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Slow Dance (Zoomed In) by Unlock Dancing Plaza 【Online Programme】

About the programmeAbout the Arts GroupEpisode 1 Ballet 1Episode 2 A Green Leaf Episode 3 Basic Moves 1 Episode 4 Latin Dance 1

Slow Dance (Zoomed In) evolves from choreographer Joseph Lee’s Slow Dance series. It is an attempt to reinvent the temporality of existing dance works, and the brisk, rhythmic and coherent dynamics of traditional performances are extended and expanded almost infinitely. Each moment of transition is magnified and re-presented into equal segments before the audience. In so doing, the viewers’ consciousness and visual experience oscillate between recognisable elements such as costumes, postures and expressions, and the less-known slow motions. Gradually, they are transformed into a time-lapse performance that is at once familiar and alien.

By inviting video director Kitty Yeung on the team, the video version of Slow Dance (Zoomed In) translates the language of moving images into freeze frames on the screen, and registers changes of the performances in varied spaces. The poetic moving images invite contemplation of the passage of time and evoke a connection with the audience’s gaze.

This iteration of Slow Dance (Zoomed In) comprises four independent videos, each based on a different dance genre and performed by seven dancers from diverse identities, backgrounds, and dance experiences – Étienne Ferrère and Lucas Michael (ballet), Gigi Yang (Chinese folk dance), Ong Yong Lock and Elsie Chau (a combination of Chinese dance, ballet, and basic moves in modern dance), and Cedric Chan and Jennifer Tin (Latin dance).

The juxtaposition of the four dance genres—traditional and contemporary—offers a fresh perspective for viewers to immerse themselves in the context of contemporary dance.

Episode 1   Ballet 1
Episode 2   A Green Leaf
Episode 3   Basic Moves 1
Episode 4   Latin Dance

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