Convergence - Infinity of Movement and Stillness in Beijing
The Lyric Theatre, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center
Synopsis
Convergence is a culminating work created through an interdisciplinary research study on both Chinese dance and Chinese martial arts traditions. HKDC Artistic Director, Yang Yuntao, alongside a group of dancers, have collaborated with kung fu masters of the southern style for the past three years (2018-2020). The partnership has yielded the essence of the 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 for the use of dance. Convergence made its debut online in 2020 and received great critical acclaim.
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 three-year-long 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.
Production and Artistic Team
Concept/Choreographer：
Yang Yuntao
Composer/Sound Designer：
Paul Yip
Lighting Designer：
Gabriel Fung
Digital Image Designer：
Oliver Shing
Dancer：
Hua Chi-yu, Ho Ho-fei, Lam Yin-yi, Ong Tze Shen, Tong Chi-man, Chou Jo-yun, Ho Gi-lam, Huang Haiyun, Lee Chia-ming, Ng Ka-ling, Pan Zhenghuan, Tai Chon-u, Zhan Qian
Tour Producer：
Ruby Kwan
Tour Manager：
Li Long-hin
Production Manager：
Alex Wong
Stage Manager：
Derek Chan
Deputy Stage Manager：
Krizce Chow
Lighting Coordinator：
Billy Choi
Projection Coordinator：
Chan Chak-kwan
Make-up and Hair-dress Master：
Jadeson Fu
Publicity and Marketing：
CPAA Theatres Ltd.
Ticketing：
The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Hong Kong Dance Company
Poster Adaptation：
Birdie Studio
Promotional Images Photography：
Henry Wong @ S2 Production
Stage Images Photography：
The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
Stage Video Recording：
The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in Beijing
House Programme Design：
Birdie Studio