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Rooted in the Indian tradition of using the body as a medium for storytelling, Bollywood dance is a high energy mix of classical Indian folk dance fused with new dance influences such as street jazz and belly dancing. In this upbeat workshop, after learning how to effectively isolate various parts of the body, you will be taught a choreography blending traditional facial expressions and hand gestures with modern moves. India by the Bay returns for the fifth year, celebrating India’s rich cultural heritage through art, culture, cuisine and literature. This March, we invite you to experience the colour and vibrancy of Bollywood dance in two youth dance workshops. Both workshops are led by India-based dancer and choreographer Gilles Chuyen, whose work can be seen across major Bollywood films, stage shows and musicals.

Now in its fifth year, Pull Back the Curtain is Hong Kong’s most innovative English-language youth scriptwriting initiative. Join us for our 2019 programme and learn how to write a script that will bring your ideas for the stage to life.   From March to May, through a series of workshops led by professional theatre director and children’s theatre playwright Eimear “Mimi” Burns, Pull Back the Curtain 2019 will guide you towards creating your own original 30-minute theatre piece. This year we focus on the art of adaptation and the rhythm of language, looking at how words can inspire movement, and how to incorporate spoken word and poetry into playwriting. Participants will take inspiration from August Strindberg’s classic Miss Julie, and different adaptations of the work, as well as works by renowned playwrights Kate Tempest and Mark Ravenhill.   At the end of the programme, two scripts will receive a staged reading and the most promising script will be transformed into a theatre production in September 2019. The writers of the selected scripts will meet the director, be invited to rehearsals, and must be available to attend all performances and post-performance Meet the Artist sessions. Workshop Schedule 30 | 03 | 2019 06 | 04 | 2019 04 | 05 | 2019 11 | 05 | 2019 10am – 1pm Performance September 2019

Hand-held folding fans have a long history in China. They are also an important part of traditional Chinese dance, and in ancient times, metal fans with sharp edges were even used as weapons. The iron fan dance combines these uses, blending traditional dance gestures with martial arts movements.    In this workshop, Yvonne Choi helps young dancers learn traditional fan dance moves and explore how a fan can be used as an elegant, powerful tool for movement interpretation.