RE: Tai Kok Tsui - Ivy Says:
Date: 2024.09.01 - 2025.09.16
Ivy Says:
'Ivy Says:' is a community performing art project that connects people and the landscape based on the current appearance of the district and the changes in the coastline. Through artistic research, experiential workshops, and theatrical performances, it integrates the memories and imaginations of old and new residents of Tai Kok Tsui about this place. This creation uses performing arts to connect the elderly, children, and young artists as co-creators, creating a performative "impression map" of this place, listening to the mark of the past and dialoguing with the future.
Ivy Street is the first and only street in Tai Kok Tsui named after the plants found alongside it. After the reclamation, other streets were also extended, such as the ivy, forming the current landscape. Nowadays, the ivy has long been cut down. At the same time, the dockyards and shipyards have disappeared along with the former coastline, evolving into a cluster of hardware stores and workshops within the industrial area.
Starting from the factory district, passing through the West Kowloon corridor connecting to Cosmopolitan Estates, and ending at the former coastline, Ivy Street combines entertainment, education, and markets, Ivy Street has become a daily route for people of all ages at the intersection of industry and livelihood.
Interweaving the memories and imagination, how will the people of the future understand this place? Starting from the first street in Tai Kok Tsui, we try to re-imagine the imprint of this place...
Community Workshops
Catalogue here! Chinese version only.
TAP Dance Party
"Tap Dance" flourished during the golden era of Broadway in the United States - it is a modern form of free dance. Wearing specially designed tap shoes, dancers strike the floor in sync with the rhythm, complementing their graceful movements. Lively and relaxed, tap dance is a joyful experience waiting to be explored!
Unlock your inner performer and embark on a journey of self-expression through the energetic beats of tap. This workshop welcomes dance enthusiasts of all levels to come together and celebrate the legacy of this American art form.
Let's Experience the Rhythmic Delight of Tap Dance!
Date: 21/9/2024 (Sat)
Time: 10am - 11am
Participants: aged 50-70
Artist: CAL, Zoe @STEP OUT Studios
Parent-child Tap Workshop
Turning tap dance into a brand-new sensory experience for kids, training rhythm sense and body coordination, this workshop encourages both parents and children to build their confidence of performing arts, discovering another way to express themselves. Sign up to enjoy the groove with your beloved little ones!
➀ Parents and children complete the dance steps together, cultivating parent-child bonding and collaboration.
➁ Use tap dance shoes to create percussive sounds.
➂ Combine tap dance steps with jazz dance moves to train coordination.
➃ Learn and rehearse a complete dance piece.
Date: 21/9/2024 (Sat)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Participants: Primary 1 to 3 students and their parents
Artist: CAL, Zoe @STEP OUT Studios
Young-old Handpan Workshop
Immerse yourself in the meditative experience of the handpan and let it infuse your life with a renewed sense of tranquility and creativity. Whether you're a music enthusiast or simply seeking a unique way to enhance your well-being, this workshop promises an enriching and rejuvenating experience.
Through step-by-step guidance, you'll learn the basic techniques required to coax out the handpan's soothing melodies. And apart the musical exploration, this workshop aims to promote improved blood circulation and hand-brain coordination – a boon for both your physical and cognitive well-being.
Date: 28/9/2024 (Sat)
Time: 10am - 11am
Participants: aged 50-70
Artist: Ding @Panlabhk
Parent-child Handpan Workshop
Discover the enchanting world of handpan as you and your child embark on a musical journey together. Handpan serves as a harmonious bridge between parents and children, allowing you to connect, communicate, and create meaningful moments of shared experience. Through this interactive workshop, you'll learn the basics of handpan performance and unleash the beauty of sounds that around you.
Date: 28/9/2024 (Sat)
Time: 11:30am - 12:30pm
Participants: aged 6-12 children and their parents
Artist: Ding @Panlabhk
Memory-tracing Drama Workshop for Young-old
As the "storytellers" of the community, this workshop will invite senior residents aged 50-70 living in Tai Kok Tsui to record the past of this neighborhood. Through a series of drama games, story sharing, and discussions, we will use artistic elements to enrich the imagination and collectively document the perspective of the elderly on this familiar land.
We hope that through the eyes of the seniors, we can help the new generation to re-rediscover and feel the past essence of the community, and preserve these precious memories.Welcome seniors aged 50 to 70 to join us in piecing together the historical map of Tai Kok Tsui!
