Past Projects

MATA: Asia • Central America Dance Exchange

A group of young and fresh choreographers from different backgrounds and nationalities created an original work reflecting their experience of a 6-month dance residency program in Seoul from May to October 2007. Thai music and traditional dance, Indonesia's Flores dance, contemporary dance, and Mexican pop music collapsed into a work that explores cutting edge ideas and a new concept of multi-national collaboration.

The production reflected thoughts and ideas on "what is the 'contemporaryness / contemporaneity' of the third world contemporary dance and performing art?", and was also inspired by Korean traditional dance, including Chaesang Sogo Choom, Bongsang Mask Dance, and Drum Dance. MATA was jointly choreographed and performed by Maria Aprianti (Indonesia), Joey Chua (Singapore), LEE Young-il (Korea), Janice Platt (Mexico), Anucha Sumaman (Thailand) and Daniel Yeung (Hong Kong). This project was initiated as a part of Triple Cultural Partnership Initiative 2007, co-organized by the CID-UNESCO Korea Chapter and supported by AAPAF and the Korea's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

MATA made its world premiere at the Seoul International Dance Festival 2007, in Doosan Art Center's Space 111. It then toured to Shanghai (19 October), Singapore (23 October), Solo (26 October) and Surabaya (28 October).

Amber

National Theatre Company of China

Directed by one of China's most influential contemporary theatre Directors, Meng Jinghui, Amber is a spectacular musical on a modern love tale in contemporary China. Starring twice award-winning Liu Ye and well-known veteran actress Yuan Quan. Amber is guaranteed to tug at your heart-strings.

Co-commissioned by Singapore Arts Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival and National Theatre Company of China. Co-produced by National Theatre Company of China and Hong Kong Arts Festival in association with Singapore Arts Festival

The production played at the Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre from 3 - 7 Mar 2005, and at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore from 26 - 29 May 2005.

12 SMS Across the Mountains

Scale the mountains and scan the islands with the sounds and sights of SMS. In this Korea-Singapore debut, choreographer Angela Liong collaborates with Korean Park Ho-bin in a multi-media dance piece that transcends boundaries.

Co-produced by Singapore Arts Festival and Seoul International Dance Festival, this production played in Singapore on 14 and 15 June 2005.