{"id":32427,"date":"2023-01-09T18:23:35","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T10:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/?page_id=32427"},"modified":"2023-01-10T12:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T04:25:37","slug":"highlighted-repertoire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/en\/highlighted-repertoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlighted Repertoire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mr Blank<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32180,32177,32374,32378,32381″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Multimedia x Original Music x Dance<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the age of mass surveillance, the world has morphed into a huge film studio. Everyone is watching and being watched.<\/p>\n

Mr Blank<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

\u201ca visual and auditory onslaught\u201d – dance journal\/hk[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673259994287-d4109ad2-cbeb”][vc_column_text]Choreography: Sang Jijia<\/p>\n

Dramaturgy: Janice POON<\/p>\n

Original Music: Dickson Dee<\/p>\n

Video Direction: Oliver SHING[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673259994295-c3a39155-da14″][vc_column_text]4.2021 \u201cHong Kong Week 2021\u201d, Guangzhou<\/p>\n

3.2021 West Kowloon Cultural District<\/p>\n

10.2018 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1673260017155-b6513bf1-fcd9″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong Dance Awards 2019:<\/p>\n

Outstanding Choreography (Shortlisted Nomination)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Medium Venue Production (Shortlisted Nomination)<\/p>\n

Outstanding Lighting and Visual Design (Shortlisted Nomination)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]Photo: Cheung Chi-wai@Moon 9 image, Hong Yin Pok Eric@Moon 9 image, Mak Cheong Wai@Moon 9 image, Terry Tsang<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Maria de Buenos Aires<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32204,32198,32195,32207,32192,32201,32210″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Contemporary Dance x Tango Opera x <\/strong>Live Music Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the only tango opera of the Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), Maria de Buenos Aires<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enduring presence of the collective bodies and their act of witnessing the ordeal and resurrection of Maria\u2026 speak strongly to the contemporary condition in which the audience remembers our city and its volatile life.\u201d – The International Association of Theatre Critics, Hong Kong[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673318640349-c7143477-4c1d”][vc_column_text]Operita: Mar\u00eda de Buenos Aires<\/em><\/p>\n

Music: Astor PIAZZOLLA<\/p>\n

Text & Libretto: Horacio FERRER<\/p>\n

Direction and Choreography: Helen LAI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673318640363-a5d64edf-c6d2″][vc_column_text]5.2022 Kwai Tsing Theatre<\/p>\n

9.2021 Weiwuying, Taiwan (World Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]The performance is co-produced by CCDC and Weiwuying.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo: Carmen SO, Conrado Dy-Liacco<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Home Sweat Home<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32223,32217,32220,32232,32229,32226″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Dance Theatre x Hong Kong Style Cabaret<\/strong><\/p>\n

Home Sweat Home<\/em> is a dance theatre and cabaret production with original live music performance. During the \u2018flight\u2019 to the \u2018hometown\u2019, the performers explore the issues of language and identity of Hong Kongers and inspire the audiences to think about the idea of \u2018hometown\u2019. The performers bring in their Chinese dialects and childhood memories into this work as a collective tribute to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

“captivated the audience with their voices, dialogue, movement and flirtatious jokes.” – dance journal\/hk[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673321510348-283eaf8e-9c6c”][vc_column_text]Choreography, Direction and Costume Design: Yuri NG<\/p>\n

Original Music, Music Direction and Featured Performance: Anna LO<\/p>\n

Creation and Featured Performance: Rick LAU[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673321510370-a15374d2-f5f1″][vc_column_text]11.2021 West Kowloon Cultural District (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Yvonne CHAN, Eddie WONG<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Jangdan<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32241,32244,32238″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Rhythmic Beats x Reinterpretation of Korean Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jangdan<\/em> 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cKim\u2019s soundscapes fuses perfectly with his thrilling martial-arts influenced choreography.\u201d \u2013 Panelist citations of Hong Kong Dance Awards[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673321732359-ed3b7554-fd3a”][vc_column_text]Choreography and Music Composition: KIM Jaeduk[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673321732378-69c7a2da-ece0″][vc_column_text]12.2018 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1673321909002-1ab92e6e-a3e3″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong Dance Awards 2019<\/p>\n

Outstanding Music Composition<\/p>\n

Outstanding Lighting Design (Shortlisted Nomination)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Conrado Dy-Liacco<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Ode to Joy<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32247,32259,32256,32253,32250″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Contemporary Dance x Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ode to Joy<\/em> embodies everyday props and twisted bodies to create a futuristic world where robots are out of control. Inspired by the concert Ode to Joy <\/em>in 1989 which celebrated the fall of the Berlin Wall, the choreographer searched for the connection between Berlin and nowadays society with Beethoven\u2019s Ninth Symphony<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwisted body language and involuntary interaction are all part of Li\u2019s dance style, but also the state of human existence in contemporary society.\u201d \u2013 Arts-News, Hong Kong[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673322194535-e2593a76-2b98″][vc_column_text]Choreography: Justyne LI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673322194566-6a60e78d-436c”][vc_column_text]4.2021 Hong Kong Arts Centre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: CHEUNG Chi-wai, MAK Cheong-wai<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Almost 55<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32272,32269,32266,32263″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong-Taiwan Collaboration x Solo Dance Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlways an outstanding artist, Qiao has reached perhaps her greatest heights of her career \u2013 watching her dance it’s impossible to believe that she’s indeed almost 55 years old.\u201d – Panelist citations of Hong Kong Dance Awards[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673321957368-420533b4-ce99″][vc_column_text]Choreography: CHOU Shu-yi<\/p>\n

