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EMERITUS CHAIRMEN Mr Henry Wu, BBS, JP Mr Lee Shung-tak, BBS, JP Mr William Leung, SBS, JP Mr Stanley Wong, SBS,JP THE BOARD Chairman Mr Wilson Fung Vice Chairmen Ms Lam Lit-kwan Mr Tsang Kee-kung, MH Treasurer Mr Raphael Chu Members Ms Sylvia Yau, JP Ms Joanne Chan Ms Tung Siu-hung Ms Helen Ng, MH Mr Stephen Yip, BBS, MH, JP Ms Ivy Au Yeung Mr Jeckle Chiu Mr Law Yiu-wai Mr Lau Ting-kwok Mr Sebastian Law Sai-hung Honorary Legal Adviser Mr Anthony Chow, SBS, JP Artistic Advisers Ms Jean M. Wong, BBS Mrs Christine Liao, JP Mr Tom Brown Prof Chan Wing-wah, JP Ms Sheng Peiqi Ms Emily Mok, MH, JP Mr Tang Shu-wing Mr Lau Siu-ming, MH Artistic Adviser (Children s Troupe & Youth Troupe) Mr Pan Zhitao ADMINISTRATION STAFF Executive Director David Tsui Finance and Administration Manager Tracy Lau Company and Programme Manager Candy Cheung Marketing and Programme Manager Ruby Kwan Marketing and Development Manager Chris Lam Project Manager Carolyn Yip Assistant Manager (Finance and Administration) Winnie Hung Assistant Manager (Company and Programme) Jennifer Chow Assistant Managers (Marketing and Programme) Helen Chan Leung Wai-ting Phyllis Wong Senior Executive Officer Joe Chu Senior Officers (Marketing and Development) Ella Li Senior Officer (Marketing and Programme) Mabel Tsang Marketing and Programme Officer Ruby Yuen Rain Liao ARTISTIC STAFF Artistic Director Yang Yuntao Dance Master Xie Yin Training Instructor Ke Zhiyong Ballet Instructor Sit Ching-wa Diana Leung Pianist Cynthia Chan Principal Dancers Huang Lei Li Han Pan Lingjuan Tang Ya Senior Dancers Chen Rong Hua Chi-yu Dancers He Chaoya He Yongning Ho Ho-fei Ho Kin Hou Xuchen Huang Wenjie Kwong Lai-ping Lam Yin-yi Li Xiaomeng Lin Chun-na Lin Zhengyuan Liu Wai-yee Mi Tao Peng Rongrong Tong Chi-man Tsai Yuen-on Wang Yingyu Yuan Shenglun Zhan Qian Zhu Zhuoran TECHNICAL STAFF Production Manager Alex Wong Stage Managers Derek Chan Johnson Chan Deputy Stage Managers Yau Shek-kin Krizce Chow Assistant Stage Managers Chiu Chuen-sun Tse Tsz-wai Electrical / Sound Technician Lee Shu-kam Wardrobe Mistress Luise Yau Wardrobe Assistant Beverly Wong OUTREACH AND EDUCATION STAFF Outreach and Education Manager Tsang Kam-sing Assistant Manager (Outreach and Education) Maria Liu Executive Officers (Outreach and Education) Banly Cheung Executive Assistant (Outreach & Education) Tsui Suk-har CHILDREN S & YOUTH TROUPES STAFF Artistic Coordinator (Children s & Youth Troupes) Cai Fei Curriculum Officer (Children s & Youth Troupes) Carmen Yau Executive Officer (Children s & Youth Troupes) Chan Kin-chiu Accounting & Administration Assistant Wing Li Office Assistant Debbie Yeung Arts Administration Trainees Erica Lau Sze Yeung Yeung 2
Hong Kong Dance Company 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. 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 Snow Fox, Red Poppies, Spring Ritual Eulogy, Pop Classics: Joseph Koo's Dance Melodies 2013, The Legend of Mulan, The Butterfly Lovers, Storm Clouds, L Amour Immortel, Reveries of the Red Chamber, Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile, Vipassana and Lady White of West Lake. The Company has toured internationally as well as around Mainland China as a way to encourage cultural exchange. The Company has brought its award-winning original dance dramas The Legend of Mulan, L Amour Immortel, The Butterfly Lovers and Spring Ritual Eulogy to audiences at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York, Southbank Centre in London, The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, The Concourse in Sydney, the Korea Dance Festival, International Buddhism Dance Festival in Seoul, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center, Shanghai Grand Theatre, Guangzhou Opera House and the Novel Hall for Performing Arts in Taipei, etc. 4/F Sheung Wan Municipal Services Building, 345 Queen s Road Central, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 3103 1888 Fax: (852) 2805 2743 / 2851 3607 Website: www.hkdance.com 3
Yuen Long Theatre Auditorium 28.7.2018 (Sat) 3:00pm, 7:45pm 29.7.2018 (Sun) 3:00pm Yuen Long Theatre Saturday Evening Sponsor Sha Tin Town Hall Auditorium 3.8.2018 (Fri) 7:45pm 4.8.2018 (Sat) 3:00pm, 7:45pm 5.8.2018 (Sun) 3:00pm Programme duration is about 100 minutes with a 15-minute intermission Autograph Sessions 29.7.2018 (Sun) 3:00pm Foyer, Yuen Long Theatre 4.8.2018 (Sat) 3:00pm Foyer, Sha Tin Town Hall Held after the performances House Rules Dear Patrons in order to make this performance a pleasant experience for the artists and other members of the audience, please refrain from recording, filming, taking photographs, and also from smoking, eating or drinking in the auditorium. Please ensure that your mobile phones and any other sound and light emitting devices are switched off before the performance.thank you for your kind co-operation. Recycling of House Programme If you do not wish to keep this house programme, please leave it on the seat or put it in the recycle bin at the Theatre after the performance for environmental purposes. Hong Kong Dance Company 2018. All Rights Reserved. Hong Kong Dance Company reserves the rights to change programme details and substitute artists. Hong Kong Dance Company is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hong Kong Dance Company is a Venue Partner of the Sha Tin Town Hall. 4
