#danceless – Body on Stage screening and sharing

General

Co-Presented by

Into the bonding of years

Connect the bodies and community

Local dance company Unlock Dancing Plaza has been exploring the infinite possibilities and pleasures of the body rhythm based on the notions of #danceless. The Company advocates that “everyone can dance”. #danceless, the public participation initiated by the Company provides an opportunity for the public and dance artists to put aside their stint and connect through dance.

Between 27 and 30 May, Tai Kwun and Unlock Dancing Plaza co-presented 8 “#danceless – Body on Stage” workshop, where more than 100 dance amateurs and artists experienced the body rhythm together. Among them, 12 participants joined the advance workshop and created a dance piece Footprint with the artists.

#danceless – Body on Stage screening and sharing will screen the dance video creation of Footprint to the general public.

About Unlock Dancing Plaza

Unlock Dancing Plaza is a promising contemporary dance company founded in 2002, with Ong Yong Lock as Artistic Director and Joseph Lee as Associate Artistic Director (Joined in 2020). Unlock is committed to pursuing innovative breakthrough and theatrical liberation. These commitments are embodied in and practised through its productions. The company focuses in reflecting dance on the basis of individual. Through defining dance in the uniqueness of a body and being free from the institutionalised aesthetics of dance, Unlock deeply believes, “Everyone can dance”.

Curating cross-media, cross-regional, and experimental projects, Unlock Body Lab is developed to discover and show the possibilities of dance in various forms. #danceless includes a series of creative works, performances and workshops that are based on public participatory as the main way of artistic practise. It promotes and deepens the diversify imagination of dance; facilitate the mutual exchange between artists and the public through experiencing dance together.

Unlock is a three-time Hong Kong Dance Awards recipient and highly recognised by the dance industry. Its representative works include Jump to Mars, Dance with me, Boy Story. Reborn, Wanderer, serial dance-theatre Walls 44, Chopin VS Ca, and etc. The company is financially supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council since 2009.

#danceless – Body on Stage screening and sharing