Freespace
Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District
Hong Kong
This autumn, Freespace presents a three-month encounter of dance and movement live and online with innovative performances by regional artists. Events include With/out Umeda, a showcase of works by Japanese choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Hiroaki Umeda devised in response to the 2020 reality of travel restrictions and social distancing; The Battle, a cross-genre blend of dance competition and theatrical performance; and Hong Kong Dance Company’s new performance Convergence that, along with an immersive VR video, offers new perspectives on movement through the lens of Chinese dance and martial arts. The programme also includes a range of master classes, movement and graffiti workshops, seminars, exhibitions and other activities in and around Freespace. Buy tickets now: https://wk.org.hk/3m2pGvh
With/out Umeda
Oct 11, Sunday 8pm
Live Online Premiere at POPTICKET
Oct 14–17, Wednesday – Saturday
On-demand viewing at POPTICKET
A specially curated exploration of the work of internationally acclaimed choreographer and multidisciplinary avant-garde artist Hiroaki Umeda, featuring an immersive digital installation, dance videos, a real-time solo digital performance and Umeda live from Tokyo.
HKDC in Residence 2020: Convergence
Oct 18, Sunday 8pm
Online Premiere at POPTICKET
Oct 19–24, Monday – Saturday
On-demand viewing at POPTICKET
The culminating work of an interdisciplinary research study on Chinese martial arts and dance traditions, Convergence brings together new perspectives on dance, movement and the fluidity of expression, and captures the transient state between stillness and exuberance.
HKDC in Residence 2020: VR Video
Dec 8–13, Tuesday – Sunday
Freespace, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District
Moving between the real and the imaginary, Hong Kong Dance Company’s 15-minute virtual reality video is a vibrant, other-wordly immersive experience that offers viewers an unusual up-close glimpse into the world of traditional martial arts.
The Battle, Dec 12, 8pm
Freespace, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District
Part hip-hop dance off, part choreographed performance, The Battle is a cross-genre mix of street dance, contemporary dance, theatre, storytelling – an immersive, interactive experience, where audiences participate as spectators and judges, or as competitors in an experimental dance battle.
About Freespace
Freespace – Hong Kong’s new centre for contemporary performance in the heart of the West Kowloon Art Park – presents multi-genre performances and events, produces boundary-pushing collaborations, and promotes new ways of seeing and experiencing performance. Partnering with emerging and established artists from Hong Kong and around the world, Freespace nurtures diverse creative voices and bring works that challenge and redefine the role of performing arts for our age.
Getting to Freespace: www.westkowloon.hk/freespace/visit-2827
