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12/2009
TIME WARNER LITTLE BIG VOICE SCHOOL DRAMA WORKSHOP
FULLY SUPPORTED BY TIME WARNER, HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION HAS BROUGHT THE LITTLE BIG VOICE PERFORMANCES TO A MOVING AND PROVOCATIVE END IN JUNE 2009.
LITTLE BIG VOICE IS A THEATRE PROJECT THAT ADAPTS DRAMA TECHNIQUES, UTILISING DRAMA, MUSIC, MOVEMENT AND PERSONAL STORIES TO DEVISE ORIGINAL, ISSUE-BASED THEATRICAL PIECES.
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2/1/2010 3:00pm
YOUTH EMERGING AUDIENCES! (YEA!)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 18/12/2009
YAF IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF A NEW PROGRAMME: YOUTH EMERGING AUDIENCES (YEA!)! THE AIM OF THIS PROGRAMME IS TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF HIGH QUALITY, INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCES, WHILST GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE INTERESTED IN SEEING PERFORMANCES! EVERY THREE MONTHS, YAF WILL SELECT A SHOW FOR THIS PROGRAMME. INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO SIGN UP AND JOIN YAF IN VIEWING THE SHOW AND YAF WILL ARRANGE FOR A SPECIAL MEET-THE-ARTISTS OR BACKSTAGE TOUR SO THAT THE YOUTH CAN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES.
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12/12/2009 11:00am – 6:00pm
SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2009
CELEBRATING ANOTHER FABULOUS COLLABORATION BETWEEN SWIRE ISLAND EAST AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION, THE ONE AND ONLY LARGE-SCALE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA IN HONG KONG - URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL WILL BE BACK THIS DECEMBER!
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Deadline for registration: 30/11/2009
SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL: DANCE WORKSHOP & GUIDED TOUR
CELEBRATING ANOTHER FABULOUS COLLABORATION BETWEEN SWIRE ISLAND EAST AND THE HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION, THE ONE AND ONLY LARGE-SCALE DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA IN HONG KONG - SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL WILL BE BACK THIS DECEMBER! FREE DANCE WORKSHOPS AND GUIDED TOURS ARE NOW OPEN FOR PUBLIC.
REGISTER NOW TO SECURE YOUR PLACE AND JOIN THE DANCE REVOLUTION AT THE SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL!
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1 - 5/2010
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB POINT TO POINT SITE SPECIFIC ART PROJECT
ARTIST-IN-SCHOOL-RESIDENCE DANCE WORKSHOP SERIES
FULLY SUPPORTED BY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CHARITIES TRUST, THE HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION IS INVITING OVER A THOUSAND YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT SITE-SPECIFIC ART FROM DEC 2009 TO MAY 2010. STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE THEIR SURROUNDINGS THROUGH THE AREA'S HISTORY, CULTURAL BACKGROUND AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS TO INSPIRE THEIR CREATIVITY AND PRODUCE WORK THAT DEVELOPS THEIR AWARENESS AND SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE COMMUNITY.
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Audition Date: Saturday 31/10/2009
HONG KONG YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA: EXTRA AUDITION
A PROJECT CONCEIVED BY LOCAL MUSICIAN BRIAN HAWKINS
IN COLLABORATION WITH HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION
THE ORCHESTRA IS INTENDED FOR ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG MUSICIANS ACROSS HONG KONG AND AIMS AT PROVIDING ITS MEMBERS WITH EXPOSURE, EXPERIENCE AND CONFIDENCE IN PERFORMING IN THE JAZZ AND SWING IDIOMS.
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Public Performance: 26, 27, 28/11/2009 8:00pm
THE MUSICAL THRILLER SWEENEY TODD
HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION PRESENTS OUR 2009 FLAGSHIP MUSICAL "SWEENEY TODD" THIS NOVEMBER AT THE SHOUSON THEATRE, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.