Date: 8/9/2024 (Sun)
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Participants: aged 50-70
Artist: Alysa Leung
Site-specific Parent-child Drama Workshop
This parent-child workshop will guide us to explore the various corners of the community using a series of drama games, physical activities, and storytelling. Whether it's the familiar streets or the hidden little shops, parents and children will walk through the neighborhood together, seeing it with new perspectives and uncovering the untold stories of this familiar yet unknown land.
Engaging in the activities, children will not only deepen their understanding of the community but also strengthen their bond with their parents through the interactive experience. Together, let's map out our unique community, one that belongs to the children of Tai Kok Tsui!
Date: 8/9/2024 (Sun)
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Participants: aged 6-12 children and their parents (especially the grand-parents and grand-children)
Artist: Alysa Leung
Street Dance is Fun!
Shake your body, and groove with the music! Join our street dance class and let the rhythm move you! The Artist will teach the basics of street dance movements and rhythm listening skills. Let's express ourselves through dance and make new friends!
Date: 10/9/2024 (Tue)
Time: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Participants: aged 8-12 children who love to move their bodies and play with music, any experience welcome!
Artist: Akama Chin
Dance Me to The Moon!
Do you like the 80s Disco music? What was your favourite song back in the day?
This class will be playing nothing but 70s and 80s Disco tunes. As long as you like pop music, and shake your body, this workshop is perfect for you!
The Artist will share their understanding of street dance and music groove, teaching the basics of street dance movements and rhythm listening skills. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, come shake your body and groove to the beat with us. Sign up now and get ready to party like it's 1979!
Date: 11/9/2024 (Wed)
Time: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Participants: aged 50-70 young-old who love to move their bodies and play with music, any experience welcome!
Artist: Akama Chin
Facilitator Workshops
The workshop will use the disappearing coastline, "roads," and floating memories of Tai Kok Tsui as the themes to stimulate the thinking and imagination of the participating performance facilitators. The workshop includes theatre training, performance contextualisation, facilitation skills, individual and group creation, and rehearsals.
This recruitment is for "performative facilitator" who can serve as a bridge between artists and community audiences, while also participating in the creative process to express their reflections and imaginations about the community through art.
Date: Sundays in 11/2024 - 1/2025
Time: 2:30pm - 5pm
Workshops & Rehearsal: total 7 sessions, 2.5 hours each session
Venue: Tai Kok Tsui
Participants: Social workers, community leaders, and others interested in performing arts who have a connection to or past experience with Tai Kok Tsui.
Artist: Alysa Leung
Registration here!
Live Performance
Details to be confirmed.
Producer: If Time's Limited
Director: Alysa LEUNG
Dramaturg: Evelyn WAN
Instrument Maker and Designer: DING, Sze Ching
Live Music: Ding @Panlabhk
Dance Artists: Akama CHIN; CAL, Zoe @STEP OUT Studios
Scenographer: LAI Tze Yu
Graphic Design: Edwin CHUK
Director: Alysa LEUNG
Dramaturg: Evelyn WAN
Instrument Maker and Designer: DING, Sze Ching
Live Music: Ding @Panlabhk
Dance Artists: Akama CHIN; CAL, Zoe @STEP OUT Studios
Scenographer: LAI Tze Yu
Graphic Design: Edwin CHUK
Impression Map Publisc Sharing
From the start of the project, an "Impression Map" has been forming its shape, consisting of "memory points", "livelihood routes", and "story circle". During the research process, the stories and game experiences have been recorded on video and embedded within the map. This upcoming event will activate this "Impression Map", including the videos, stories, and music. This will allow the performance facilitators to use this map as a foundation to continue sharing the creative process with the community in the future. The project director - Alysa Leung will host a demonstration and also publicly share the "Dramaturgy Notebook on Ivy Says" - the methodology behind this creative work.
Public Sharing
A guest dialogue will be arranged, exploring the possibilities of community theater from social, artistic, and participant perspectives.
Details TBC.
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RE: Tai Kok Tsui
Turn Around with Imaginations
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With the 6th round of the Urban Renewal Heritage Preservation and District Revitalisation Funding Scheme granted from the Urban Renewal Fund (URF), the Public Art Team at the Hong Kong Arts Centre (HKAC) presents the 'RE: Tai Kok Tsui' public art and community art project.
RE: Tai Kok Tsui encourages neighbours to make a slight turn and reimagine a new vision for an old district that embraces the curation of new living experiences. It provides an avenue for turning the past into a future that values sustainability, art, culture, and creativity.
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