The 2nd AWAKE Hong Kong Indian Dance Festival: "Together Under ONE Roof"【Phase II】BEYOND Bollywood
BEYOND Bollywood X Eaton HK: The 2nd AWAKE Indian Dance Festival
AWAKE Indian Dance Festival promotes diversity and aims to serve as an artistic platform for cultural exchange across different sectors, using Indian dance and culture as its entry point. We are delighted to showcase exciting cross-cultural collaborations this year in partnership with Eaton Hong Kong, connecting various artistic groups in the energetic and fascinating hotel!
Eaton Hong Kong has always been an important catalyst for local diversity and serves as a stage for the community, innovation, and culture. From 27th to 29th October 2023, AWAKE Indian Dance Festival will host a range of activities of music, dance, art creation, yoga, film and more in different spaces within the hotel. Indian dance artists will surprise the audience and visitors with performances in public areas, coinciding with the celebration of Diwali, the most important festival in India!
You are encouraged to have a complete experience with special bundled ticket offers in dance workshops. Limited seats are available, register now!
1 ) Dance matinee
Target: Secondary School students and Folk dance lovers
Type of dance : Bhangra dance
Academic, family, and peer pressure influence our decisions, as do social opinions that always cloud our judgment. We hope that through the stretching of dance and movements, you can express yourself, experience different cultures and perspectives, and recognize the impermanence of the world. At this moment, you are free.
2 ) Bollywood dance workshop ( Adult beginner )
Target: Aged 13 or above ( Beginners )
Bollywood dance combines elements of traditional Indian dance and modern dance, including Jazz, Zumba, K-pop & Hip Hop. Whether you are in an Indian traditional outfit or not, you can dance to the music together, showing your energy and enthusiasm, and become the protagonist of the dance feast in Bollywood movies. You can also learn Indian hand gestures (mudras) and understand how Indian dance expresses emotions. No dance experience is needed!
3 ) Indian Folk Painting Family workshop
Target: All are welcome
Gorgeous lines, patterns and colors are the characteristics of Indian art, while folk art brings it to life, making creation more free and changeable. Through the explanation and guidance of Indian instructors, participants can experience Indian-style artistic creation, learn about Indian folk culture, and further understand the connotation of one of the four ancient civilizations.
4 ) Kathak Dance and Tabla workshop
Target: All are welcome
Kathak dance is a North Indian classical dance with a history of 2,000 years. It means "storyteller". It tells Indian mythological stories through elegant dance postures, gestures and facial expressions. The workshop will teach Kathak-style acting (Abhinaya) and short dance compositions (Tukda / Toda), combined with live performances of tabla, recreating the time of ancient India, and reviewing Indian culture through dance. What you learn in class will also be condensed into new works, and you will work with the instructor to create a new story.
5 ) Film screening and sharing session - The Voice of DANCE
Target: All are welcome
Forward, backward, hold hands, smile, bow.
The language of dance has no borders, and the resonance and touchingness of the soul connect Hong Kong and India. Artists from the two places worked together to create this local film, which shows the tolerance of Hong Kong and the kindness of India through cross-culture and multiculturalism. Two guest speaker are also participating in the sharing session to discuss the content of the film in depth with you.
Dance also transcends physical limitations. We welcome everyone to participate, sign language translation is provided on site. Silence is better than sound.
6 ) Dance Workshop for Diwali Celebration: Bhangra Dance
Target: All are welcome
Diwali, or Dipawali, is the most important and grand festival in India. During the festival, artistic performances such as music, dance and drama are in full bloom, full of vitality and excitement. Bhangra dance is a traditional folk dance of Sikhs in the Punjab region of South Asia. It is a kind of festival celebration dance. The workshop hopes that through dance, everyone can experience the Indian festival carnival most directly, without any knowledge of Bhangra dancing. Dancing, laughing and shining together.
7 ) Yoga for everyone: Balance Yoga
Target: All levels
People come and go in the city, and the noise disturbs our spirituality. In a safe space, adjust your body movements and listen to your true voice. Everyday office work leads to physical fatigue, inability to concentrate, and a trance. We hope you can find your physical health and spiritual tranquility here.
8 ) Yoga for everyone: Yoga Detox
Target: All levels
With the fast-paced life in Hong Kong and the messy diet, the body accumulates a lot of toxins unconsciously. Physical fatigue also brings mental sleepiness because the internal circulation of the body has become disordered. Yoga Detox focuses on repairing the internal functions of the body, allowing the digestive system to rest and strengthening the immune system. Through specific movements, toxins are naturally discharged and a light body is regained.
9 ) Dance Workshop for Diwali celebration: Garba Dance
Target: All are welcome
Diwali, or Dipawali, is the most important and grand festival in India. During the festival, artistic performances such as music, dance, and drama are in full bloom, full of vitality and excitement. The traditional folk dance Garba, which originated in Gujarat and means the Sanskrit terms Garbhasaya (womb) and Deep (small pottery lamp), is usually celebrated on the last day of Navaratri and features energetic turns and movements, hand claps and sticks (Dandiyas), combined with Hindu (Vedism), folk and Bollywood music. All are welcome to join in and celebrate the festival.
10 ) Indian Cultural Salon - Bollywood and BEYOND
Target: All are welcome
Bollywood movies are famous all over the world for their gorgeous song and dance scenes, not only Indian classical dance but also folk dance and other popular dance elements. Lively scenes grasp the attention of the world, but why has "dance" become a feature of Indian movies? What is the story behind its development? This cultural salon invited a group of guest speakers from different spheres in the Bollywood film industry and Bollywood dance artists to allow the audience to have a close understanding of Indian Bollywood culture and its interesting stories from multi-dimensional lenses. If you love Bollywood movies or are curious about Bollywood culture, you must seize this precious opportunity!
