City Contemporary Dance Festival 2026: "HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform" - China Part III

Highlights

The "HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform" aims to connect creative forces in the East Asian dance scene. "China Part III" presents four unique Korean contemporary dance works, bringing together four groups of outstanding choreographers and dancers. The performance traverses traditional roots, social inquiries, and future imaginations, showcasing the diverse facets of Korean contemporary dance that are both deeply grounded and avant-garde.

Program

The evening features four compelling works:

• Aura: Focusing on laborers who died in solitude, this work is an elegy for the departed. It mourns those whose lives were taken by cold, unfeeling machines or whose causes of death remain unknown, questioning the profound meaning of human existence and bringing forgotten lives back into view.
• Bride Mask: Inspired by the "Hahoe Mask Dance" ritual, this piece breathes life into traditional masks through the dancers' bodies, narrating stories of silence and oppression endured by generations of women. It transforms tradition into powerful physical language, allowing past memories to resurface.
• Are You Guilty?: Based on the psychological concept of the "Bystander Effect," three male dancers use minimal staging, physical movement, and sound to present the shifting power dynamics between perpetrators, victims, and bystanders, posing sharp questions about indifference and guilt.
• Dance into Trance: Inspired by Korea's tour bus dance culture, this piece invites audiences into a lively dance floor. In an age demanding efficiency and constant stimulation, it offers a "dopamine detox" through ritualistic dance, allowing audiences to set aside daily stresses and enter a state of ecstatic oblivion.

Performers

Participating artists and choreographers include LEE Eisul, KIM Juhyun, KIM Kwangyun, KIM Kyungdong, JUNG Bo Kyung, SONG Yun Ju, PARK Hye Ri, JO Byung-wook, KIM Hyun-ho, HWANG Yongyeon, CHOI Jong-in, LEE SunJin, YOO Hyerin, KIM GaHyun, LEE JeongYeon, and LEE ChaeYoung.

Venue & Access

The performance will be held at the Music Hall, East Kowloon Cultural Centre. This venue is well-equipped for contemporary dance performances, providing an immersive experience for the audience.

Ticketing

Tickets are priced at HK$260. Concessions (50% off) are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Various membership discounts for CCDC members and partner organizations are also available; please refer to the booking platform for details.