NINEEIGHT

2014

Dear HK: at this fateful time, I would like to live out all of your wildest fantasies.

NINEEIGHT is a multi-media dance theatre work for three performers with live-generated electronic sound and projection. The work sources from Mo Lei Tau, a phenomenon of absurdist, comedic film that emerged in Hong Kong in the 1990’s. Through the lens of this peculiar cinematic language, the work unpacks the climate of political uncertainty and anxiety of Hong Kong in the years awaiting its return to the hands of Mainland China on July 1, 1997. NINEEIGHT reflects on personal fractures, disorientation, and the significance of “motherland” at times of political, social and geographical transition.

Duration: 25 min.

CHOREOGRAPHED BY
Natalie Tin Yin Gan

PERFORMED BY Milton Lim, Alex Tam, [REDACTED]

SOUND COMPOSITION BY Remy Siu

PROJECTION DESIGN BY Remy Siu and Milton Lim

DRAMATURGY BY Lee Su Feh

COMMISSIONED BY Dance Allsorts & CanAsian Dance’s Kickstart Festival [Toronto]

PRESENTED BY
Dance Allsorts, CanAsian Kickstart Festival (Toronto), CanAsian International Dance Festival (Toronto), Seattle International Dance Festival, Dancing on the Edge Festival, Western Arts Alliance Conference

Press

The Globe and Mail  Kickstart: From humour to despair in six new works

Seattle Dances  SIDF Brings New Ideas

Dancing on the Edge  Edge Up + Edge 1