Overseas Tours

As a cultural ambassador of Hong Kong, CCDC has performed on the world’s foremost dance stages and at notable festivals since 1979. CCDC has brought extraordinary stage performances and a variety of cultural exchange activities, including dance video screenings, dance camps, seminars, master classes and workshops to international audiences.

In recent years, CCDC visited Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan, Saint-Etienne and Rennes (France), Tel Aviv (Israel), Daegu (Korea), Niigata (Japan) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to share Hong Kong’s unique cultural identity and contemporary artistic soul.

Mainland cities

5-6.2024

María de Buenos Aires

Macau

14-15.10.2023

35th Macao International Music Festival

The Parisian Theater

Almost 55

Hangzhou

7.7.2023

 

Dongpoda Theater

Almost 55

Shanghai

30.6 – 2.7.2023

 

Shanghai International Dance Center

Almost 55

Singapore

Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts

7-9.2.2020
Esplanade Theatre Studio

Almost 55

Guangzhou

16th Guangdong Dance Festival

23.11.2019
Guangdong Song & Dance Theater

Winterreise.The Rite of Spring

Taipei

Hong Kong Week@Taipei

18-19.9.2019
Taipei Zhongshan Hall, Zhongzheng Auditorium

4 SEASONS ‧ JANGDAN

Shenzhen

30.8.2019

Yantian Centre

Winterreise.The Rite of Spring

Beijing

Beijing Dance Festival

25.7.2019

Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Almost 55

Xi'an

21-22.6.2019

Dahua 1935 Livehouse

Amidst the Wind

Malaysia

8-9.9.2018

Istana Budaya National Theatre (Kuala Lumpur)

Season(s)

Beijing

Beijing Dance Festival 

30.7.2018

Lyric Theater, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Season(s)

Australia

14-22.6.2018

Playhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre

29-30.6.2018

Playhouse Theatre, Darwin Entertainment Centre

Amidst the Wind

Niigata, Japan

Niigata International Dance Festival

15.10.2017

Ryutopia Niigata City Performing Arts Center

Amidst the Wind

Daegu, South Korea

Daegu Asia Contemporary Dance Festival

11.10.2017

Palgong-hall, Daegu Arts Center

365 Ways of Doing and Undoing Orientalism

Israel

28-30.8.2017

Suzanne Dellal Center, Tel Aviv

Amidst the Wind

Beijing

26.7.2017

Grand Theatre, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Journey to the West

Guangzhou

The 13th Guangdong Dance Festival

17.11.2016

Guangdong Performing Arts Theater

As If To Nothing

Australia

22-24.9.2016

Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre

Fragile Beauty

Beijing

22.7.2016

Lyric Theater, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center

Highlighted Repertoire

Mr Blank

Multimedia x Original Music x Dance

In the age of mass surveillance, the world has morphed into a huge film studio. Everyone is watching and being watched.

Mr Blank creates new viewing perspectives for the audience and explores the controversial use of surveillance cameras in a confined theatre space. It evokes the tension between seeing and being seen.

“a visual and auditory onslaught” – dance journal/hk

Choreography: Sang Jijia

Dramaturgy: Janice POON

Original Music: Dickson Dee

Video Direction: Oliver SHING

4.2021 “Hong Kong Week 2021”, Guangzhou

3.2021 West Kowloon Cultural District

10.2018 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2019:

Outstanding Choreography (Shortlisted Nomination)

Outstanding Medium Venue Production (Shortlisted Nomination)

Outstanding Lighting and Visual Design (Shortlisted Nomination)

Photo: Cheung Chi-wai@Moon 9 image, Hong Yin Pok Eric@Moon 9 image, Mak Cheong Wai@Moon 9 image, Terry Tsang

Maria de Buenos Aires

Contemporary Dance x Tango Opera x Live Music Performance

As the only tango opera of the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Maria de Buenos Aires is a trans-disciplinary allure of dance and music. Under the mysterious and surreal aura, the dance artists, opera singers, narrator and musicians tell the story of the heroine Maria, where she hovers between life and death, love and hate.

“The enduring presence of the collective bodies and their act of witnessing the ordeal and resurrection of Maria… speak strongly to the contemporary condition in which the audience remembers our city and its volatile life.” – The International Association of Theatre Critics, Hong Kong

Operita: María de Buenos Aires

Music: Astor PIAZZOLLA

Text & Libretto: Horacio FERRER

Direction and Choreography: Helen LAI

5.2022 Kwai Tsing Theatre

9.2021 Weiwuying, Taiwan (World Premiere)

The performance is co-produced by CCDC and Weiwuying.

Photo: Carmen SO, Conrado Dy-Liacco

Home Sweat Home

Dance Theatre x Hong Kong Style Cabaret

Home Sweat Home is a dance theatre and cabaret production with original live music performance. During the ‘flight’ to the ‘hometown’, the performers explore the issues of language and identity of Hong Kongers and inspire the audiences to think about the idea of ‘hometown’. The performers bring in their Chinese dialects and childhood memories into this work as a collective tribute to Hong Kong.

“captivated the audience with their voices, dialogue, movement and flirtatious jokes.” – dance journal/hk

Choreography, Direction and Costume Design: Yuri NG

Original Music, Music Direction and Featured Performance: Anna LO

Creation and Featured Performance: Rick LAU

11.2021 West Kowloon Cultural District (Premiere)

Photo: Yvonne CHAN, Eddie WONG

Jangdan

Rhythmic Beats x Reinterpretation of Korean Traditions

Jangdan renders the traditional Pansori in a modern representation. The movements are inspired by the traditional Korean martial art Taekkyeon, creating an energetic, innovative ensemble that connects tradition with a contemporary touch.

