#danceless camp 2024: Teaching Artists in CommunityUnlock Dancing Plaza

- EVENT PAGE -
https://tab.so/dancelesscamp-2024


- EVENT OVERVIEW -

Building on the success of its 2021 and 2022 Children Creative Movement Forums, Unlock Dancing Plaza has shifted its focus to practicality for this year's #danceless camp to nurture, gather and connect local artists who teach dance. During the four days of camp, the emphasis will be on artistic creativity, performance and openness to foster close interaction through a series of engaging workshops, observations, performances and interactive roundtable discussions. We have invited two overseas dance groups to share their respective experiences in teaching as an artistic practice within different cultural contexts.

This year's theme is "Teaching Artists in Community", and three forward-thinking dance groups that collaborate with community members will share about "bodily knowledge":

1) Unlock Dancing Plaza's "Body in Time" thoughtfully introduces creative dance to the senior citizen community, starting with bodily perception, then establishing rules and concepts of bodily movements and finally experiencing autonomous body movements in improvisation and performance.

2) Namstrops, a Japanese dance group, regularly integrates creative dance into school physical education classes, co-creates dances with elementary students and innovatively extends creative dance and performances beyond traditional theatre spaces.

3) Ergao Dance Production Group in Guangzhou seamlessly blends dance and “bodily knowledge” into various subjects, intervening in body interactions through visual arts and media like moving images.

Throughout the diverse experiments of these three artistic groups, the primary focus is on showcasing interesting aspects of body creativity and performance. Professionals in body movement, physical development, community arts, and the general public are invited to exchange ideas and best practices during the four-day camp. Let's plant seeds of exploration in various corners of the community as we collectively delve deeper into the human body, connect the mind and body and unleash our imaginations!

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-----TICKETING -----

| Ticket A) PROFESSIONALS | Four-day camp pass *Early bird: HK530* [Original: HK$850]
*Early bird special offers – REGISTER on or before 9 Aug 2024

Target Groups: Study in Dance major, professionals in body movement and for those who are interested in physical development and community arts

with full access to:
(i) Opening & Closing Sessions
(ii) 3 professional workshops
(iii) Choose a maximum of 3 public workshops to observe*
(iv) Showcase presentation

Remarks:
>Regarding item (iii)*, a follow-up email will be sent to select the exact time slot for workshop observation;
> Participants of a certain workshop will be invited as one of the performers at the showcase.

| Ticket B) GENERAL PUBLIC | HK$120

***Target Groups***
1) Unlock Dancing Plaza (Suitable for elderly aged 50 or above )
Session #01- Balloon Edition | 25.08.2024 (Sun) | 10:00 - 12:00
Session #02- Bubble Wrap Edition | 25.08.2024 (Sun) | 15:00-16:30;

2) Namstrops (Suitable for child aged 6-12. The ticket price includes one child and one adult companion)
Both sessions share same content;

3) Ergao Dance Production Group (Suitable for participant aged 18 or above )
Both sessions share same content.


Remarks:
> All participants will be invited to the evening showcase on 24 Aug 2024 (Sat).
> Each art group provides two workshop sessions, please refer to the event schedule for details.
> Except for Unlock Dancing Plaza, the other two arts groups share same content for both sessions.
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----- EVENT SCHEDULE -----

22.08.2024 (THURS) [Venue: Quarryside]
－19:30-21:00 Opening Event

23.08.2024 (FRI) [Venue: Unlock Dancing Plaza]
－10:00-12:00 Professional WS (1): Ergao Dance Production Group
－13:30-15:30 Professional WS (2): Namstrops
－16:00-18:00 Professional WS (3): Unlock Dancing Plaza

24.08.2024 (SAT) [Venue: Quarryside]
－10:00-11:30 Public WS: Namstrops (Timeslot #1)
－12:00-13:30 Public WS: Ergao Dance Production Group (Timeslot #1)
－15:00-16:30 Public WS: Namstrops (Timeslot #2)
－20:00-22:00 Showcase

25.08.2024 (SUN) [Venue: Quarryside]
－10:00-11:30 Public WS (1): Unlock Dancing Plaza (Timeslot #1): Balloon Edition
－12:00-13:30 Public WS (2): Ergao Dance Production Group (Timeslot #2)
－15:00-16:30 Public WS (3): Unlock Dancing Plaza (Timeslot #2): Bubble wrap Edition
－17:00-18:30 Roundtable discussion (Closing Event)