Synopsis Throw away what you no longer need! Mum said, urging Ashley to pack her stuff because they are moving home soon. Peeking out from under her bed is a group of long-forgotten friends Uncle Rice and Mini Rice, Hiking Shoe, Red Packet, the Sewing Kit twins, Goosie, Fishbowl Pavilion who pretend to be lifeless objects when Ashley and her mother are present. They always sing and dance while Ashley is away, but this time they are worried. They don t want to be dumped as rubbish! Big Beard, a supersized calligraphic brush who reels off Chinese poems every now and then, pops up and recounts their memories with Ashley when she was little. So, who is Big Beard? Is Ashley going to desert her little friends? Will she remember any of them? ACT 1: My Secrets under the Bed Throw Away Party Choreographer and Rehearsal Coach: Ke Zhiyong Performers: Ho Kin, Lam Yin-yi, Tong Chi-man, Ho Ho-fei, Tse Tsz-kei, Chan Lok-yiu, Lee Lok-hin The Mysterious Inkbrush Choreographer: Hu Xiaoou Rehearsal Coach: Wong Cheng-meng Performers: Children s Troupe Team L Children s Troupe Team H How Much do We Know of the Past? Choreographer and Rehearsal Coach: Ke Zhiyong Performers: Ho Kin, Lam Yin-yi, Tong Chi-man, Ho Ho-fei, Lin Zhengyuan, Tse Tsz-kei, Chan Lok-yiu, Lee Lokhin, Chen Rong, Zhu Zhuoran, He Chaoya, Tsai Yuen-on, Lin Chun-na, Wang Yingyu Goosie-Goosie-Goosie-Goosie-Goosie-Gossie Choreographers and Rehearsal Coaches: Xie Yin, Chan Kin-chiu, Liu Wai-yee Performers: Children s Troupe Team I Children s Troupe Team E, Anthony Ho, Ho Ho-fei ACT 2: The Uncatchable Time Missing the Hands that Sew my Clothes Choreographers and Rehearsal Coaches: Cai Fei, Ke Zhiyong Performers: Children s Troupe & Youth Troupe Elite Class When the Night Arrives with Wind, Rain and Falling Petals Choreographer: Wu Kam-ming Rehearsal Coaches: Carmen Yau, Zhang Yan Performers: Children s Troupe Team F Children s Troupe Team M Atop the Heron Tower Choreographer: Wu Kam-ming Rehearsal Coaches: Zhan Qian, Tang Xin Performers: Youth Troupe Team C Youth Troupe Team B May We All be Blessed with Longevity Choreographer and Rehearsal Coach: He Chaoya Performers: Celine Laurelle Tang, Wong Cheuk-wing, Zhan Qian, Tsai Yuen-on, Lin Chun-na, Peng Rongrong, Wang Yingyu, Kwong Lai-ping, Lam Yin-yi Intermission for 15 minutes 5
ACT 3: Homesick on a Moonlit Night Don t be Wasteful! Choreographer: Lee Hoi-tung Rehearsal Coaches: Lin Chun-na, Wong Kuk-li Performers: Children s Troupe Team TWD Children s Troupe Team TWC Every Grain with Sweat and Tears Choreographer and Rehearsal Coach: Xie Yin Performers: He Chaoya / Zhan Qian (28.7, 3.8 & 4.8 Matinee) Zhu Zhuoran / Kwong Lai-ping (29.7, 4.8 Evening & 5.8) Moonlight Before My Bed Choreographer: Lee Hoi-tung Rehearsal Coaches: Lin Chun-na, Wong Kuk-li Performers: Children s Troupe Team TWA Children s Troupe Team TWB ACT 4: Travelling with Big Beard The First Brushstroke Choreographer and Rehearsal Coach: Chen Rong Performers: Tsai Yuen-on, Tong Chi-man, Ho Ho-fei, He Chaoya, Zhu Zhuoran That Year, That Day, That Poem Choreographers: Xie Yin, He Yongning Rehearsal Coach: Kwong Lai-ping Performers: Youth Troupe Team A Youth Troupe Team D, Ho Kin, Tong Chi-man, Zhu Zhuoran, Lin Zhengyuan, Hou Xuchen Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder Choreographer: He Chaoya Rehearsal Coaches: Iris Sun, Li Xiaomeng Performers: Children s Troupe Team Q/G Children s Troupe Team K/N Yuen Long Theatre Sha Tin Town Hall 6
Xie Yin Concept/ Choreographer Every summer, I see families coming into the theatre, children sitting there eagerly, the audience laughing and being moved by our performances all of this stays with me for a long time, just as Ashley s fond memories of good times. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the artists and professionals involved in this production. I would also like to express my gratitude to our Guest Performer Anthony Ho for his relentless efforts. I am particularly impressed by how the members of our Children s & Youth Troupes handle both their schoolwork and their interests in dance. I wish that all of you continue to enjoy dancing and shine with passion! Biography of Xie Yin Xie joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2002 as Principal Dancer and since 2005 she has worked as a choregrapher. Her co-choreography works in 2006 and 2008 saw her become a two-time Hong Kong Dance award-winner, while her own work for Dawn received the Bronze Award at the Bauhinia Cup International Invitational Competition in 2012. In 2008, Xie was invited by the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to create And the Thunder Sings and in 2012, Lotus for the Hong Kong Ballet. While Xie was the Artistic Coordinator and Instructor for the Hong Kong Dance Company s Youth Troupe, she created large-scale children s dance dramas such as The Happy Prince, Dim Sum Adventures @ Lung Fung Teahouse, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals and Saturday Whispers. She also served as Associate Choreographer in The Legend of Mulan, Storm Clouds, L'Amour Immortel and Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile, and as Artistic Coordinator in Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances. Between 2012 and 2014, Xie was also a guest lecturer at the Chinese Dance department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Xie s new work is Four Seasons in Tale of Three Cities, and she is currently Dance Master at the Hong Kong Dance Company. 7
