Dance at the Walled Villages

新年、明けましておめでとうございます。My friend Amy Ka Man Tam and I joined a dance festival called "Dance at the Walled Village - Hong Kong History Series II". The project was organized by (Community Cultural Ambassador)
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The aim of the project was to introduce modern dance and site specific dance into the rural area of the New Territories. And also to use the narration of dance to explore the relationship between human and nature. The project hope to enhance the community's awareness of rural culture preservation, and arouse concern in the marginalized lifestyle of the walled village.It was an amazing experience for me to just visit those villages in New Territories alone, to be able to perform on those sites were such blessing. We performed on Jan 2nd at Sheung Shui (Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall)****, which was a breath taking place.The temple was about 15 minutes away from MTR, right next to the village where each houses built one foot step away from each other.We wanted to narrate a simple story of two village fairies, who love people in the village and defeat any difficulties in life and are always there to share the happiness in life. We invited some children in the audience to dance with us! When we picked them, their faces lit up! and it was sweet to see them smile so BIG!!

The music of the performance was composed by our dear friendSamrit Lwagun. He composed this musicRADHEYAfor his mother. When we heard his music, we thought it was a perfect fit for our dance because we thought the temple of the village is just like a mother to the land and their people.

photos by my dear love Gabe Ostley!