Hong Kong Dance Company

History

Established in 1981, Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDance) is committed to promoting Chinese dance with contemporary artistic vision and Hong Kong character. Since its inception, HKDance has staged more than 300 productions to great acclaim, including The Legend of Mulan, Red Poppies, Spring Ritual · Eulogy, The Butterfly Lovers, Storm Clouds, L’Amour Immortel, Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances, Reveries of the Red Chamber, Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile, Vipassana, Lady White of West Lake, Tale of Three Cities, Waiting Heart, Liu Sanjie, Ode to the Silk Road, Dance of Strings, A Tale of the Southern Sky, Mazu the Sea Goddess, The Moon Opera, Nine Songs, Nezha: Untold Solitude, Myth of the Dancing Durumi, A Dance of Celestial Rhythms, After Snowfall, and In Between—Wu Guanzhong’s Ink Odyssey. With its mandate to create original interdisciplinary works, since 2018 the Company has explored the confluence of Chinese dance and Chinese martial arts traditions. Its original works include Shan Shui: An Ode to Nature, and Kung Fu Artistry, The Legend of Lanling, and Whispers of the Pines, were selected for the China National Arts Fund. In 2023, Whispers of the Pines was recognised in the 13th China Dance Lotus Awards ( Contemporary Dance), the most prestigious national dance awards in China. In addition, Arts Tech Dance Drama: Storm Clouds Realm of Infinite, was selected by the HKSAR Government as a funded project under the “Signature Performing Arts Programme Scheme” (SPAPS).

As a cultural ambassador of Hong Kong, HKDance consistently showcases the city’s unique artistic style to the world by touring to different cities across the globe, engaging local audiences, and encouraging cultural exchange. In recent years, we have brought our award-winning productions to Lincoln Center in New York, The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Sony Centre in Toronto, The Concourse Theatre and Seymour Centre in Sydney, Southbank Centre in London, Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre in Minsk, Arko Arts Theatre, and Yeak-dang Hall, National Gugak Center in Seoul, Askra Theatre King Power in Bangkok, Tokyo FM Hall, Ishikawa Ongakudo in Kanazawa, One Theatre Hall in Penang, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai International Dance Center, Hangzhou Grand Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House, Kaiming Theatre in Suzhou, Xinjiang Art Theater, Taipei New Stage, and Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center, among others.

HKDance was incorporated in 2001 as a charitable and non-profit-making institution, and is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as one of the major performing arts companies in Hong Kong. The Company became a Venue Partner of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in 2026.