Helen Lai In the Post-90’s by Y-Space

Helen Lai In the Post-90’s by Y-Space

Date and Time

12/15 (Sat) – 12/16 (Sun) 3:00pm

Venue

Cloud Gate Theater

Price

NT$800, $1,000

Duration

Approximately 1 hour 45 minutes (without interval)

Booking Hotline

(886) 02 3393 9888

Discount Details and Online Booking

www.artsticket.com.tw (ArtsTicket)

Programme Enquiry

office@y-space.org

Presenter

Co-organised by

Thanks to

City Contemporary Dance Company
Hong Kong Dance Company
Ku & Dancers adc

Content

Cast

Video

Ticket

Venue

Extension Activities

“(Helen Lai’s) style resembles that of Song dynasty poet Li Qingzhao. Her delicate and sensitive touch makes her unique in the Chinese dance scene.” — Lin Hwai-min

“(Helen Lai’s) works are full of imagery. The dancers’ styling and movements are imaginative, while her arrangements of scenes, use of rhythm and coordination of audio and visual elements often create unexpected experiments.” — Lo Wai Luk, dance journal/hk

An Anthology of Works by a Hong Kong Master Choreographer Physical Interpretations of an Era

This is a rare opportunity for the audience to view a quarter of a century’s worth of important works by the renowned Hong Kong choreographer Helen Lai in one single evening.

Elites of today’s dance scene will be taking viewers down memory lane with excerpts from classics such as HerStory, Plaza X, Nine Songs, Testimony and In the Beginning. Helen Lai in the Post-90’s was premiered at i-Dance Festival (HK) 2016 and received the accolade of “Outstanding Small Venue Production” at the 2017 Hong Kong Dance Awards, with Hua Chiyu also nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer”.

Photo Credit: Chris Lam, Victor Ma

Y-Space was founded by dance artists Victor Choi-wo MA and Mandy Ming-yin YIM, in 1995 with the mission of exploring the infinite possibilities of performing arts through dance and searching for new dance languages and artistic direction. After years of establishment, Y-Space has been dedicated in developing both its roots in local culture and international vision. Its works have been presented in both major platforms and fringe spaces in Hong Kong and internationally. Y-Space has cultivated spaces for creativity in the local community and schools, with a lot of followers.

Performers and Production Team:

Helen Lai

Choreographer

Victor Ma Choi-wo

Artistic Director

Huang Lei, Hua Chiyu,
Lam Po, Li Yong-ji *,
Victor Ma Choi-wo, Yang Yi-zi,
Mandy Yim Ming-yin, Li De,
Jennifer Mok, Lai Tak-wai,
Huang Ju, Wu Yi-san#,
Yang Mei-jung#

Dancers

Lawmanray

Lighting Designer

Allen Chau

Deputy Stage Manager

Eric Yim

Programme Coordinator

Tammy Tang

Assistant Programme Coordinator

Dora Lai

Text Documentary

Fung Leung-pan

Photographer & Videographer

Mandy Yim Ming-yin

Producer

Taiwan Team:

Taipei Blooming Theater Company

Publicity, Administration and Coordination

Channel H Creative Limited

Technical Coordination

*By kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
#By kind permission of the Taipei National University of the Arts

Date and Time
12/15 (Sat) – 12/16 (Sun) 3:00pm

Price
NT$800, $1,000

Cloud Gate Theater

Address:

No. 36, Lane 6, Section 1, Zhongzheng Road, Tamsui District, New Taipei City

Website:

www.cloudgate.org.tw

Tel:

(886) 2 2629 8558

What You Know & Don’t Know About Helen Lai

2018/10/25 (Thu) 7:00pm
Multi-function Room, 2/F, Spot Huashan

Speakers: Helen Lai, Chen Ya-ping (Associate Professor of the School of Dance of the Taipei National University of the Arts)

Conducted in Mandarin.

Post-performance Talk

2018/12/15 (Sat) After the performance
Cloud Gate Theater

Speakers: Helen Lai, Chen Ya-ping (Associate Professor of the School of Dance of the Taipei National University of the Arts)

Conducted in Mandarin.