Anthony Ho Theatre Instructor/ Guest Performer as Big Beard I am really honoured to have this chance of participating in a Hong Kong Dance Company performance again. I have been keen in taking part in meaningful productions for children all along. I believe that performances (whether acting or dancing) cultivate characters, heighten our sense of aesthetics, and develop new skills. I wish the Children s & Youth Troupes a successful performance, each time setting a new benchmark. To all the young members of the Troupe, I hope that you would continue to enjoy the art and thrive under it! Biography of Anthony Ho Anthony Ho is a graduate from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. During his study, he was awarded two scholarships: Fredric Mao Scholarship and Jacky Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarship. In addition, he received the Best Actor Awards with his performances in two dramas: Journey to the West and Tartuffe. After graduation, he joined TVB as an actor and has been playing in many TV series, including Brother s Keeper, Mind Hunter, The Exorcist s Meter, and was awarded Best Supporting Actor in 2017. He also actively performs on stage. Recent performances include Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals by Hong Kong Dance Company, The Legend of Hua Tuo by Take it Easy Theatre, Musical I mperfect by Theatre Noir Foundation, and Musicals My Daddy Long Legs and Animal Farm by Theatre Noir. In 2014, he was nominated for Best Actor Award (Comedy/Farce) at the 23 rd The Hong Kong Drama Awards with his performance in The Legend of Hua Tuo. Ho is active in promoting drama education and is keen in interacting with students. He has been a drama teacher for various art centres, drama troupes and schools. Since 2008, he sits on the Adjudicator Panel for Hong Kong School Drama Festival. 8
Lyrics Dump! Composer: Yin Ng Lyricists: Li Yu, You See-hand Singers: Anthony Ho, Ho Kin, Tong Chi-man, Lam Yin-yi, Peng Rongrong When did the good times end? How much do we know of the past? If you are no longer needed, you would be dumped fast! Let s send you far far away quickly; Don t waste time sealing up with tape; Let s not bother cleaning you; You should end up in a blaze! Long gone, long forgotten; You would eventually be shunned; One piece more, One bit less, the World won t miss you if you are dumped; Let s forget you forever; Let bygones be bygones; Wouldn t it be easier: forget our old favourites, embrace the new ones? Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Don t pick me, Don t pick me; Here in this shed, an earthquake has cropped up inside; Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Under a thick layer of dust Iet me hide; Coz once dumped, I could never be found; Coz lying in the dumping site, I could never go for a ride. When did the good times end? How much do we know of the past? One piece more, One bit less, the World won t miss me if I don't last; Glory took one last glance at me, and moved on elsewhere to shine; Lives are full of ups and downs; an epitome of that is mine! Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Don t pick me, Don t pick me; Here in this shed, an earthquake has cropped up inside; Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump-Dump; Under a thick layer of dust Iet me hide; I will surely be dumped this time, Why is reality laughing while I cried? If you ask me how much sorrow I have, Just take a look at the overbrimming water flowing east. 9
Every Grain with Sweat and Tears Composer: Yin Ng Lyricists: Li Shen, You See-hand Singers: Anthony Ho, Wong Cheuk-wing, Chan Dong-hang, Chung Hei-fan Pick the right day, the soil we prepare; Get up early, the seeds we sow; Green Seedlings, Stay healthy and grow; Tirelessly getting rid of each weed, Oh the back ache, but we are full of pride; We will see our results in a hundred days, When the warm spring arrives. It doesn t matter how tough it is, For a better life we aspire; Look at the stalks dancing in the wind, Think about the harvest, and we will strive; Under the harsh sun, We thrive. In mid-summer, stalks grow taller; Golden rice, comforting aroma; We buy and sell for every penny; But do we get to know if it is tasty? It s time to harvest Sun is sitting in the sky, Sweat is dripping onto the soil; Who knew that on your dinner plate, Is every grain with sweat and tears; It s time to harvest Sun is sitting in the sky, Sweat is dripping onto the soil; Who knew that on your dinner plate, Is every grain with sweat and tears. Without warning, came wind and rain; All our efforts gone down the drain. It doesn t matter how tough it is, For a better life we aspire; Laughing at the darkened sky, we are still young; Let nature be our guide, and we will survive; Under the harsh sun, We thrive. Getting home at sunset, Let s sit down for food we favour; What s behind each grain, We shall tenderly savour. 10
Biographies of Main Casts Ho Kin as Uncle Rice A 1996 graduate of the Guangdong Dance School majoring in Chinese dance, Ho Kin was the lead dancer in the large-scale dance drama Huang Tu Huang. The same year, he travelled to Hong Kong to participate in the opera Turandot. Ho joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 1997, performing in such works as Qingming Riverside, Eagle Companions, Snow Fox, The Legend of Mulan, Storm Clouds, L Amour Immortel, Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile and Lady White of West Lake. He has played such leading roles as Hu Le in Angel Falls, Second Brother in Border Town, Headman Trata s Son and Handman Trata in Red Poppy, Piggy in Journey to the Wild West, host in Shao Nian You, Father in Saturday Whispers and Siu Mai in Dim Sum Adventures@Lung Fung Teahouse2.0. Ho Ho-fei as Hiking Shoe Born in Hong Kong, Ho Ho-fei graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts majoring in Chinese dance with a minor in choreography in 2009. While at the Academy, Ho received scholarships from the Society of the Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Philharmonic Society and the HSBC Charitable Foundation Mainland China Study Programme. He was also awarded the Hong Kong and Macao Taiwanese Charity Fund s Chien Yeh Yuan Scholarship and Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarship. While a student