| School of Dance Fall Performances |
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Presenter:
School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
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Production / Performing Unit:
School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
Choreographer: Raymond Chai, Leila McMillan, Sheng Peiqi, Yan Xiaoqiang, Anh Ngoc Nguyen |
| Date |
2017/11/17-18 |
| Venue |
Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
| Ticket Price |
$115, $80 |
| Synopsis |
In an amazing multimedia mingling of African legend and Greek mythology, Germaine Acogny brings together sound, images, objects, and physical movement to embark on a personal confrontation with her family’s past as well as Africa’s shared history with Europe through colonialism. Calling on traditional dance and contemporary techniques, she engages in a dialogue with her grandmother, a Yoruba priestess, her father who shied away from his African identity, and her own painful experiences.
Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germaine Acogny is recognised globally as the original mover and shaper behind contemporary African dance. After studying in France in the 1960s, Acogny drew on this experience to blend western classical technique and modern dance with traditional African rhythms and styles to create a unique approach of her own. Over the years, Acogny has received an array of prestigious awards and honours, including France’s Commandeur dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, a London Contemporary Dance and Performance Award, and a New York “Bessie Award”. In 2014, she was also named among the Top 50 Most Influential Africans in the World by pan-African Jeune Afrique magazine. Now in her 70s, the inspiring icon remains as dedicated to her artistic vision as ever, continuing to dance, choreograph and teach. In Hong Kong, she will perform two riveting solo works, both resonating with her characteristic energy. |
| Cast and Production |
Choreographers: Raymond Chai(Malaysia), Leila McMillan(the United States), Sheng Peiqi, Yan Xiaoqiang, Anh Ngoc Nguyen(Vietnam)
Set Designer: SalIy Ip Yi-ting
Costume Designers: Estrella Jurado, SalIy |
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