Costume Consultant: LIN Ching-ju<\/p>\n

Set and Lighting Design: LEE Chi-wai<\/p>\n

Video Design: Maurice LAI<\/p>\n

Music Composer & Sound Design: Steve HUI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673321957397-ba606770-cced”][vc_column_text]2.2020 HUAYI 2020 \u2013 Chinese Festival of Arts, Singapore<\/p>\n

11.2019 Guangdong Dance Festival, Guangzhou<\/p>\n

11.2019 West Kowloon Cultural District<\/p>\n

6.2019 Dahua 1935 Livehouse, Xi’An<\/p>\n

1.2019 Hong Kong Arts Centre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1673322707061-b96c6707-1454″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong Dance Awards 2020<\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: CHEUNG Chi-wai, MAK Cheong-wai, Keith Hiro<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

HerStory<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32277,32280,32283″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\u201cA powerful dance about modern women searching for their own identities\u201d <\/span>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0China Daily, China<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThe use of fans and red handkerchiefs add a fascinating visual dimension to the scene.\u201d <\/span>\u2013\u00a0South China Morning Post[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673323062198-92e169e9-5459″][vc_column_text]Choreography: Helen LAI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673323062226-454e0978-8c36″][vc_column_text]12.2007 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1673323062262-1f08f188-12a4″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong Dance Awards 2008[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Ringo CHAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Testimony<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32286,32289,32292″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\u201c\u2026 a powerful, full-length work based on the life of Dmitri Shostakovich, combined dance with theatre and video to striking effect.\u201d \u2013\u00a0South China Morning Post<\/p>\n

\u201cTerry Chan\u2019s videos and Leo Cheung and David Sheekwan\u2019s designs are excellent. The dancing is powerful while Lee\u2019s acting is a tour de force. A triumph.\u201d \u2013\u00a0South China Morning Post<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 [the audience shall be] surprised by how much difference and ingenuity [Helen] she\u2019s achieved.\u201d \u2013\u00a0MUSE<\/p>\n

\u201cTestimony is a typical Hong Kong style theatrical piece. Very illustrative and with sincere attitude.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Xinkuaibao, China[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673323208869-b2fcf95b-8f06″][vc_column_text]Choreography: Helen LAI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673323208903-000d7707-4c23″][vc_column_text]11.2017 Kwai Tsing Theatre<\/p>\n

12.2006 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Awards” tab_id=”1673323208942-bf002376-76e7″][vc_column_text]Hong Kong Dance Awards 2007<\/p>\n

Selected as one of the 5 Top Dance productions in 2006 by the South China Morning Post[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Ringo CHAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

The Comedy of K<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32297,32300″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\u201cThis 100-minute ambitious work evokes the dreamlike absurdity of Kafka\u2019s fictions\u2026 It demonstrates Helen Lai\u2019s 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.\u201d <\/span>\u2013 Hong Kong Economic Journal[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673323444706-763e67dc-a5c0″][vc_column_text]Choreography: Helen LAI[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673323444779-5730682a-2ecf”][vc_column_text]12.2012 Kwai Tsing Theatre<\/p>\n

4.2004 Kwai Tsing Theatre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Ringo CHAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Silver Rain<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32306,32303″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\u201cThis 100-minute ambitious work evokes the dreamlike absurdity of Kafka\u2019s fictions\u2026 It demonstrates Helen Lai\u2019s 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.\u201d <\/span>\u2013 Hong Kong Economic Journal[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673323575001-319e9d45-ce07″][vc_column_text]Choreography: Willy TSAO, Helen LAI, MUI Cheuk-yin, PUN Siu-fai, XING Liang, Yuri NG[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673323575043-82fe66e1-7893″][vc_column_text]9.2004 Hong Kong City Hall (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Ringo CHAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

365 Ways of Doing and Undoing Orientalism<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_single_image image=”32309″ img_size=”full”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]\u201cTwo 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\u2026 it was both delicate and impressive.\u201d<\/span> \u2013 Jasper (Dance Critics), Hong Kong<\/p>\n

\u201c365 Ways<\/em>\u00a0highlights the incredible strength of CCDC\u2019s highly trained dancers\u2026 an action-packed show that breaks new grounds in China\u2019s otherwise limited contemporary dance scene.\u201d<\/span> \u2013\u00a0Courier Mail<\/em>, Australia<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2026 a clever work operating on both personal and philosophical levels to question the West\u2019s fascination with the Orient\u201d<\/span> \u2013\u00a0The Australian<\/em>, Australia<\/div>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_tta_accordion active_section=”a” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”Creative Team” tab_id=”1673323672276-bd800c64-4f7e”][vc_column_text]Choreography: Willy TSAO, Helen LAI, MUI Cheuk-yin, PUN Siu-fai, XING Liang, Yuri NG[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Performance” tab_id=”1673323672326-318fb49d-b5e3″][vc_column_text]6.2015 Kwai Tsing Theatre<\/p>\n

4.2002 Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Premiere)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][vc_column_text]Photo: Ringo CHAN<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”50px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text] Mr Blank [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_images_carousel images=”32180,32177,32374,32378,32381″ img_size=”full” speed=”3000″ autoplay=”yes” wrap=”yes”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]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. 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