来自中国现代舞之父的祝福 Words of Encouragement from CCDC Founder & Artistic Director-Willy TSAO

我代表香港城市当代舞蹈团，衷心祝贺马来西亚共享空间成立二十年，带来的贺礼，便是在9月8、9日于马来西亚国家剧院推出的，由马来西亚与香港两个顶尖舞团连袂演出的《风中二十》。

我认识许多马来西亚舞者，他们非常认真对待舞蹈艺术，曾经为了梦想，漂洋过海，到香港寻找作为职业舞者的机会。城市当代舞蹈团的团员，许多都来自马来西亚，他们热情投入于舞团的创作和演出，除了帮助香港现代舞的发展，自己也成为香港舞蹈历史的一部份。叶忠文是这些舞者中的表表者，他于1998年从香港回到大马，与马金泉合作成立首个全职现代舞团——共享空间，在荒芜中开山劈石，建立一块属于马来西亚的现代舞净土。可以想像，这二十年的岁月经历，并不容易！

纪念成立二十周年的节目名字，就叫《风中二十》。这台节目的灵感源于去年城市当代舞蹈团庆祝香港回归中国二十周年，把自1997到2017年制作的近一百个原创舞蹈，精挑细选其中十个片段，无缝连接成一整台共九十分钟的节目。这些舞蹈片段代表了过去二十年间，舞团几位最重要的编舞家：黎海宁、黄狄文、桑吉加、庞智筠和我本人的作品；也因为编舞家的创作风格各自不同，让《风中二十》的整体精神面貌，显得变化多端，充分展现了香港文化的多元包容特质。

这次与共享空间联合制作的《风中二十》，在香港的原版基础上大大提升一个台阶，把大马和香港两个重要舞团过去二十年的精华片段共冶一炉，更加体现了现代舞不囿于单一文化地域，而能够在国际的平等对话中，让艺术家们表达如何尊重个性、追求创新和反映时代。 《风中二十》以风的意象为轴，回首共享空间和城市当代舞蹈团二十年来在风雨中的成长，寄望未来的舞者们，经历再多熏风、和风、狂风、暴风，仍然能够坚强自如地，在风中行走！

城市当代舞蹈团创办人暨艺术总监

曹诚渊

Happy 20^th anniversary, Dua Space Dance Theatre! City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) is thrilled to be here to say congratulations in person and performing together with you in Amidst the Wind at the national theatre Istana Budaya from Sep 8 to 9.

Over the years, I had the great fortune of meeting dancers from Malaysia who came to Hong Kong to chase their dance dream. Each of them was very professional, talented and dedicated to their art. Many even danced for CCDC, sharing their passion for creativity and performance, helping to develop contemporary dance in Hong Kong and becoming a vital force in Hong Kong’s dance history. One such representative is Yap Choong Boon. He left Hong Kong and returned to Malaysia in 1998 and, with Anthony Meh, founded Dua Space Dance Theatre – the country’s first full-time contemporary dance company. Together they created, nurtured and expanded Malaysia’s own contemporary dance world. These 20 years couldn’t have been easy.

Amidst the Wind was first created to celebrate the 20^th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, handpicking 10 excerpts from almost 100 original CCDC productions between 1997 and 2017 to mark the 20 years since the handover of Hong Kong to China. This mixed bill of 90 minutes included works by Helen Lai, Dominic Wong, Sang Jijia, Noel Pong and myself, and the variety of style and spirit is a demonstration of the diversity of Hong Kong culture.

For the performances here in Malaysia, the original CCDC edition is reconfigured to embrace highlights and milestones from Dua Space over the past two decades. This production not only shows importance chapters from two leading contemporary dance troupes in Asia, it is also a testament to how dance reaches beyond its own cultural region. Amidst the Wind is an equal dialogue, it records how artists express and respect individuality, pursue innovation and reflect on the times in two different places. It is a review of how Dua Space and CCDC have grown amidst wind and rain over the past 20 years, and a wish that dancers will continue to breeze through any storm with confidence in the next 20 years!

CCDC Founder and Artistic Director

Willy TSAO

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