“Kim’s soundscapes fuses perfectly with his thrilling martial-arts influenced choreography.” – Panelist citations of Hong Kong Dance Awards

Choreography and Music Composition: KIM Jaeduk

12.2018 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2019

Outstanding Music Composition

Outstanding Lighting Design (Shortlisted Nomination)

Photo: Conrado Dy-Liacco

Ode to Joy

Contemporary Dance x Music

Ode to Joy embodies everyday props and twisted bodies to create a futuristic world where robots are out of control. Inspired by the concert Ode to Joy in 1989 which celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall, the choreographer searched for the connection between Berlin and nowadays society with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.

“Twisted body language and involuntary interaction are all part of Li’s dance style, but also the state of human existence in contemporary society.” – Arts-News, Hong Kong

Choreography: Justyne LI

4.2021 Hong Kong Arts Centre (Premiere)

Photo: CHEUNG Chi-wai, MAK Cheong-wai

Almost 55

Hong Kong-Taiwan Collaboration x Solo Dance Work

Created by Taiwanese choreographer Chou Shu-yi together with a stellar creative team, the solo work embodies dance, stage lightings and multimedia to trace veteran dance artist Qiao Yang’s decades of dedication and devotion to the art of dance on stage. As she embraces a new chapter in her stage career, this work tells the story of her life and inspire audience to reflect on their life decisions.

“Always an outstanding artist, Qiao has reached perhaps her greatest heights of her career – watching her dance it’s impossible to believe that she’s indeed almost 55 years old.” – Panelist citations of Hong Kong Dance Awards

Choreography: CHOU Shu-yi

Costume Consultant: LIN Ching-ju

Set and Lighting Design: LEE Chi-wai

Video Design: Maurice LAI

Music Composer & Sound Design: Steve HUI

2.2020 HUAYI 2020 – Chinese Festival of Arts, Singapore

11.2019 Guangdong Dance Festival, Guangzhou

11.2019 West Kowloon Cultural District

6.2019 Dahua 1935 Livehouse, Xi’An

1.2019 Hong Kong Arts Centre (Premiere)

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2020

Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer

Photo: CHEUNG Chi-wai, MAK Cheong-wai, Keith Hiro

HerStory

“A powerful dance about modern women searching for their own identities”  – China Daily, China

 “The use of fans and red handkerchiefs add a fascinating visual dimension to the scene.” – South China Morning Post

Choreography: Helen LAI

12.2007 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2008

Photo: Ringo CHAN

Testimony

“… a powerful, full-length work based on the life of Dmitri Shostakovich, combined dance with theatre and video to striking effect.” – South China Morning Post

“Terry Chan’s videos and Leo Cheung and David Sheekwan’s designs are excellent. The dancing is powerful while Lee’s acting is a tour de force. A triumph.” – South China Morning Post

“… [the audience shall be] surprised by how much difference and ingenuity [Helen] she’s achieved.” – MUSE

“Testimony is a typical Hong Kong style theatrical piece. Very illustrative and with sincere attitude.” – Xinkuaibao, China

Choreography: Helen LAI

11.2017 Kwai Tsing Theatre

12.2006 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)

Hong Kong Dance Awards 2007

Selected as one of the 5 Top Dance productions in 2006 by the South China Morning Post

Photo: Ringo CHAN

The Comedy of K

“This 100-minute ambitious work evokes the dreamlike absurdity of Kafka’s fictions… It demonstrates Helen Lai’s unique choreographic style originated from the contemporary European dance theatre. Some scenes are unforgettable: a pair of dancers in black costumes dances on the foggy stage creates an eerie and yet romantic feeling; in another fiercely powerful scene, dancers take turns to jump onto a bed; a pianist dances with a masked couple, invoking an ambiguously androgynous mood and profound meanings. On the whole, the company did a marvellous performance.” – Hong Kong Economic Journal

Choreography: Helen LAI

12.2012 Kwai Tsing Theatre

4.2004 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)

Photo: Ringo CHAN

Silver Rain

“This 100-minute ambitious work evokes the dreamlike absurdity of Kafka’s fictions… It demonstrates Helen Lai’s unique choreographic style originated from the contemporary European dance theatre. Some scenes are unforgettable: a pair of dancers in black costumes dances on the foggy stage creates an eerie and yet romantic feeling; in another fiercely powerful scene, dancers take turns to jump onto a bed; a pianist dances with a masked couple, invoking an ambiguously androgynous mood and profound meanings. On the whole, the company did a marvellous performance.” – Hong Kong Economic Journal

Choreography: Willy TSAO, Helen LAI, MUI Cheuk-yin, PUN Siu-fai, XING Liang, Yuri NG

9.2004 Hong Kong City Hall (Premiere)

Photo: Ringo CHAN

365 Ways of Doing and Undoing Orientalism

“Two female dancers stood on a table, constantly fluttering their long white sleeves which dropped vertically onto the white floor. Simultaneously they turned their bodies to the right in a mechanical movement. It was a moment where the eastern aesthetics clashed with the western… it was both delicate and impressive.” – Jasper (Dance Critics), Hong Kong

365 Ways highlights the incredible strength of CCDC’s highly trained dancers… an action-packed show that breaks new grounds in China’s otherwise limited contemporary dance scene.” – Courier Mail, Australia

“… a clever work operating on both personal and philosophical levels to question the West’s fascination with the Orient” – The Australian, Australia

Choreography: Willy TSAO, Helen LAI, MUI Cheuk-yin, PUN Siu-fai, XING Liang, Yuri NG

6.2015 Kwai Tsing Theatre

4.2002 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)

Photo: Ringo CHAN