at the Academy, Ho received a bronze medal at the 4 th Shenzhen Modern Dance Competition and a gold medal at the 3 rd National Minority Performance Gala. Ho joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2010. Recent performance highlights include major roles in Qingming Riverside, Journey to the Wild West, Red Poppies (2014), Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals, Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile and Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances. Ho was invited by the Hong Kong Ballet to perform in The Nutcracker. He has choreographed for 8/F Platform s Fly as well as for the Hong Kong Dance Alliance s 2010 Dance Platform. He was also cochoreographer for The Great River and Fire Dragon; assistant choreographer for Dunhuang Reflections (4 th run), for the Association of Hong Kong Dance Organizations. His work Protect received the gold medal in the pas de deux category at the 2013 Hong Kong Bauhinia Cup International Dance Invitation Competition. Lam Yin-yi as Sewing Kit twins Born in Hong Kong, Lam Yin Yi graduated with a bachelor s degree in Chinese dance with first-class honours at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Lam studied the art of Chinese dance and ballet, garnering numerous awards along the way. During her school years, she received multiple accolades as an outstanding dancer, winning the Disney Scholarship twice. In 2010, she received a scholarship to receive modern dance training and took part as a performer at the American Dance Festival, and in 2014, she represented the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at the Taipei International Dance Festival. After her graduation, Lam worked as a principal dancer in the Lion King show in Hong Kong Disneyland. In 2014, she received the Gold Award in the solo dance category in the Hong Kong Bauhinia Cup Competition. Lam joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in the same year. Recent performance highlights include the title role in The Legend of Munan 2015, Drum-top Dance in Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre s Field of Dreams (re-run),yi pas de deux of the Fluttering Hearts in Kaleidoscope Yunnan, Poon Siuman (Teenager) in Electric Girl and Four Seasons in Tale of Three Cities. 11
Tong Chi-man as Red Packet Tong Chi-man graduated with a bachelor s degree with first-class honours in Chinese Dance at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) in 2015. He has received numerous scholarships including the Springtime Stage Productions Scholarship for three consecutive years, the HSBC Mainland China Exchange Scholarship and William Au Arts Education Scholarship. Tong joined the Hong Kong Dance Company under the support of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council s Artistic Internship Scheme. He has performed in The Legend of Mulan, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and The 12 Zodiac Animals, L Amour Immortel, Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances, Storm Clouds (re-run), Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile, Dunhuang Reflections (re-run) and Lady White of West Lake.. Celine Laurelle Tang as Teenager Ashley Celine is now studying at True Light Middle School of Hong Kong. She started learning dance at the age of three and joined the Hong Kong Dance Company Children and Youth Troupe at the age of eight. She is now a member of the Troupe s Elite Class. Celine has participated in various large-scale shows such as The Legend of Mulan, The Happy Prince, Dim Sum Adventures @ Lung Fung Teahouse, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals and Dim Sum Adventures @ Lung Fung Teahouse 2.0. At the age of 10, Celine began to participate in solo dance competitions and had outstanding achievements. She has won gold awards or championships at various competitions such as the Hong Kong Open Dance Contest, Hong Kong International Youth Dance Competition, the Asian Cup of World Dance Cup and the Hong Kong School Dance Festival. Wong Cheuk-wing as Childhood Ashley Cheuk-wing started to learn musical theatre when she was three years old at the Hong Kong Children s Musical Theatre, and is currently studying at St. Francis Assisi s English Primary School. Her first performance was Alice in Wonderland in 2012, while her first experience in Chinese dance was discovered when she enrolled in the Dance Beams Summer Course during her summer holidays in 2013. In 2014, Cheuk-wing became a member of the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s Troupe, where she has been awarded Outstanding Student for three consecutive years and was made a member of the Elite Class in 2017. She also enrolled in the Beijing Dance Academy Chinese Dance Graded Exams, attaining Level 5 this year. Charlie has participated in Saturday Whispers (2016) and Dim Sum Adventure @ Lung Fung Teahouse 2.0 (2017). Tse Tsz-kei as Mini Rice Currently studying in St. Stephen s College, Tsz-kei has a Grade 9 Chinese Dance Graded Examination certificate and Grade 7 Certificate from the Royal Academy of Dance Examination. She joined the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s Troupe at six years old, the Youth Troupe at 13 and the Elite Class in 2017. She has performed in a number of shows including The Happy Prince, Dim Sum Adventures @ Lung Fung Teahouse as the main character Granddaughter, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals as the main character Piggy, and Saturday Whispers, Dim Sum Adventures @ Lung Fung Teahouse 2.0 as the main character. 12
