| Willy TSAO 曹誠淵 |
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| Type |
Choreographer |
| Organization |
CCDC |
| Title |
Artistic Director and the troupe leader |
Biography
Willy Tsao established CCDC in 1979 and has been the Artistic Director since 1989. His works have been presented at many international arts festivals over the past 30 years.
Tsao is devoted to the development of modern dance in China. He started teaching modern dance at the Guangdong Dance Academy in 1987 and the Beijing Dance Academy in 1988. He was invited to act as Artistic Advisor of the Youth Dance Company of the Beijing Dance Academy in 1991. Since 1995, he has been conducting intensive modern dance workshops in different cities throughout China. He helped establish the Guangdong Modern Dance Company and was Artistic Director from 1992 to 1998. A year later, he became Artistic Director of the Beijing Modern Dance Company and held the post until 2005. Tsao was invited to be the Artistic Director (Dance) of the Closing Ceremony of the 9th National Games in 2001 and he was invited to be the Guest Professor of Tianjin Institute of Physical Education in 2002. In 2004, he returned to the Guangdong Modern Dance Company as General Manager. In November 2004, Tsao and the Beijing Modern Dance Company accompanied Mr Hu Jintao, then President of the People’s Republic of China, in his official visit to South America, where the dance company staged 15 performances during the tour. In 2005, Tsao received the Hong Kong Dance Award for his choreography One Table N Chairs. In September 2005, he established BeijingDance/LDTX and became its Company Director and Artistic Director.
Tsao’s contributions to the development of contemporary dance are widely recognised. In July 1999, he was awarded the Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Hong Kong SAR Government for his significant contribution to the development of local arts. Other accolades and honours include the Dancer of the Year Award from the Hong Kong Artists’ Guild (1988), Ten Outstanding Young Persons (1990), Badge of Honour from the Queen of the United Kingdom (1993), and Louis Cartier Award of Excellence – Outstanding Choreographer (1998). Tsao received an Honorary Fellowship from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in July 2000, and the “Distinguished Achievement Award” at the 2014 Hong Kong Dance Awards for his immense and invaluable achievement and contribution to Hong Kong dance.
| Contact Person |
Ms. Miranda Li |
| Telephone |
2329 7803 |
| Fax |
2351 4199 |
| Address |
11/F, 26-28 Tai Yau Street, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Website |
www.ccdc.com.hk |
| Email |
info@ccdc.com.hk |
| Blog / Social Network Account |
www.facebook.com/ccdc.page |
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2015-06-18
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