| Organization |
Hong Kong Dance Company |
| Major Members |
1. Yang Yuntao/ Artistic Director
2. David Tsui/ Executive Director
3. Tsang Kam-sing/ Outreach & Education Manager
4. Maria Liu/ Outreach & Education Assistant Manager
5. Banly Cheung/ Outreach & Education Executive Officer
6. Helen Chan/ Proje |
| Founding Year |
1981 |
| Founding Members |
- |
| Type of Registration |
Flagship Companies & its Affiliated Department |
| Source of funding |
Business or Personal Sponsor, Government |
Profile
“Dancing across East and West, Moving to the Tempo of Hong Kong”
Mission Statement
We are nurtured in the cultural tradition of China, combining with the creativity of contemporary art, to impress the world with Chinese dance of Hong Kong character.
History
Established in 1981 with the aim of promoting Chinese dance, the Hong Kong Dance Company was incorporated in 2001 as a charitable and non-profit-making institution, and is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Since its inception, the Hong Kong Dance Company has staged over 100 productions, many of which were highly popular with critical acclaim. Recent productions include Qingming Riverside; The Smiling, Proud Wanderer; Snow Fox; Eagle Companions; Two Swallows – Ode to Wu Guanzhong; Spring Ritual‧Eulogy; Plateau Bluebells; Feng Shui; Pop Classics: Joseph Koo's Dance Melodies 2013; The Legend of Mulan; The Butterfly Lovers and Storm Clouds.
The Company has toured internationally as well as around Mainland China as a way to encourage cultural exchange. The Company was invited to perform at the “Meet in Beijing 2008” Arts Festival to celebrate the Beijing Olympics, and took part in the opening ceremony of the East Asian Games in 2009. In 2010, the Company participated in “The Ninth China Art Festival” in Guangzhou and the World Expo in Shanghai. In January 2013, the Hong Kong Dance Company presented Qingming Riverside at The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Spring Ritual‧Eulogy was presented at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing in September 2013, and the Novel Hall for Performing Arts in Taipei in December 2013 as part of Hong Kong Week 2013. The Legend of Mulan was presented at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York in March 2015.
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