Photo: Eric Hong

Hong Kong-based contemporary dance artist Wayson Poon has lived and worked in Europe and Asia. His unique practice, OnthewayDance, combines Eastern philosophies and Western movement theories and emphasises the connection between dancer and audience. Notable works, including Fleeing by Night, in,visible(cities); and Vortex, have been presented at international festivals around the world. Poon received the Hong Kong Arts Development Award for Young Artist (Dance) in 2016 and the Asian Cultural Council Fellowship in 2019. He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with the support of the Dr Thomas Townsend Brown, Jr Memorial Scholarship and the Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship (2022). 

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Peter Lenaerts is a Belgian sound artist active in the fields of contemporary dance, radio and film. Lenaerts is fascinated by empty spaces and invisible or acousmatic sound that doesn’t scream for attention but sneaks into the listener’s ear unnoticed. Recent works include the radio work Resonate (2021), Stillness (2022) with Wayson Poon, Dylan Kwok and Vvzela Kook for Hong Kong Arts Festival@Taikwun, and the soundtrack for Rhiannon Newton’s dance work Explicit Contents (Sydney Festival, 2021).

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Performer Kingsan Lo is a versatile, professionally trained artist specialised in body movement and energy harmonisation. After studying Contemporary Dance at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Lo received a Master’s degree from the London Contemporary Dance School, equipping him with a profound understanding of movement and expression. An enthusiastic student, Lo has studied ancient Eastern knowledge and techniques with a number of renowned teachers and masters. Lo’s studies of qigong and wing chun provide inspiration for his choreography and one-of-a-kind self-exploration and discovery techniques.

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Ivan Chan is a Hong Kong-based cultural practitioner and movement artist. Over the last decade, he has participated in various types of performances in the Hong Kong art and cultural scene, including solo and group works, and experimental and physical movement-improvisation.

Freelance dancer Cheung Tsz-kwan graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2012 and The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2014. A specialist in popping and contemporary dance, Cheung is a member of Hong Kong female street dance crew Fe-style Ranger and popping crew Metaverse, and has won a number of street dance competitions. Recent works and performances include Occasional (Hong Kong Dance Exchange, 2022), Mokita (Hong Kong Arts Festival, 2021), the Rice Journey Production Voyage, the Rooftop Production We Still Dance and Wildstyle Records 10th Anniversary Concert.

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Hong Kong-born dance artist KT Yau has performed with a number of renowned companies and artists and toured her work internationally in Europe and Asia. In 2018, Yau received the Award for Young Artist at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards and the Emerging Choreographer Award at the Hong Kong Dance Awards. She has received an Outstanding Small Venue Production Award at the Hong Kong Dance Awards for her works Unmixed (2018, New Force in Motion series presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department) and Confine (2019, presented by Tai Kwun), both of which were also nominated for Outstanding Choreography.