My Kingdom for a Horse, and a Dance of Heartache

By Carla Escoda, 09 March 2015

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“A miracle of choreographic, musical and theatrical design. ”

Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Studio Theatre, Hong Kong on 7 March 2015

2 Men (Wu-kang Chen, Wei-chia Su, Edward Lam)

Traces (Ye Hyoseung)

HORSE

Ye Hyoseung, Dancer

Wu-kang Chen, Dancer

Wei-chia Su, Dancer

Shih-yang Lee, Piano

Asia Pacific Dance Platform

Carla Escoda, 7th March

Two experimental dance companies from Turkey and Australia brought intriguing, cerebral work to the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

****1

Hong Kong Arts Festival : Contemporary Dance Series

Carla Escoda, 12th March

The Hong Kong Arts Festival's Contemporary Dance Series opened with an impressive, if somewhat uneven, double bill that included the highly imaginative Trouble-maker's Concerto by Justyne Li Sze-yeung and Wong Tan-ki.

****1

BRB’s Sir Peter Wright Centenary: a fitting tribute

Graham Watts, 18th June

A splendid evening of celebration for Sir Peter Wright at the Birmingham Hippodrome focusing on excerpts from his own classical ballets and The Green Table by Kurt Jooss.

****1

Royal Ballet School, School of American Ballet: the future is bright

Amanda Jennings, 18th June

An evening of outstanding dancing from the Royal Ballet School and the School of American Ballet. It was a case of spotting tomorrow’s stars in a beautifully balanced programme.

*****

Acosta Danza Yunior: fabulous dancers, uneven choreography

Deborah Weiss, 17th June

A welcome to Acosta Danza Yunior who have bags of potential. However, not all of the choreography engaged their talents sufficiently in this programme.

***11

Jesús Carmona in UnYdos: extraordinary, rhythmic and theatrical

Graham Watts, 16th June

Compañía de Danza Jesús Carmona in UnYdos was a stunning evening of pure flamenco artistry, enlivened by a tremendous sense of theatre, and augurs well for the rest of the festival.

*****

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Carla Escoda

Born in the Philippines, Carla trained as a ballet and modern dancer with the Alice Reyes Dance Company in Manila. She has lived and worked in Asia and the U.S. and has written about the arts for Bachtrack, KQED (the northern California public media broadcaster), Dance International, dance journal/hk, the Huffington Post, Dance Europe and ballettothepeople.

My Kingdom for a Horse, and a Dance of Heartache : Asia Dance Platform VII at the Hong Kong's Art Festival