Unlock Dancing Plaza has been proactively developing “Bodynamics” creative movement workshop series in recent years; in games and group interactions, it aims to enhance children’s observation, concentration and communication skills through imitating and shaping different movement figures and develop the interest in dance in a fun and easy way.
In the Forum, Unlock Dancing Plaza invited dance educators and scholars from Hong Kong, Japan, and Canada, through lectures and discussions, sharing their own experience, to unfold the insights, visions, and pedagogies in creative movement education, and start a dialogue and discussion for local dance education.
9.1.2021 (Sat) 9:30 Investigating the Power of Creative Dance; Beginning s and Possibilities
Speaker: Prof. Ann Kipling Brown (Professor Emerita, University of Regina)
9.1.2021 (Sat) 10:30 The Development and Practice of “Creative Dance” in Japanese-style Dance Education
Speaker: Prof. Rumiko Takahashi (Choreographer & Visiting Professor, Industry-Academy-Regional Collaboration Center, University of Miyazaki)
9.1.2021 (Sat) 11:30 Panel Discussion
Participating Education Groups: Namstrops, Unlock Dancing Plaza, Moving Playground, Rice Journey Studio
Respondents: Ms. Melissa Leung (Assistant Artistic Director (Education), CCDC Dance Centre), Prof. Ann Kipling Brown (Professor Emerita, University of Regina)
Moderator: Prof. Anna CY Chan (Dean of School of Dance, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts)
10.1.2021 (Sun) 10:00 “We all know that it’s good, but why is it not as popular as we think?” – the challenges in promoting creative dance/movements in Hong Kong
Speaker: Ms. Catherine Yau (Guest Lecturer, The Education University of Hong Kong; Experience Dance Practitioner)
10.1.2021 (Sun) 11:00 Concluding Discussion
Participants: All speakers and participating groups
Moderator: Ms. Teresa Pee
Presented by: Unlock Dancing Plaza
Education Partner: Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Invited Education Groups:
Namstrops
Moving Playground
Rice Journey Studio
CCDC Dance Centre
Prof. Ann Kipling Brown
Prof. Rumiko Takahashi
Ms. Catherine Yau
Prof. Anna CY Chan
Ms. Teresa Pee
"Unlock Body · Dance Vision" is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
This Forum is part of the "Unlock Body · Dance Vision"
The content of these activities does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region