Beyond the Dance － Billy Cowie 3D-Dance-Video Installation
Integrating technology and art __ Challenges the audience’s sensual and moral limit Beyond the Dance － Billy Cowie 3D-Dance-Video Installation Dance to a NEW sensation on 12th to 19th October
3D Imaging technology is a recent global phenomenon, and has become a major force in art; a brand new medium for dance, bringing new sensation to the audience! Renowned Irish choreographer, film director, composer and author Billy Cowie will be in Hong Kong from 12th-19th October for the “Beyond the Dance － Billy Cowie 3D-Dance-Video Installation” at McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre.
Hosted by the Hong Kong Arts Centre, the performance is a selection of Billy Cowie’s most significant work including IMZ International Dance Screen Festival 2007 award-winning “In the Flesh”, as well as the therapeutic yet erotic “The Revery Alone”. Both recognised as a landmark of contemporary dance installations, they are marvelous expressions of the beauty of human body and art.
‘Somehow it was equally therapeutic and erotic.’ Andrew Eaton, The Scotsman (The Revery Alone),
Billy Cowie combines feminine dance and movement with 3D projection technology, to create a solo performance that seamlessly switches between reality and virtual space. The audience wears 3D glasses and steps into a dark space to observe the dancer’s every movement and expression in close up. The audience is encouraged to gaze at the female dancers crawling on the floor in “In the Flesh”, and lie on their back to look above where the female dancers move across the roof. The experience is challenging to one’s sensual and moral limit.
The exhibition is opened to the public with free admission. Dance and art lovers are welcomed to experience the multi-faceted and brilliant performances from the international scene. Billy Cowie will attend the performances as well as the public talks to be held on 12th and 13th October, 2010. He will share his experience and views on combining dance with imaging and installation.
“Beyond the Dance － Billy Cowie 3D-Dance-Video Installation” Exhibition Date: 12th – 19th October, 2010 Time: 10:00a.m- 7:00pm Venue: LB/F McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre (2 Harbour Road, Wanchai) Free Admission
Meet the Artist Date: 12th October, 2010 (Tuesday) Time: 7:00pm Venue: LB/F McAulay Studio, Hong Kong Arts Centre (2 Harbour Road, Wanchai) Free Admission; Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis
Public Talk 1 From Dance Performance to Dance Video Date: 12th October, 2010 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30pm Venue: Screening Room (R2178), School of Creative Media, 2/F, Academic Building (via Lift 5), City University of Hong Kong
Public Talk 2 Billy Cowie and Liz Aggiss’s Anarchic Dance Anarchic Date: 13th October, 2010 (Wednesday) Time: 7:00pm Venue: Hong Kong Art School Shau Kei Wan Campus, 8 Tam Kung Temple Road, Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong (Shau Kei Wan MTR Exit D1)
**Others: Conducted in English The Public Talks are free of charge. For seat reservation, please visit <http://www. hkac.org.hk> . Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.
Presented by: Hong Kong Arts Centre In partnership with: British Council In collaboration with: The Hong Kong Art School (A division of the Hong Kong Arts Centre) Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards (A flagship programme of Hong Kong Arts Centre) School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE)
Short biography of the artist Billy Cowie Billy Cowie works principally in the area of dance/theatre performance, screen dance and installation. He has made over twenty live performance pieces (in collaboration with Liz Aggiss) for the company Divas Dance Theatre which has toured Europe extensively and completed screen projects commissioned by BBC Dance for Camera and Channel 4 respectively. He has created commissioned work for 'Extemporary Dance Theatre',' Mantis', 'Transitions', 'Intoto', 'Carousel' and 'Hi Spin'. A book about the work 'Anarchic Dance' was published by Routledge in 2006 and his first novel Passenger was published by Old Street in 2008
Billy Cowie has composed music performed by Marie McLaughlin, Nicola Hall, Gerard McChrystal, Daphne Scott-Sawyer, Juliet Russell, Rowan Godel, Pammjit Pammi and Naomi Itami. He has composed music for three BBC Radio projects: 'The Tempest', Philip Pullman's 'Dark Materials Trilogy' (both dir by David Hunter) and Thinking Earth (dir Pam Marshall). He has also composed music for film directors Tony Palmer, Chris Rodley, Stephen Frears and Bob Bentley. He is currently Principal Research Fellow at the University of Brighton. His 3D installations will be seen in 2010 at British Dance Edition Birmingham, Caravan Brighton Festival, TPAM Tokyo, Tanzmesse Düsseldorf, Cinedans Amsterdam.
About Hong Kong Arts Centre Established in 1977, with creative independence as its mission, Hong Kong Arts Centre is a non-government, self-funded statutory body for the arts, committed to the promotion of contemporary arts and arts education in Hong Kong. Official Website: www.hkac.org.hk.
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