Academy Dance: Onward & Upward!
Dance
Description
Description
Snowflakes … starbursts … and just a gentle squeeze!
An intriguing combination to be sure – and found only in the wonderfully eclectic, ‘must-go-and-see’ April Onward and Upward! season from the Academy’s School of Dance. First in the spotlight is the exuberant cross-stream Echad Mi Yodea from one of the world’s choreographic luminaries – Israeli choreographer and Gaga Movement creator Ohad Naharin. In complete contrast – and with Tan Dun’s elegiac Heaven Earth, Mankind (1997) its inspiration – is the transcendental 8 Directions: To the Wind by Mainlander (and MFA in Dance graduate) Huang Lei. Further along in contrast is Australian choreographer Gabrielle Nankivell’s Scatter Study: rethrown, where movement ebbs and flows, then snaps to sharp, geometric attention; dancers come together, then scatter like starbursts. And the gentle squeeze The title of the work for the Ballet stream by Russian-born, German-based Sergei Vanaev. It’s quirky and a little off-target, full of surprises, and reflects much of what’s happening in ballet – especially in Europe. Importantly, the squeeze also speaks the language of a younger, here-and-now generation – dancers and audience alike.
Set and Costume Designers：Cheryl Ching; Suki Lee
Lighting Designer：Eva Yan
Sound Designer：Boolu Hui
Note：This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Theatre Yearbook 2016 – Dance, Drama and Xiqu" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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$115
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