The Cantonese musical, The Impossible Trial, had its genesis as early as in 2014. After the preview performance in 2019 and subsequent artistic revisions, the long-awaited premiere took place took place in September 2022, marking a span of eight years since the commencement of the preparation work

有視野的藝術節，可以讓文化消費延展為學習，打開視界。今年4月14日至5月7日西九第一次舉辦舞蹈節「自由舞2023」，聚焦女編舞家作品，讓人邂逅美麗，同時深思社會議題

西九自由空間的「自由舞2023」舞蹈節，印象中是疫情以來首個帶來了多個海外藝團作現場演出的舞蹈節，希望從此真的回復與世界接軌。由於籌劃時期仍然實施防疫措施，因此這次舞蹈節的節目以精簡為主，主要是雙人舞或獨舞。當中看了來自德國的《女俠傳奇》、比利時的《沒有最壞》及以色列的《異想客廳》，各有特色，頗有驚喜

本文嘗試以2023年西九文化區首辦的「自由舞」舞蹈節為例，探究在編排國際節目與策展當代舞蹈之難，也思索如何按著本土經驗繼續摸石過河而前行

People say that there are two colours in life: red before mid-life, when one frequently receives wedding invitations from old classmates and good friends; and white after mid-life, as one begins to farewell peers or the older generation at funerals

薄薄的一片塵土舖滿地下，一些垃圾零星分佈，城市後巷的既視感。舞者穿著運動風褸、牛仔衫褲、背心，在節奏快而強勁的電子音樂下，以慢動作影片似的姿態逐一出現；跳舞、喝酒、擁抱、狂歡，呈現的整個畫面既熟悉又陌生，在我眼中，這就是我經歷過 Rave party（銳舞派對）的模樣

I went great lengths to see Mui Cheuk-yin’s work, Double Happiness: The Promise of Red (“Double Happiness” as follows) as part of the “Freespace Dance 2023" programme, because I think every chance to see Mui’s performance nowadays is a rare one, especially it is the kind of solo dance that integrates with life experience

One fateful day in early 2014, composer Leon Ko and lyricist Chris Shum had a lightbulb moment – what if they wrote a musical set in the Qing dynasty?