Biography Yang Yuntao, a member of the Bai ethnic minority in Yunnan, graduated from the Dance Department of the Central Ethnic University. He has been a soloist in the Guangdong Modern Dance Company and the Beijing Modern Dance Company. He won the Bronze
Prize at the 1st Central Modern Dance Competition. As Principal Dancer in Ma and Le Visiting the Sky, Yang won the Gold Prize in the 2nd National Lotus Awards
Competition and was named the Outstanding Male Performer in the 6th China Arts Festival. With South of the Cloud he won the Gold Award in Solo Dance at the 7th National Dance Competition for Ethnic Minorities.
He joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2002 as Principal Dancer, and received the Hong Kong Dance Awards 2003 from the Hong Kong Dance Alliance for
his performance in Water Margin and The Song of the Earth. Yang joined the City Contemporary Dance
Company in 2005, and received the Hong Kong Dance Award 2006 again for his performance in The
Conqueror. He joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in November 2007 as Assistant Artistic Director. He received the Award for Best Artist (Dance) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards 2009 from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Recent choreography works include Mulan, Everlasting Love and Romance of
the Three Kingdoms.
Contact Person
Mr. Eddy ZEE
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(852) 3103 1878
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(852) 2851 3607
Address
8/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building,345 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
