{"id":34617,"date":"2023-04-21T18:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T10:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/?p=34617"},"modified":"2023-04-25T16:24:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T08:24:42","slug":"travel-of-soul-time-after-time-echo-in-the-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ccdc.com.hk\/en\/2023\/04\/21\/travel-of-soul-time-after-time-echo-in-the-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time & Echo in the Mirror \u2014 A Bodily Transcription of Our City: Exploring the Bizarre and the Ordinary. CCDC\u2019s Season-opening Double-bill is a Travel through Time and a Striking Sensory Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row enable_arrows_animation=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”34416″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text](Hong Kong, 21st<\/sup> April 2023) Hot on the heels of the announcement last month of their 2023-24 dance season \u2018It\u2019s Summer!\u2019, City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) is now kicking it off with a double-bill performance, Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time <\/em>& Echo in the Mirror<\/em><\/strong>, which will take place at the Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre from 12 to 14 May 2023<\/strong>. Tickets are now on sale at URBTIX, with discounts up to 40% available for advance bookings made from today until 15 May.<\/u><\/p>\n

For the opening performance of CCDC\u2019s \u2018It\u2019s Summer!\u2019 dance season, Terry Tsang and Noel Pong tapped into their personal emotional connections with the city to create choreography that is at once violent and gentle. The double-bill programme presents audiences with an impactful collision of aesthetic styles of two generations, performed by nearly all the artists in the company, including the Associate Artistic Director Dominic Wong.<\/p>\n

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Noel Pong\u2019s Echo in the Mirror<\/em>: A Literal and Lyrical Farewell<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Hong Kong native, CCDC\u2019s Artist in Residence, Noel Pong enjoys finding inspiration from everyday life. Her whimsical creative style with a rich narrative and local elements resonates easily with her audiences. Following her previous works Off Screen<\/em> (2011) and The Buying Game 2.0<\/em> (2014), the former a theatrical portrayal of Hong Kong\u2019s film culture and the latter depicting the maze of materialism set in Hong Kong as a \u201cshopping paradise\u201d, Echo in the Mirror<\/em> centres around the subject of Noel\u2019s departure, transforming its melancholy into a subtle description of the everyday. Replete with her trademark dark humour and artistic style inspired by ordinary life, this piece marks her farewell to the CCDC as she draws the curtain on her decades-long career with the company and moves forward to the next stop in her life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have spent my entire youth here.\u201d Drawing on her memories of the city, Noel weaves all her bitter and sweet moments in Hong Kong and the company into this choreography of intense passion. \u201cPeople are surprised by how I could work at a place for over 20 years. Of course, there were challenges, but without first tasting the bitter, how would we know how delicious the sweet could be!\u201d In this \u201cswan song\u201d of hers, Noel looks back on her dance career while injecting her creative flair into the ensemble design: a lineup of all the troupe\u2019s female dance artists paired with two male dancers from different generations\u2013\u2013Associate Artistic Director Dominic Wong and Dance Artist Trainee Brian Yam, who joined CCDC last year. Echo in the Mirror<\/em> is a farewell piece that juxtaposes the old and the new, where they interact and shine off one another.<\/p>\n

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Terry Tsang\u2019s Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time<\/em>:
\nA Ritual of Remembrance for the Departed and the Living<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The other new creation on the programme, Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time<\/em>, choreographed by Terry Tsang, explores various profound sentiments on the city\u2019s people and places. \u201cOver the recent years, with the social turmoil in Hong Kong and during Covid, the city has seen countless departures, both of the living and the dead. I hope the work can be a form of spiritual therapy for the audiences, and more importantly, guide them in facing future Hong Kong and their future selves.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since leaving CCDC in 2019, Terry has released several choreographic works, ranging from dance, visual art to performance arts, with a bold and avant-garde style. At the Hong Kong Dance Awards 2023, he was the award winnder for the \u201cTom Brown Emerging Choreographer Award\u201d. Building on his signature themes of desire and taboo, Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time<\/em> transforms the ritual of \u201chell-door-breaking\u201d into dance, in an all-revealing rendition that delivers an impactful experience for the audience\u2019s body, mind and soul, through his distinctive aesthetic and keen perception of dance and visual art. The idea of incorporating the traditional Canton ritual stems from Terry\u2019s childhood memories and carries a profound wish, \u201cBesides mourning the dead, the most important function of rituals is to heal the wounded and weary souls of the living, including those of audiences in Hong Kong. On entering the theatre, they are transported to a different time and space, as though having escaped reality while experiencing a quasi-imaginary funeral ritual.\u201d<\/p>\n

Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time & Echo in the Mirror <\/em>is a tribute to the city, in keeping with the company\u2019s ethos of \u201cMade in Hong Kong, Made for Hong Kong\u201d. The 2023-24 dance season \u2018It\u2019s Summer!\u2019 will start from the soil of our city, taking you on a soul-stirring exploration of the spirit of dance.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Creative Team<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”34836″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time<\/em><\/strong>
\nChoreography: Terry TSANG
\nMusic: LEUNG Po-wing*
\nDramaturgy: Melissa LEUNG
\nRehearsal Master: Jack WONG Yiu-kuen
\n\u201cHell-door-breaking\u201d Advisor: WONG Cheuk-git
\nSet and Lighting Design: Lawmanray
\nCostume Design: Charfi HUNG
\nSound Design: Candog HA
\nPerformance: Suyi HON, Felix KE, Natalie KO, Bobo LAI, Peggy LAM, Shirley LOK, Zelia TAN, Brian YAM^, Simpson YAU<\/p>\n

*With support and kind permission of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
\n^The Artistic Internship Scheme is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”34839″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]Echo in the Mirror<\/b><\/em>
\nChoreography: Noel PONG
\nDramaturgy: Melissa LEUNG
\nSet and Costume Design: Charfi HUNG
\nLighting Design: Lawmanray
\nSound Design: Candog HA
\nPerformance: Suyi HON, Natalie KO, Bobo LAI, Peggy LAM, Shirley LOK, Zelia TAN, Dominic WONG, Brian YAM^<\/p>\n

^The Artistic Internship Scheme is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Performance Details of Travel of Soul Time AFTER Time <\/em>& Echo in the Mirror<\/em><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date & Time<\/span><\/td>\n12.5.2023 [Fri] 8pm<\/span><\/p>\n

13.5.2023 [Sat] 8pm<\/p>\n

14.5.2023 [Sun] 3pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Venue<\/span><\/td>\nAuditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ticketing<\/span><\/td>\n$320\ufe31$240\ufe31$180<\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets now available at URBTIX;<\/p>\n

Enjoy up to 40% off by Season 2023-24 Advance Booking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Programme Details<\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/qrs.ly\/c3erl3t<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Book Now<\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/qrs.ly\/ghenl3v<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Media Resources<\/span><\/td>\nhttps:\/\/qrs.ly\/utenltw<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CCDC reserves the right to substitute artists and vary advertised programmes.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]About City Contemporary Dance Company<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC), the flagship of contemporary dance in Hong Kong, undertakes to blaze the path of contemporary dance scene with extraordinary performances representing contemporary Hong Kong culture. Founded by Willy Tsao in 1979 and directed by Yuri Ng since 2021, CCDC has presented more than 200 highly-acclaimed original works by leading choreographers and innovative collaborations with artists across various media. City Contemporary Dance Festival has pioneered in Asia to reimagine the possibilities of modern dance. It is renowned for translating the vigour and creativity of Hong Kong\u2019s multifaceted culture. Since 1980, the Company has accepted 273 overseas performance invitations to represent Hong Kong at the world\u2019s foremost dance stages and festivals. It is regarded as \u201cthe artistic soul of contemporary Hong Kong\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Media Enquiry<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stephanie Mak<\/span><\/p>\n

Marketing and Development Manager<\/p>\n

Tel\uff1a3170 9924 \/ 9430 2263<\/p>\n

Fax\uff1a2351 4199<\/p>\n

Email\uff1astephanie@ccdc.com.hk<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n

Ronnie Lam<\/span><\/p>\n

Assistant Marketing and Development Manager<\/p>\n

Tel\uff1a3170 9981 \/ 9458 9267<\/p>\n

Fax\uff1a2351 4199<\/p>\n

Email\uff1aronnie@ccdc.com.hk<\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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