Established in 1981 with the aim of promoting Chinese dance. 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; Feng Shui; Pop Classics: Joseph Koo's Dance Melodies 2013; The Legend of Mulan; The Butterfly Lovers; Storm Clouds and L’Amour Immortel.

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, and in Sydney in September 2015.

Performers and Production Team:

Date and Time
12/14 (Fri) – 12/15 (Sat) 7:30pm

Price
NT$600, $900, $1,200, $1,800, $2,400

The Main Theatre, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center

L’ Amour Immortel : Undying Love in Dance Drama (Talk with Demonstration)

2018/10/25 (Thu) 7:30pm – 9:00pm
Eslite Bookstore Dunnan Branch

How do we express lingering affection, evoke emotions, and move audiences by using body language? Yang Yuntao, the Director and Choreographer of L’ Amour Immortel, will explain and demonstrate together with dancers from the Hong Kong Dance Company.

Speaker: Yang Yuntao
Moderator: Ding Yi-wen (Taiwan)
Demonstrators: Tang Ya, Mi Tao (Hong Kong Dance Company dancers)

Free admission.
Conducted in Mandarin.

Masterclass

2018/10/27 (Sat) 9:40am – 12:30pm (Two lessons)
Wen-Shan Theater

Alongside dancers from the Hong Kong Dance Company, the troupe’s Artistic Director Yang Yuntao, who is an accomplished dancer and choreographer in his own right, will lead participants in exploring the uniqueness of the oriental physique and developing bodily narratives and imaginings.

Instructors: Yang Yuntao , Tang Ya, Mi Tao
Moderator: Chang Ting-ting (Taiwan)

Limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Registration/Enquiry：ttcdanceproject@gmail.com
Conducted in Mandarin.

Post-performance Talk

2018/12/14 (Fri) After the performance
The Main Theatre, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center

An opportunity for the audience to interact face-to-face with the creative minds behind L’ Amour Immortel and its dancers.

Conducted in Mandarin.