Kong Dance Award Fellowship recipients - Pak Wei-ming and Wayson Poon, the School of Dance of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and piano performance by Colleen Lee.
The Dance Awards do not only recognize outstanding accomplishments, but are also testament to the importance of dance to Hong Kong culture.
The Awards recipients are listed below.
For the Awards complete press release, please click here.
Enquiries:
Ms Akama Chin (Project Officer, Hong Kong Dance Alliance)
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 the 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.
19th Hong Kong Dance Awards - List of Recipients
香港舞蹈年獎2017 得獎名單
Outstanding Choreography傑出編舞
Helen Lai for While the Dream Unfolds (Hong Kong Dance Company)
黎海寧 香港舞蹈團《夢未完》
Outstanding Large Venue Production傑出大型場地舞蹈製作
Hong Kong Ballet for Lady of the Camellias
香港芭蕾舞團《茶花女》
Outstanding Medium Venue Production 傑出中型場地舞蹈製作
City Contemporary Dance Company for Travelogue
城市當代舞蹈團《拼途》
Outstanding Medium Venue Production 傑出中型場地舞蹈製作
Hong Kong Dance Company for Reveries of the Red Chamber
香港舞蹈團《紅樓.夢三闋》
Outstanding Small Venue Production 傑出小型場地舞蹈製作
Y-Space for i-Dance (HK) 2016: Helen Lai in the Post-90's
多空間 i-舞蹈節(香港)2016:《90後的黎海寧》
Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer 傑出男舞蹈員演出
Kelvin Mak in Mother, I am Sorry (City Contemporary Dance Company)
麥卓鴻 城市當代舞蹈團《回初》
Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer 傑出女舞蹈員演出
Chen Zhi-yao as Odette in Swan Lake (Hong Kong Ballet)
陳稚瑶 飾 奧德蒂 香港芭蕾舞團《天鵝湖》
Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer 傑出女舞蹈員演出
Pan Ling-juan as Wah Man-ying/ King-tin in Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile
(Hong Kong Dance Company)
潘翎娟 飾 華文英/瓊天 香港舞蹈團《中華英雄》
Outstanding Ensemble Performance 傑出群舞演出
Hong Kong Ballet for Swan Lake
香港芭蕾舞團《天鵝湖》
Outstanding Lighting Design 傑出燈光設計
Billy Wong for Sweep (Classifiable Movement)
黃子健 原動作《翻卷》
Outstanding Set Design 傑出舞台設計
Hoyingfung and Jan Wong for Set Design of Reveries of the Red Chamber
(Hong Kong Dance Company)
何應豐及王健偉 香港舞蹈團《紅樓.夢三闋》舞台設計
Outstanding Set Design 傑出舞台設計
Tsang Man-tung for Set Design of Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile (Hong Kong Dance Company)
曾文通 香港舞蹈團《中華英雄》舞台設計
Outstanding Sound Design 傑出聲音設計
Anthony Yeung for Sound Design of Reveries of the Red Chamber
(Hong Kong Dance Company)
楊我華 香港舞蹈團《紅樓.夢三闋》聲音設計
Outstanding Dance Education 傑出舞蹈教育
Hong Kong Schools Dance Association and Education Bureau for Schools Dance Festival
香港學界舞蹈協會及教育局 學校舞蹈節
Outstanding Services to Dance 傑出舞蹈服務
Y-Space for i-Dance Festival (HK)
多空間 i-舞蹈節(香港)
Distinguished Achievement Award 傑出成就奬
Lau Siu-ming
劉兆銘
Lifetime Achievement Award 終生成就獎
Ringo Chan
陳德昌