Journey To The West
City Contemporary Dance Company (HK)
Choreography / Direction: Willy TASO
Choreography: Ronly KONG, Peggy LAM, Shirley LOK
Original Story: WU Cheng-en
Set / Costume: Edmond WONG
Lighting: LOW Shee Hoe
Sound: HA Yan-pui
Guest Appearance: Gregory Charles RIVERS, Jonathan WONG
Dancers: Ivan CHAN, Bobo LAI, Peggy LAM, LEE Ka-ki, Shirley LOK, Kelvin MAK, Natalie MAK, Noel PONG, QIAO Yang, Malvina TAM, Terry TSANG, Tseky TSE, Bruce WONG, Dominic WONG.
Guest Dancers: Pansy LO, Jasper LAI
Little Dancers: CHEN Qian-qian, Buffy DENG, Zoe FAN, Sophie FU, Felicia GAO, Lulu GAO, Happy GONG, Jenny GONG, Lucy HUANG, JIANG Tian-lin, Carrie LI, Anne LIANG, Abby LIU, Miranda OUYANG, Amy WU, Feifei WU, Lsabella WU , Molly WU, Shane XU, Suzie XU, Yoyo WU, Helen ZHANG, Honey ZHANG, Emily ZHENG, Katherine ZHOU, Katie ZHOU (The Children’s Ballet Group of Guangzhou Opera House)
Programme Description:
From a stone, the Monkey King was born!
Eyes of fire and gold. Seventy-two transformations. One somersault he travels one hundred and eight thousand miles. Look out! He may pop up next to you!
Taking Heaven and Hell by storm, Monkey does not even fear the Jade Emperor (starred by Jonathan Wong), but the Goddess of Mercy (starred by Gregory Charles Rivers)?
Oh no, I almost forgot. The scriptures! Let’s journey to the West with Tang Monk, Pigsy and Sharky!
Don’t miss this rollicking fun for all the family, loosely adapted from a classical Chinese literature. Embark on this classic adventure in contemporary dance.
About the Choreographers：
Willy TSAO established CCDC in 1979 and has been its Artistic Director since 1989. He is currently the leader of the three leading dance companies in mainland China (CCDC, Guangdong Modern Dance Company and BeijingDance/LDTX). As one of the most prolific Chinese choreographers, TSAO takes inspiration from the full breadth of Chinese culture including philosophy, history, opera and even Chinese rock n'roll. His works have been performed internationally.
Ronly KONG has been a dancer, choreographer, and teacher in various productions in and out of Hong Kong. She attained the Choreography Award in the 34th to 38th Schools Dance Festival. Currently, she is the CCDC Dance Centre Outreach Affairs Manager and the instructor of Dance Training Scholarship Scheme "Teens of Colours". She performs the roles of dance administrator, instructor, choreographer and master of ceremony respectively.
Peggy LAM was a member of CCDC's Scholarship Class and a dancer of CCDC's youth dance ensemble Young Sky and WuDaoQingNian (WDQN). During her modern dance study at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), she received several scholarships and participated in the Academy's overseas tours. She has co-choreographed Grand Opening and Past, Present, Future with WDQN alumni. She presented her choreographic work Picture Triangle in In-between in 2014. She is currently a full-time dancer of CCDC. She is also a tutor of CCDC Dance Centre's adult and children dance courses.
Born in Shanghai, Shirley LOK graduated from HKAPA in 2009, majoring in ballet. During her studies, she received several scholarships and the Silver Medal of the 2nd Hong Kong Young Ballet Stars Award by The Hong Kong Ballet Group. In 2007, she joined CCDC's WDQN, sparking her interest in modern dance. She joined CCDC in 2010 and choreographed Besieged for In-between in 2014.
About the Company：
For 36 years under the leadership of Founder and Artistic Director Willy Tsao, CCDC has inspired and excited audiences – performing superb contemporary dance pieces. Founded in 1979, CCDC has presented more than 200 original works to critical acclaim. CCDC has also presented innovative collaborations with outstanding artists from other media and with artists from around the world. CCDC is renowned for reflecting the vigour and creativity of Hong Kong's vibrant, multifaceted contemporary culture, presenting dance works to an audience of more than 50,000 people annually and receiving overseas invitations to perform on some of the world’s foremost dance stages and festivals.
Press Review：
"Artistic soul of contemporary Hong Kong."
– South China Morning Post, Hong Kong