IN SEARCH: IDENTITY & JOURNEY
A Workshop for Theatre Directors with
Danny Yung, experimental art pioneer and founder cum Co-Artistic Director of Zuni Icosahedron

Date: 26 June (Sat) to 1 July (Thur) 2010
Time: 12.00m to 6.00pm daily
Language: Conducted in Mandarin
Venue: TTRP Studio 1

In Search: Identity & Journey is a workshop which will kick start a series of training, under the guidance of Danny Yung, an eminent figure in the Hong Kong arts and culture industry who has also gained international recognition. Participants of the workshop will get to be involved in a project which Danny Yung has already embarked on in Rotterdam. This is a wonderful opportunity for participants to not only learn on a workshop basis but to be able to work closely with the master on a project, ensuring a well-rounded and engaging process involving learning and praxis.

Project Outline

In Search: Identity & Journey is a process-oriented project which will be carried out in five phases, during which participants will undergo workshop training, research, cultural exchange and exploration, involving travels to Rotterdam and Hong Kong, leading to the culmination of a final presentation in Singapore.

Beginning with the workshop in Singapore, under the supervision of Danny Yung, participants will work closely with Shi Xiaomei and Hu Jinfang, two renowned opera artists from Nanjing, focusing on artistic conception, collaboration and creative dialogue, based on the topics of Identity and Journey.

Fees: S$500 per person (original value S$1,000)
Pay Only S$450 for registration by 21 May 2010!

Registration

The workshop is targeted at theatre actors and/or directors who have vast stage experience and are conversant in Mandarin. E-mail your name, CV and contact to blancspace@dramabox.org or call: 6324 5434. Applicants will go through a stringent selection process based on experience and the materials submitted. We regret that only successful applicants will be notified. Registration closes 18 June 2010.

About Danny Yung
Danny Yung is an experimental art pioneer, the founder cum Co-Artistic Director of Zuni Icosahedron and Chairperson of the Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture. In the past 30 years he has deeply involved in multifarious fields of the arts, mainly, theatre, cartoon, film and video, visual art and installation and is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in Hong Kong and the neighbouring regions. He is a keen advocate of experimental arts and new art forms, and has been involved in over 100 theatrical productions as director, scriptwriter, producer and stage designer through the years. He has also contributed significantly to the provision of a platform for both acclaimed and budding artist to explore and practise theatre art in Hong Kong, as well as across Europe, Asia and the United State and more than 30 cities winning high acclamation.

In 2008, he was honoured by UNSECO’ the International Theatre Institute with the Music Theatre NOW award for his Tears of Barren Hill. He also received the Merit Cross of the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009 in recognition of his contributions towards the arts and cultural exchange between Germany and Hong Kong.

Danny is always paying attention to the arts and cultural development in Hong Kong as well as in the Asia Pacific regions and also dedicated to promoting international cultural exchange and arts education. He is currently an International Consultant of the UN Consultant System (UNCS) of UNESCO, Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Alliance of World Cultural Forum, Chairperson of the Hong Kong–Taipei–Shenzhen–Shanghai City-to-City Cultural Exchange Conference, Vice President of the Asia Pacific Performing Arts Network. and Board Member of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and Board Member of the Lee Shau Kee Hong Kong School of Creativity.

The Blanc Space Masterclass Series is organised by Drama Box, in partnership with the National Arts Council (Singapore), to provide a training platform for Singapore Chinese language theatre practitioners to learn and work closely with theatre masters from the region as well as explore the language of contemporary Chinese language theatre.