Chan Lok-yiu as Fishbowl Pavilion Lok-yiu is studying at the International Christian Quality Music Secondary & Primary School. Ever since she was a little girl, she has been enthusiastic about dancing and singing. Lok-yiu joined the Hong Kong Dance Company Children's Troupe in 2011 and was awarded the progressive Student Award three times. She was selected to join the first Elite Class in 2015, and toured with the Class to Guangzhou and Qingdao on artistic exchange. In Feb 2014, she won the gold medal with the Children's Troupe delegation to Taiwan to participate in the Exchange and performance of the three areas of Youth dance on both sides of the Taiwan Straits. She was appointed to The Hong Kong Dance Sport Association for two years from 2015 to 2017, and participated with the Hong Kong team in several Latin dance competitions, winning 33 Championships, 16 second awards and seven third awards. In April 2017, Lok-yiu was selected to play the role of Little Mulan in The Legend of Mulan, alongside the professional dancers of The Hong Kong Dance Company at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London. The dance drama was sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, as part of its programme of events celebrating the 20 th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Lee Lok-hin as Goosie Lok-hin is a Kau Yan School student who has been interested in dance especially Jazz since he was in kindergarten. He embraces every opportunity to accumulate performance experience and has displayed his talent in many shows. He has participated in the Cathy Pacific New Year Parade for the past four years and earlier in 2018, was part of the New Year Parade in Macau. Lok-hin has participated in several dance competitions around Asia with encouraging results, and keen to meet great dancers from different countries. He joined the Hong Kong Dance Company Children's Troupe in 2017 and this is his first annual performance with the Troupe. 13
Production Team List Artistic Adviser Yang Yuntao Concept/ Choreographer Xie Yin Artistic Coordinators Cai Fei Ke Zhiyong Carmen Yau Guest Performer/ Theatre Instructor Anthony Ho Choreographers Ke Zhiyong Cai Fei Wu Kam-ming He Chaoya Lee Hoi-tung Hu Xiaoou Chan Kin-chiu Liu Wai-yee He Yongning Chen Rong Playwrights Bebe Lam Wu Chun-him Literary Consultant Fung Chun-kam Music Director/Composer Yin Ng Costume and Set Designer Charfi Hung Lighting Designer Anfy Shum Digital Image Designer Jason Wong Lyricists You See-hand Li Shen Li Yu Assistant to Music Director Ivy Hung Instructors Carmen Yau Kwong Lai-ping Zhan Qian Lin Chun-na Li Xiaomeng Zhang Yan Wong Kuk-li Wong Cheng-meng Iris Sun Tang Xin Performers Ho Kin Lam Yin-yi Tong Chi-man Ho Ho-fei Chen Rong He Chaoya Hou Xuchen Kwong Lai-ping Lin Chun-na Lin Zhengyuan Peng Rongrong Wang Yingyu Tsai Yuen-on Zhan Qian Zhu Zhuoran HKDC Children s & Youth Troupes Producer Candy Cheung Deputy Producer Helen Chan Publicity & Marketing Helen Chan Mabel Tsang Ticketing Ella Li Jennifer Chow Executive Assistant (Children s & Youth Troupes) Cheng Sum Yi Choi Yuen Ying Activity Assistants Ng Cho Wang Chung Yuen Yan Yuen Ka Wing Leung Se Wing Chang Nga Man Ho Pui Chi Chan Yi Lam Chan Hoi Yiu Leung Hilary Wu Chin Wai Fibby Yau Wing Yin Kwok Po Wing Tsang Ting Kwan Minava Chiu Hiu Lam Yip Tsz Ching Bonnie Ng Wai Ying Ho Ho Fung Lee Si Ying Wong Ka Kiu Lee Chun Fat Production Manager Alex Wong Stage Manager Johnson Chan Deputy Stage Manager Yau Shek-kin Assistant Stage Managers Chiu Chuen-sun Tse Tsz-wai Surtitle Operator Li Yuen Sound Operator Tsang Wing Lam Wardrobe Mistress Luise Yau Wardrobe Coordinator Renee Yan Make-up and Hairdressing Coordinator Jadeson Fu Make-up and Hairdressing May Kwok Geegee Lau Almen Chan Jojo Cheng Yanky Wong Janice Chu Noise Chan Iris Choi Joe Chan Tracy Wu Shirley Kam Bobo Chan Carmen Choi Wardrobe Assistants Beverly Wong Angel Tsang Fung Hei Tung Gigi Chan Chan Ching Yu Graphic Designer & Promotional Video Production All Things Bright and Beautiful Photography (Stage) Jason Chung Photography (Profile photo) Henry Wong @S2 Production Costume design assistants Leung Kwan Hang Sin Cheuk Yi Video Calligraphy Winnie Wong Electrical/Sound Technician Jick Lee Light Programmer & Operator Fong Cheung Fai Production Electrician Wong Kwan Kwan The Making and Live Video Recording Ma Ho Yin House Programme Design Maggie Sum 14
Biographies of Production Team Cai Fei Artistic Coordinator/Choreographer Cai Fei graduated from the Guangdong School of Dance, majoring in Chinese Dance Performance Education, where she remained to teach Basic Chinese Dance Techniques and served as an instructor for rehearsal classes. She was awarded the School s Outstanding Teacher Award and the Outstanding Class Mistress Award. She furthered her studies at the Beijing Academy of Dance, majoring in ballet. Cai joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2007. Her major performances include Qingming Riverside, Mulan, Angels Fall, and Snow Fox. She is currently HKDC s Artistic Coordinator of Children s & Youth Troupes responsible for teaching, choreography, editor basic training teaching materials and administration. Between 2008 and 2015, Cai has served as Artistic Coordinator and Choreographer in Childhood Wonderland, The Happy Prince, Dim Sum Adventures@Lung Fung Teahouse and Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals. She also frequently organizes and leads various groups on cultural exchanges and dance competitions in Taiwan, Beijing, Guangzhou and Qingdao. Ke Zhiyong Artistic Coordinator/Choreographer A graduate of the Guangdong Dance Academy s Chinese Dance Performance and Education Department, Ke Zhiyong was a silver medalist at the 1996 Guangdong Province Dance Competition. He has also won multiple accolades at the Taoli Cup Dance Competition: recognition of excellence in the Youth (B) category (1994); gold medal in the Youth (A) category (1997) and third prize at the Young Adult category (2000). Ke was recipient of the 2005 Hong Kong Dance Award. A member of the Hong Kong Dance Company since 2001, Ke was promoted as Senior Dancer in 2007. Two years later, Ke enrolled at the Beijing Dance Academy in Chinese classical dance pedagogy, receiving a professional certificate in the discipline. Between 2010 and 2012, Ke served as guest instructor in the Chinese Dance division of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He currently is the Training Instructor at the Hong Kong Dance Company. Ke has performed in more than 40 dance dramas in his career, including principal roles in The Butterfly Lovers, The Song of the Earth, Pinocchio and Qingming Riverside. He was assistant choreographer for Evacuation Order, Eagle Companions, Poet Dongpo and Two Swallows-Ode to Wu Guanzhong. He was also co-choreographer for Joseph Koo s Classic Melodies and the children s dance dramas Childhood Wonderland, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals and Saturday Whispers. Carmen Yau Artistic Coordinator/Choreographer Carmen Yau joined the Hong Kong Dance Company immediately upon graduation with distinction in Chinese dance from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 1990, remaining in the troupe until 2015, when she took up the position as curriculum director and instructor at the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes. Yau has participated in more than 150 large-scale dance drama performances, having played principle roles in Suppressed Romance and The Possessed. She was co-choreographer for Motions and Emotions, Fabulous Tales, We Have a Dream, The Enchanting Orient, 8/F Platform s King of Fairy and Sunrise in March. Yau was invited as guest dancer in Swan Lake presented by the Christine Liao School of Ballet in 2008 and 2014. 15
Yin Ng Music Director/ Composer Yin Ng is a composer, music producer, sheng performer and a cappella artist. He is the first artist associate of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Music Director of the fusion group SIU2 and Artistic Director of the Yat Po Singers. Ng graduated from the Music Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Composition. He pursued further studies in Japanese at International Christian University in Tokyo, and in Jazz at Codarts in Holland. Ng was awarded Artist of the Year by Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2012. He has also been a winner of numerous CASH Golden Sail Music Awards: Best Serious Composition in 2009 with his double sheng composition Concerto for Two Shengs and Orchestra, Best Serious Composition in 2013 with a cappella Drama Rock Hard, and Most Performed Original Local Serious Work in 2014 with Singing Voices of the World. Ng has composed for many art groups and singers. For grand drama dance music, his works include L Amour Immortel, Lady White of West Lake, and Tempo of Hong Kong for Hong Kong Dance Company, and Di Zi Gui for Hong Kong Dance Drama Company. For orchestral music, his works include sheng Concerto Seventh Month, Drumset Concerto Fly, Chinese Percussion Concerto White, and Chinese Orchestral work Tang Resonating. Other works include A Theatre Concert of Jimmy I Wish I could Make a Wish, Theatrical a cappella works Rock Hard, Sing Sang Sung and Requiem HK by Yat Po Singers, Theme Song for The 6 th China Children s Choir Festival Before We Grow Up, Theme Song for World Youth & Children s Choir Festival Hong Kong HuXi, Singing Voices of the World, and film score for McDull Pork of Music. He also composes canto pops including songs for Hins Cheung and Eason Chan. Bebe Lam Playwright Bebe Lam obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, majoring in Acting. After graduation, she worked freelance in numerous roles including performances, drama education, school tours, scriptwriting, directing and production. Lam founded The Theatre Wonderland in 2013. As the Executive Director, she leads the organization to focus on the production and education of drama suitable for children and family. In the last five years, Lam serves as the Director, Screenwriter and Actress for numerous The Theatre Wonderland productions, including The Daddy Long Legs (Rerun, 2017), Cooking Papa (International Arts Carnival 2017), Oshin (2017), The Little Match Girl (2016), The Chocolate Wonderland (2016), Pinnochio (2015), Sans Famille (2015), Stardust (2015), Heidi (2014), The Daddy Long Legs (2013). In addition, Lam has participated in various productions by Spring-Time Experimental Theatre and Chung Ying Theatre Company, including Three Little Pigs the Musical, The Sound of Music, Moomin Valley the Dream Stealers, The Insect Play and Freshly Frozen School. 16
Wu Chun-him Playwright Wu Chun-him graduated from the School of Drama at Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts in 2008, majoring in Acting. After graduation, he worked freelance in various performances. His performances include True Man Show in Show Room by Prospects Theatre (Premiere), Landscape in the Mist by Theatre Ronin (Premiere and Rerun in Beijing, Shenzhen, and Port of Blanca in Argentina), Moses in Love and Useless by BHT Theatre, Doubt, Lost in Hong Kong Life is a Struggle Fight it, and Drifting by Drama Gallery. He also directed the production of My Dream Home Gone for BHT Theatre. He was selected as Outstanding Actor at The 9 th Hong Kong Theatre Libre. Wu is the Artistic Director of BHT Theatre. He is also the Assistant Drama Tutor (AM School) at Ho Lap Primary School (Sponsored by Sik Sik Yuen). Fung Chun-kam Literary Consultant Fung Chun-kam graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Chinese, and