Dance OffHong Kong Arts FestivalThe 46th Hong Kong Arts Festival ( The Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series )

Entering its seventh year, this edition places a spotlight on cross-border inspiration, international collaboration and long-term strategic artistic goals, with the featured artists’ experimentation revealing fresh dimensions to contemporary dance in Hong Kong.

Eclectic facets of contemporary dance
A highlight of Hong Kong’s contemporary dance scene, Dance Off continues to blaze new trails as works from the series catch the eye of the international dance scene and receive invitations from festivals and competitions across the globe. This year’s showcase sees the return of Tracy Wong, who reflects on the condition of one’s self being filled with pressures from the outside world. Sudhee Liao probes the performer’s relationship with a hyper-real dance space, and Felix Ke examines fear of death by drawing inspiration from Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise. Rex Cheng revamps the physical movements of Chinese opera in a contemporary dance duet, while award-winning street dancer Solong Zhang dances his dream of living as his authentic self. First-time choreographers Alice Ma and Evains Lui explore the sense of trust amongst city-dwellers and the state of our breathing in everyday life with their respective works.