Blog Bites to Savour!

At its core, circus arts encompass five central pillars: acrobatics, aerials, clowning, equilibristics, and object manipulation. So, when the opportunity arose to delve into this season's exploration of interdisciplinarity, I was fortunate enough to…

In time, I stumbled upon a truly unique accelerator known as DanceGRiST. Positioned as a pre-seed collaborative social enterprise, DanceGRiST was established with the noble objective of elevating the income and status of dancers, multi-skilled artis…

Shifting from performer to entrepreneur requires not just passion but also a high tolerance for risk and uncertainty. Without a strong appetite for the unpredictable journey ahead, many dancers shy away from the entrepreneurial path. Yet, those who …

In our exploration of dance education during our first season, we delved into academia and the art of learning. Now, we take a closer look at the business of education, focusing on the creation of teaching resources essential for dance educators, a …

A personal story told many times over on this podcast is my journey into dance which commenced gradually through the popular reality TV series, "So You Think You Can Dance." While the show's drama took center stage for many, what captivated me was t…

When Boston Dynamics, an engineering and robotics design company went viral for successfully creating the now famous Atlas dancing robots video, it caught more than a few people in the world of dance by storm. Would our jobs be threatened by robots …

In our dynamic world of dance, where creativity and innovation reign supreme, the fusion of artistry and technology has become a driving force shaping the industry's future. From arcade games to virtual reality, technology has seamlessly integrated …

Long before the formulation of the world’s first MA in Screendance by the LCDS, the genre had already dated as  far back to the early days of cinema. Gene Kelly emerged as a prominent figure during the 1940s and 50s after he starred in an…

While most of us aspiring contemporary dancers will decide to undergo formal training under the foundations of Graham, Cunningham, Limon and various others, a small subset has diverted into the wondrous world of puppet theatre. One such performer, c…

Costumes, costumes, costumes... they are everywhere, aren't they? From festive occasions to theatrical performances and even on the silver screen in movies. During my time at the HKAPA, apart from dance, the discipline that truly captivated me was c…