she later obtained her Master in Education in the same university. She has been playing a key role in the promotion of literature education in Hong Kong. Fung is now focusing creative writing and the teaching of this discipline. She has published works in the form of prose, novel, literary criticism and children s literature. Charfi Hung Set and Costume Designer Charfi Hung was awarded the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarship and graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) Degree in 2003, majoring in Theatre and Film Design. She went to Central Saint Martins Collage of Art and Design for further studies in 2006 and was qualified as full member of Hong Kong Designers Association in 2008. Hung s recent theatrical works include Crazy For You, A Streetcar Named Desire, Made In HK, The Telephone, Le Villi, Macbeth, Faust, Spool!, Blackbird, The Will to Build, Crazy for Her, Shed Skinand French Kiss. Her design for CCDC includes Herstory, What s Next? Crime Scene!, As If To Nothing, Off Screen, The Tale of Miles in Triptych, Buying Game, She says/ He talks Leaving & Living, Happy Birthday?, Eureka, Buying Game 2.0, In-between, Amidst the Wind In addition to theatrical works, she also designs sets for commercial events of renowned brands. She participated in Circus Musical Vovage de lavie designed by Stufish (a.k.a Mark Fisher Studio) as Art Director from 2009 to 2010. Her recent work was costume design for HKREP production, The Father (Le Père). Anfy Shum Lighting Designer Shum graduated from Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors), majored in lighting design. During her study, she was awarded the Society of the Academy for Performing Arts (SAPA) Scholarship and Martin Professional (HK) Limited Scholarships. In addition to lighting design, Shum is active in various outdoor events in different scales, theme park activities, as well as tutorial activities in university and secondary schools for taking the role of lighting designer, instructor and project engineer. Shum also involve in stage management, and is currently a theatre freelancer. 17
Jason Wong Digital Image Designer Jason Wong is a set and video designer. He has worked with such groups as All Theatre Art Association for E- Garden and Foolala as well as iestudio s The Blue Room. He has collaborated with the Hong Kong Dance Company s 8/F Platform in Solitude-Dnace Diary of Wu Kam-ming (video design), Kinderfolk (set and video design) and Taichi (set and video design). He was the video designer for Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances;The Happy Prince, Dim Sum Adventures@Lung Fung Teahouse, Magical Adventures of Baby Polar Bear and the 12 Zodiac Animals and Saturday Whispers for the Children s and Youth Troupes of the Hong Kong Dance Company. Wong is also active in other productions, his recent work include LCSD Hi! House-Jaffa Lam X Sam Tung UK Museum (Technical design) and Twenty-Five Minutes Older By Kingley Ng (Technical design). Wu Kam-ming Choreographer A graduate of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Beijing Dance Academy, Wu Kam-ming was among the top ten performers in the folk dance category of the 1997 Taoli Cup Dance Competition. In 2003, he was recognized as an Outstanding Hong Kong Young Dancer. In 2005, Wu received the Hong Kong Dance Alliance s annual award for choreography. Formerly a guest instructor at the HKAPA. While Wu was a full-time member of the Hong Kong Dance Company, he performed such roles as Monkey King in Journey to the West, the title role in Pinocchio, Hans Christian Anderson in The King of Fairy Tales-The Eternal Child, Dongfang Bubai in The Smiling Proud Wanderer. He also served as assistant choreographer for The Butterfly Lovers, Border Town, The King of Fairy Tales, The Smiling Proud Wanderer and Qingming Riverside. Wu is now a freelance dancer, dance instructor and Artistic Director of Jay Dance Company. In 2017, Jay Dance Company won the choreography and dance theatre awards in New Prague Dance Festival. He Chaoya Choreographer A graduate of the Guangzhou Dance School s Chinese dance department, He Chaoya received a full scholarship to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He is a recipient of gold medals at the National Minorities Performance Gala, Guangdong Song of Youth Dance Competition and the Guangzhou Architecture Cup National Social Dance Competition (Youth category). He Chaoya joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2007. He was featured in various pas de deux: Antelopes of the Snow in Dance Roots, Shadow in Red Red or Black in Two Swallows-Ode to Wu Guanzhong, Hometown in Pop Classics: Joseph Koo s Dance Melodies 2013, Love Song with Drums in Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances and Fluttering Hearts in Kaleidoscope of Dance from Yunnan, as well as playing Old Zhou in Plateau Bluebells and Young Master in Red Poppies (Re-run). His most recent work as associate choreographer, Night Thoughts was presents by the Hong Kong Ballet in Choreographers Showcase 2016. 18
