Category:Date / Time:2022.2.17 ( )Press Release - For immediate release
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 below full list). 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 Presentation & Gala Performance. (For the list of expert panelists together with all rules and procedures of the shortlisting and final ballot process, please visit the webpage of About Hong Kong Dance Awards.
Lifetime Achievement Awards The Lifetime Achievement Awards 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
--- 23rd Hong Kong Dance Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award RecipientsProfessor Shen Shir Ming Tania Tang
Shortlisted Nominations(in alphabetical order by surname)
Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Large Venue Production
Outstanding Medium Venue Production
Outstanding Small Venue Production
Outstanding Performance by Male Dancer
Outstanding Performance by Female Dancer
Outstanding Ensemble Performance
Outstanding Lighting and/or Visual Design
Outstanding Set and/or Costume Design
Outstanding Music Composition and/or Sound Design
Outstanding Alternative Space Production
Outstanding Dance Education or Community Dance
Outstanding Services to Dance
Outstanding Online Production
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