ADAPTED & DIRECTED BY LINDSEY MCALISTER (ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION), WITH MUSICAL DIRECTOR SCOTT GIBSON AND CHOREOGRAPHER JUN MABAQUIAO, WE WILL BRING YOU THIS STORY IN A CONTEMPORARY AND STYLISH WAY WHICH WILL DEFINITELY BE SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES. 65 TALENTED YOUNG ACTORS, SINGERS AND DANCERS WILL BRING THE STORY TO LIFE WITH SONGS LIKE “THE BALLAD OF SWEENEY TODD”, “NO PLACE LIKE LONDON”, “THE WORST PIES IN LONDON”, “GREENFINCH AND LINNET BIRD”, "PIRELLI'S MIRACLE ELIXIR, “JOHANNA”, "NOT WHILE I'M AROUND", "BY THE SEA" AND MORE.
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Event day: 12/12/2009
SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2009
SEEKING VOLUNTEERS
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 30/11/2009
SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL IS BACK THIS DECEMBER! WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US MAKE THIS DANCE EXTRAVAGANZA A SUCCESS!
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14/9/2009 6:00pm – 8:00pm
EVERYONE CAN DANCE! WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
YAF FOUNDER AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LINDSEY MCALISTER LEADS A 2 HOUR WORKSHOP GIVING TEACHERS ALL THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO CHOREOGRAPH A PIECE OF DANCE FOR NON-DANCERS: CREATING FLOOR PATTERNS, DEVELOPING SIMPLE SEQUENCES, STRUCTURING A WORKSHOP, CHOOSING THE RIGHT MUSIC & EXPLORING MOVEMENT TO CREATE CHOREOGRAPHY.
INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE EMAIL YOUR FULL NAME, SCHOOL NAME, MOBILE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO KERRYL@HKYAF.COM FOR REGISTRATION. PLACES ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 7 SEPTEMBER 2009
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17/8/2009 7:30pm – 9:00pm
THE BARE STAGE – A PERFORMING ARTS IMPROVISATION AND DEVISING WORKSHOP
THE ABILITY TO DEVISE AND IMPROVISE ALLOWS US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SPONTANEOUS, CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE! REMEMBER EVERYONE CAN ACT AND EVERYONE CAN IMPROVISE. YAF WILL ORGANISE WORKSHOP FOR YOU TO LEARN HOW TO USE SOME SKILLS TO CREATE GREAT THEATRE.
INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE EMAIL YOUR FULL NAME, AGE, MOBILE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN, TO KERRYL@HKYAF.COM FOR REGISTRATION. PLACES ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 10 AUGUST 2009
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18/8/2009 10:00am - 1:00pm
STAGE DIRECTING WORKSHOP
IN THIS WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF STAGE DIRECTING THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, SCRIPT READINGS, VARIOUS EXERCISES AND THEATRE GAMES. DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF STAGE DIRECTING SUCH AS SCRIPT ANALYSIS, BLOCKING, CONTROL OF ATMOSPHERE AND PACE, AND INTERPRETATIONS WILL BE INVESTIGATED.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/8/2009
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21/8/2009 6:30pm – 8:30pm
THE DARK RETURNS - CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP
JOKER, THE CRAZY CHARACTER IN BATMAN FILMS, IS THE KING OF THE STAGE. HE MOVES LIKE HE IS DANCING, SOMETIMES BEAUTIFUL, SOMETIMES WILD. IT IS FULL OF INSPIRATION AND CREATIVITY. IF THE CHARACTER IS RE-PRESENTED IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE AND IS DEVISED BY USING THE FILM MUSIC, A VERY NEW STYLE WILL BE BORN!
INTERESTED PARTIES PLEASE EMAIL YOUR FULL NAME, AGE, MOBILE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS AND THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN, TO KERRYL@HKYAF.COM FOR REGISTRATION. PLACES ARE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: 14 AUGUST 2009
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Application deadline: 1/8/2009
SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2009 – OPEN-CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL DANCE TROUPES
WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING PROFESSIONAL DANCE TROUPES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2009. SELECTED DANCE TROUPES WILL BE COMMISSIONED TO CREATE A 10 MINUTES ORIGINAL DANCE PIECE AT A CHOSEN SITE IN SWIRE ISLAND EAST TO BE PERFORMED AT THE URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL 2009.
INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR DANCE TROUPE’S SHOW REEL WITH GROUP BACKGROUND AND CONTACT DETAILS TO KERRYL@HKYAF.COM ON OR BEFORE 1 AUGUST 2009.