Lee Hoi-tung Choreographer Lee Hoi-tung graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts majoring in Chinese dance. While at the Academy, she received the Hong Kong Dance Company Scholarship and, for three successive years, the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarship. Li received recognition at the 3 rd Beijing National Minorities Performance Festival and Grand Prize at the 2009 Prague Dance Competition. Recent appearances at the Hong Kong Dance Company include Dream of the Past: Ancient Chinese Court Dances, Mirage from The Enchanting Orient, Mrs Chan in The Legend of Tsuen Wan, as well as lead dancer in Heaven s River of the Hong Kong troupe at the 2012 Macau International Youth Dance Company and Dunhuang Reflections presented by the Hong Kong Dance Federation. Lee has served as associate choreographer for Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes s productions. Currently, she is an instructor at the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes, and for the Beijing Dance Academy Chinese Graded Examinations Courses and evening classes. She also freelances in the dance field. Hu Xiaoou Choreographer A 2009 graduate with distinction from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music Dance School, Hu Xiaoau was immediately accepted at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for postgraduate study in dance education. After receiving his Master of Arts degree, Hu devoted herself to dance education, directing, and choreographing many fine works. Hu has served as associate choreographer for Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes s productions. At the same time, Hu s adaptations of folk dance classics such as Lift Your Veil, In the Northeast, Knights of the Grassland and Slender Silhouette received awards at the Hong Kong Schools Dance Festival. She has also performed in such dance dramas as Moving/Void, The Highest State of Good-Water and Glamour of Chinese Ethnic Dance. She currently serves as instructor at the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes and freelances teacher. Chan Kin-chiu Choreographer Graduated from the Beijing Military Zone Comrade Song and Dance Troupe, he was appointed as one of the dancers in the dance troupe with extraordinary results. He represented the Song and Dance Troupe several times to participate in the dance competitions and won many performing awards. In 1997, he joined the Hong Kong Dance Company and he was involved in over 50 large-scale dance dramas. In 2008, he was appointed as the Executive Director of Hong Kong Dance Company s Children s & Youth Troupes cum teaching and choreographing the dance movements. In addition, he also participated in the joint choreographing work of many dance dramas of Hong Kong Dance Company s Children s & Youth Troupes. With his outstanding leadership, the students have participated in a wide variety of competitions and won many gold awards. On top of that, he was also invited to be the judges of several large-scale dance competitions. 19
Liu Wai-yee Choreographer Liu is born in Hong Kong. Liu graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2014 with Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) Degree in Dance, majoring in Chinese Dance. She joined Hong Kong Dance Company in 2016 and currently serves as instructor at the Hong Kong Dance Company Children s and Youth Troupes. During her studies, she was awarded several scholarships, such as Disneyland Scholarship, The Ohel Leah Synagogue Charity Undergraduate Scholarship, SAPA Scholarship, Grantham Scholarship,etc. And also invited to exchange and perform in Czech, Beijing, Shanghai and Macau. Liu also participated in different performances including, L'Amour Immortel, Chinese Hero: A Lone Exile, Storm Cloud, Kaleidoscope of Dance from Yunnan, Apreciar a Danca Sentira Beleza. Besides, she participated in the Achievement Exhibition of the 11th "Taoli Cup" National Dancing Education Performance of China, and be a lead dancer in Guli. He Yong-ning Choreographer In 2011, she graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with first class honors degree. She was also the winner for several scholarships. And she joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2012. Between 2013 to 2017, she assumed the roles and joint dance choreographing in several dance dramas of the Hong Kong Dance Company s Outreach & Education as well as Children s & Youth Troupes. Her solo dance work in 2013, Hesitate, won the gold medal in the solo dance category and the best female dancer award in Hong Kong Bauhinia Cup International Dance Invitation Championship. And she also qualified for the first edition of Solo & Duo Korea Dance Choreographing Competition 2016. From 2015 to 2016, she was cordially invited to participate in the Japan Dance Arts Festival and Korea Dance Arts Festival. Furthermore, she was invited to the premiere guest performer for I-Dance Festival (HK). In 2017, she was invited by renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor to participate in the exchange and collaborative performance in London, United Kingdom. The important dance choreographies included the solo dance, Hesitate, the solo dance, The Thug and 8/F Platform X A Decade of Creativity, etc. Chen Rong Choreographer Chen graduated from the affiliated school of the Beijing Dance Academy before entering the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts on a full scholarship. He joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2002. Three years later, he received an Asian Cultural Council scholarship sponsored by Citibank, which enabled him to take classes at the Alvin Ailey School in New York. Among his major works are Suppressed Romance (Hong Kong performance and Guangdong tour), Angel Falls, The Legend of Mulan, Qingming Riverside and Snow Fox; he was the lead dancer in Two Swallows Ode to Wu Guanzhong, the singer in Plateau Bluebells, solo dancer in Feng Shui, a member of the pas de trois Cradle on the Ox s Back in Glamour of Chinese Ethnic Dance, the Fool in Red Poppies and the role of Yan Chixia in L'Amour Immortel.He has also choreographed for 8/F Platform s Dancing Emotions and Fly. Chen received a Hong Kong Dance Award in 2008 for his portrayal of Hu Le in Angel Falls and Dongfang Bubai in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. 20