The Artists

Dominic WONG

Associate Artistic Director

Dominic Wong was a TV artist for Asia Television Company from 1990 to 1992. He studied modern dance in The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He joined CCDC after his graduation in 1996 and was promoted as Associate Artistic Director in 2016. He received 2001 and 2013 Hong Kong Dance Awards “Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer” for his performance in Plaza X and The Comedy of K respectively. He is one of the founding member of the Zero Zero Ensemble. Wong’s choreographic work Men’s Chop Suey (All of A Sudden, 2003) was invited to rerun in the 1^st Guangdong Modern Dance Festival. He also choreographed widely for other dance companies including Zero Zero Ensemble, BiLiBaLa Physical Theatre and E-Side Modern Dance Company. Other choreographic works include E.Y.T. (2007), Xtremely Four Seasons (2008), What’s Next? (2009), Punk Side Story (2010), Blind Chance (2012), Second Thoughts (2014), Travelogue (2016) (previous title: Little Pieces), The Little Prince (2017), Day After Day in Season(s) (2018) and The Odyssey of Little Dragon  (2019). Xtremely Four Seasons and Blind Chance were invited to rerun in the 6^th and 9^th Guangdong Modern Dance Festival. Xtremely Four Seasons and What’s Next? were both hailed by South China Morning Post as one of the “Best Dances” in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Travelogue was awarded the Outstanding Medium Venue Production at The 19^th Hong Kong Dance Awards.

Shirley LOK

Rehearsal Mistress

Shirley Lok graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in ballet, and obtained her Master’s degree in Intercultural Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2018. She joined City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) in 2010, was promoted to Senior Dance Artist in 2022, and became Rehearsal Director in 2023. Over the years, she has collaborated with renowned choreographers including Sang Jijia, XING Liang, Helen LAI, and Yuri NG, and has performed extensively in both local and international productions.

Lok is interested in the relationship between the body, experience, perception, and memory in dance creation. Drawing from her background in cultural studies, she integrates observation and reflection into her choreographic practice, using movement to respond to everyday experiences and emotional states, and exploring how dance can serve as a mode of thinking and expression.

Her choreographic works include Imprisoned (2014), Journey to the West (2016), Human Research Lab (2019), Rebug: Re-Gene (2022), and Sliding into Heart (2024).

QIAO Yang

Artist in Residence

Qiao Yang, Artist in Residence of CCDC, joined the company for 29 years and debuted her full-length solo performance Almost 55 in 2019.

Born in Shaanxi, Qiao started learning Chinese dance at the age of 12. She received the Gold Award in the Modern Dance Duet Class at the Paris International Dance Competition in 1990 and became a founding member of Guangdong Modern Dance Company in 1992, where she performed extensively in major international arts festivals in Hong Kong, France, India, Singapore, the US, etc. She joined CCDC in 1996, received the Hong Kong Dance Award in 2003 for her outstanding performance in The Tragedy of Mr O, and was listed in the ‘Hong Kong Dance Hall of Fame’. Qiao received ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer’ at the Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2011 for her performance in Tales of Two Cities – Hong Kong, Shanghai, Eileen Chang, and received a nomination for the same prize at the Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2016 for Soledad. Qiao was awarded ’Artist of the Year

(Dance)’ at the 14th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards in 2020 and ‘Secretary for Home Affairs Commendation Scheme (Arts and Culture)’ in 2021.

Almost 55 received great acclaim after its premiere. Qiao was awarded the ‘Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer’ at the Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2020 and launched a world tour to Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi’an and Singapore.