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4 - 5 & 11 - 12/7/2009
OHEL LEAH “HEAR ME DANCE” WORKSHOP & SHARING SERIES
THANKS TO OHEL LEAH SYNAGOGUE CHARITY’S CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, YAF HAS INVITED A HIP HOP DANCE GROUP “U-KNOW” TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS FOR A GROUP OF 14 TO 20 YEAR-OLD HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS FROM HONG KONG SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF THIS SUMMER. THE STUDENTS WILL PRESENT A STORY WITH STREET DANCE AT THE LAST WORKSHOP AND SHARE THE FRUITFUL TIME WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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Audition Date: 14/6/2009
"SWEENEY TODD" AUDITION FOR YOUTH PERFORMERS
HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION IS LOOKING FOR YOUNG AND ENERGETIC ACTORS, SINGERS AND DANCERS OF AGES 12 TO 25 TO TAKE PART IN YAF’S FLAGSHIP MUSICAL IN NOVEMBER 2009.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 12AM, 11 JUNE 2009 (WEDNESDAY MIDNIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING)
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Dance Workshop: 7/6/2009
LE FRENCH MAY - HIP HOP DANCE MASTER CLASS WITH ACCRORAP DANCE COMPANY
SUPPORTED BY LE FRENCH MAY ARTS FESTIVAL, THE WORKSHOPS ARE INTENDED FOR A LARGE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT HIP HOP DANCE. THE WORKSHOPS WILL FOCUS ON MICRO-IMPULSE TECHNIQUES, SMURF (BODY WAVES), POPPING (MUSCLE TENSENESS), BOOGALOO, BREAK DANCE, AS WELL AS A RHYTHMIC AND SPATIAL WORK THROUGH IMPROVISATION SO THAT EACH OF THE DANCERS CAN DEVELOP HIS/ HER OWN STYLE.
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Casting: 8 - 11/6/2009 12:00nn – 4:00pm
FASHION MODEL RECRUITMENT
YAF IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR MODELS FOR AN ECO-COSTUME CATWALK SHOW IN MID-AUGUST:
- FEMALE, MUST BE 15 YEARS OLD OR ABOVE
- HEIGHT: 5 FT 5 OR ABOVE
- CASTING: 8 - 11/6/2009; 12:00NN - 4:00PM
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Audition Date: 10/6/2009
SEEKING CONTEMPORARY DANCERS
HONG KONG YOUTH ARTS FOUNDATION IS LOOKING FOR CREATIVE YOUTH DANCERS AGES 10 TO 25 YEARS OLD TO TAKE PART IN "STANDARD CHARTERED ARTS IN THE PARK" IN VICTORIA PARK AND "SWIRE ISLAND EAST URBAN DANCE FESTIVAL" IN TAIKOO PLACE DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 2009.
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3 - 6/2009
TIME WARNER LITTLE BIG VOICE DRAMA WORKSHOP SERIES & PERFORMANCES
IN THIS PROJECT, MARGINALISED YOUTH WILL BE ENCOURAGED NOT ONLY TO FIND THEIR ‘VOICE’ BUT ALSO TO HAVE THEIR ‘VOICE’ HEARD. THEIR WORK WILL BE SHOWCASED AT THE FRINGE STUDIO FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY TO SEE. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL HK TICKETING OUTLETS IN MAY.
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1 - 6/6/2009 7:30pm
THEATRE 4 ALL 2009
YAF PRESENTS 16 ORIGINAL AND ADAPTED THEATRE PIECES AT THE THEATRE 4 ALL SERIES. THERE WILL BE A WIDE RANGE OF THEATRICAL STYLES, FROM PHYSICAL THEATRE TO MASKED DRAMA, FROM SHAKESPEARE TO REAL CASE STORIES, WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES EXPLORED!
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4 - 6/2009
STORM IN A TEACUP
PHYSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOPS & PERFORMANCES
LINDSEY MCALISTER, YAF FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, COLLABORATES WITH BRITISH THEATRE PRACTITIONER CALLY CRONK TO WORK WITH A CAST OF YOUNG PERFORMERS IN AN EXPLORATION OF SHAKESPEARE’S PLAY “THE TEMPEST” THROUGH A PHYSICAL THEATRE/ MOVEMENT APPROACH.
