21st Hong Kong Dance Awards 2019
Dance
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Hong Kong Dance Alliance (HKDA) presented the 21st Hong Kong Dance Awards Presentation and Gala Performance on 18 April, 2019 at Kwai Tsing Theatre. The Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed to the late Dr Tom Brown, in recognition of his immeasurable contribution to the development of dance in Hong Kong. On the night of the occasion,13 awards were presented with the selection through a secret ballot by the Jury. The categories include: the renamed Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer Award, Outstanding Choreography, Small, Medium and Large Venue Production, Male and Female Dancers Performance, Ensemble Performance, Lighting Design, Costume Design, Music Composition, Dance Education and Services to Dance Award.
Artistic Director Anh Ngoc Nguyen showcased the inclusiveness and diversity of the dance sector by inviting Anna CY Chan, Dean of School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) as the Host, and artists, a young ballet talent, an architect, a movie director and a composer as well as a jewelry designer and policewoman as the Awards Presenters. The Gala was a feast of dance with a sneak preview of City Contemporary Dance Company’s latest work Winterreise, an excerpt from Hong Kong Ballet’s ALICE (in wonderland), the Hong Kong Dance Company’s Dazzling Desert, as well as Eye by over 20 students from the School of Dance, HKAPA. The evening was further enriched by the emotional performance of Moment, choreographed by Anh Ngoc Nguyen, performed by Anna CY Chan, Li Yongjing, Henry Shum and Yan Xiaoqiang as a tribute to Dr Tom Brown.
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