Convergence - Chinese Dance ✕ Martial Arts in Shanghai
Grand Theater, Shanghai International Dance Center
Synopsis
Convergence is a culminating work created through an interdisciplinary research study on both Chinese dance and Chinese martial arts traditions. Hong Kong Dance Company Artistic Director Yang Yuntao and a group of dancers have collaborated with kung fu masters of the Southern style since 2018. The partnership has yielded a deep awareness of the essence of Chinese martial arts which, as adapted by the research team, allows for a more profound understanding of the relationship between the sensorial body, the fluidity of movement it creates, and the philosophies of the East in the creation and performance of dance. Convergence made its online debut in 2020 and was taken to various cities, including Beijing, Xinjiang, Shenzhen, Thailand (Bangkok), Japan (Tokyo & Kanazawa), Australia (Sydney) and Malaysia (Penang).
Infinity of Movement and Stillness
Breathing new life into artistic creation and dance movements by revealing the authenticity of Chinese martial arts.
In Hong Kong Dance Company's long-term study, its artists have explored the essence of both traditional practices, extracting new perspectives on movement and the fluidity of expression between ideology and physical gesture. Convergence brings these discoveries together, capturing the transient between stillness and motion, tranquility and exuberance; all that one may find through the synergy of dance and martial arts.
Scene List
Convergence
Chapter One SEE
Look up to the Towering Mountains
Spontaneous Criss-cross
Surroundings
Chapter Two CONTEMPLATE
Whispers of the Pines
Cloud and Mist Unfurl
Alone in the Mountain
Chapter Three ENLIGHTED
Waves Lapping on Rocks
Luminous Harmony
Production and Artistic Team
Concept and Choreographer：
Yang Yuntao
Artistic Coordinator：
Carolyn Yip
Music Director and Composer：
Paul Yip
Lighting Designer：
Gabriel Fung Kwok-kee
Digital Image Designer：
Oliver Shing
Assistant Digital Image Designer：
Chan Ka-ho
Dancers：
Ho Ho-fei, Hua Chi-yu, Ong Tze Shen, Huang Haiyun, Lam Yin-yi, Lee Chia-ming, Tai Wing-chun, Tong Chi-man, Chou Jo-yun, Ho Gi-lam, Lai Hong-fu, Ng Ka-ling, Ng Yuen-man, Tai Chon-u
Tour Producer：
Huang Jia Jia
Technical Manager：
Alex Wong
Stage Manager：
Derek Chan
Deputy Stage Manager：
Leung Siu-lui
Assistant Stage Manager：
Yvonne Tang
Lighting Operator：
Billy Choi
Technical Coordinator：
Kwok Tsun-ming
Wardrobe Coordinator：
Luise Yau
Make-up and Hair-dress Coordinator：
Jadeson Fu
Tour Marketing：
Jenny Lam, Bailey Yeung