INSPIRED BY THE MAJOR THEMES AND SYMBOLISM FROM THE PLAY (EG. MAGIC & RITUAL, THE MASTER-SERVANT DYNAMIC, WATER, DROWNING & THE STORM, THE GAME OF CHESS, PROSPERO’S BOOKS, ETC.) A VISUALLY DYNAMIC 30 MINUTE THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE WILL BE CREATED. A SPECIALLY CREATED SOUNDTRACK FEATURING ECLECTIC MUSIC WILL ACCOMPANY THE BILINGUAL PERFORMANCE WHICH WILL BE SET AGAINST A CINEMATOGRAPHIC BACKDROP.
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Guided Tour, Master Class: 5/2009
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB POINT TO POINT SITE SPECIFIC ART PROJECT
APPLICATION FOR SCHOOL TOUR/ DANCE MASTER CLASS
OVER 70 YOUTH DANCERS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH 3 PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS THROUGH OUR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE SERIES FROM FEBRUARY TO MAY 2009 TO CREATE 3 SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE PIECES FOR DESIGNATED SITES IN SAU MAU PING, TUEN MUN AND TSEUNG KWAN O.
GUIDED TOURS AND MASTER CLASSES ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR GROUP BOOKINGS. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 14 APRIL 2009
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25/3/2009
HAVANA NIGHT FUNDRAISER
ORGANIZED BY TIMEOUT HONG KONG, YAF IS HONOURED TO BE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUNDRAISER HELD AT M1NT ON 25TH MARCH.
THANK YOU. THE EVENT HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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2/3/2009
PHYSICAL THEATRE TEACHER WORKSHOP
THIS ENERGETIC AND INSPIRATIONAL WORKSHOP INTRODUCES TEACHERS TO THE BASICS OF PHYSICAL THEATRE LED BY YAF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LINDSEY MCALISTER AND PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER PATRICIA CHIU.
THANK YOU. THE WORKSHOP HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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21/2/2009
JAZZ FUNK DANCE WORKSHOP
JAZZ FUNK, BEING ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR DANCE FORMS IN THE RECENT CENTURY, INTEGRATES BOTH JAZZ AND HIP HOP DANCE STYLES INSPIRED BY POP MUSIC.
THANK YOU. THE WORKSHOP HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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9, 16, 23/2/2009 5:00pm - 6:30pm
THEATRE 4 ALL - CREATIVE DANCE WORKSHOP FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS
OVER THREE SESSIONS YOUNG PERFORMERS AGED 8 TO 11 WORK WITH YAF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LINDSEY MCALISTER & PROFESSIONAL PERFORMER PATRICIA CHIU. THE WORKSHOPS ENCOURAGE SELF CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND CREATIVE THINKING.
THANK YOU. THE WORKSHOPS HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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2 - 5/2009
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB POINT TO POINT SITE SPECIFIC ART PROJECT - PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOP
FUNDED BY THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB CHARITIES TRUST, POINT TO POINT SITE SPECIFIC ART PROJECT PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOP KICKS OFF BY SENDING 3 PROFESSIONAL CHOREOGRAPHERS TO WORK WITH 3 GROUPS OF DANCERS COMING FROM DIFFERENT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO TAKE PART IN 12-WEEKS OF INTENSIVE DANCE TRAINING.
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30/1/2009
AUDITIONING FOR DRAMA SCHOOL WORKSHOP
THIS TWO-HOUR WORKSHOP GIVES PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN APPROPRIATE AND EFFECTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR AUDITIONING FOR A PLACE AT DRAMA SCHOOL.
THANK YOU. THE WORKSHOP HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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5/1/2009
HIP HOP FROM NYC!
HIP HOP MADE IT TO THE MAINSTREAM DANCE SCENE SINCE THE LATE 80S. WITH NEW YORK CITY AS THE LEADER OF EAST COAST HIP HOP, DANCING HAS NEVER BEEN MORE STREET-WISE AND EXCITING.
THANK YOU. THE WORKSHOP HAD BEEN HELD SUCCESSFULLY.
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