Convergence - Infinity of Movement and Stillness in Kanazawa
Koryu Hall, Ishikawa Ongakudo
Synopsis
Convergence is going to be staged on 25 and 29 November 2023 in Tokyo and Kanazawa, Japan respectively. Hong Kong Dance Company has always supported cultural exchange and is thrilled to bring this first tour a rejuvenating experience to the local audience in Japan.
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 three years from 2018. 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 and Choreographer：
Yang Yuntao
Composer and Sound Designer：
Paul Yip
Lighting Designer：
Gabriel Fung Kwok-kee
Digital Image Designer and Coordinator：
Oliver Shing
Dancers：
Ho Ho-fei, Liu Wai-yee, Ong Tze Shen, Chou Jo-yun, Huang Haiyun, Lee Chia-ming, Ng Ka-ling, Zhan Qian
Tour Producer：
Carrol Ho
Tour Manager：
Huang Jiajia
Production Manager：
Alex Wong
Stage Manager：
Johnson Chan
Deputy Stage Manager：
Oliva Li
Assistant Stage Manager：
Tse Tsz-wai
Technical Officer (Stage)：
Billy Choi
Wardrobe and Hair-dress Supervisor：
Luise Yau
Make-up and Hair-dress Master：
Jadeson Fu
Artistic Coordinator：
Carolyn Yip
Tour Marketing：
Jenny Lam, Idy Yeung, Freya Cheung
Ticketing：
Freya Cheung