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.

Performers: Milton Lim and Alex Tam

Choreographer: Natalie Tin Yin Gan
Dramaturge: Lee Su Feh
Sound Composition: Remy Siu
Projection Design: Remy Siu and Milton Lim

Running time: 25 minutes

NINEEIGHT was originally commissioned in 2014 as short-length work for Dance Allsorts [Vancouver] & CanAsian Dance's Kickstart Festival [Toronto].

Presentations:

• IMACT Festival (MT Space)  Kitchener, ON September 28th - 29th, 2017

• Public Energy Peterborough, ON September 21st, 2017

• Western Arts Alliance Conference Vancouver, BC       September 2nd, 2015 

• Dancing on the Edge Festival Vancouver, BC              July 5th - July 6th, 2015

• Seattle International Dance Festival Seattle                   June 19th - June 20th, 2015

• CanAsian International Dance Fest  Toronto, ON                 April 30th - May 2nd, 2015

• CanAsian Kickstart Festival  Toronto, ON          April 23rd - April 26th, 2014