The Considerations of Organisers of Art Criticism Events: On the ‘City Contemporary Dance Festival Chatbox Forum 2017’

The first ‘City Contemporary Dance Festival’ (hereinafter referred to as CCDF) was organised by the ‘City Contemporary Dance Company’ (hereinafter referred to as CCDC) in 2017. In the ‘Artistic Director’s Message’ of the programme guide titled ‘The Feast of Asia Contemporary Dance’, Willy Tsao pointed out that many people’s perception and impression of art festivals were limited to associations with international art events in Europe and America, and ‘as the arts in Asia continue to flourish──from the development of industry professionals, allocation of resources, through to innovation of artistic creativity──the region has been gaining much in international recognition.’ With CCDC’s accumulated international network over the years, and the co-organisation of large-scale modern dance festivals with ‘Guangdong Modern Dance Company’ and ‘Beijing Dance/LDTX’ as foundation, CCDF aimed at ‘strengthening international exchanges’ and inter-sector networks, while providing a space for wider and further artistic developments for artists and audiences.