{"id":55485,"date":"2026-05-26T17:42:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55485"},"modified":"2026-05-26T17:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T09:42:35","slug":"review-hong-kong-dance-companys-ode-to-chinese-painter-wu-guanzhong-is-a-head-scratcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55485","title":{"rendered":"Review | Hong Kong Dance Company\u2019s ode to Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong is a head-scratcher"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The latest \u201cgrand dance poem\u201d from Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC), In Between \u2013 Wu Guanzhong\u2019s Ink Odyssey<\/em> was inspired by the work of Wu Guanzhong<\/span> (1919-2010), one of China\u2019s greatest modern painters, who brought together Chinese and Western influences in works of transcendent beauty.<\/div>\n
The production was a collaboration with the Hong Kong Museum of Art<\/span>, which holds the world\u2019s largest collection of Wu\u2019s work, and the French May Arts Festival, since Wu studied in France from 1947 to 1950.<\/div>\n

It was choreographed by HKDC artistic director Yang Yuntao and featured music by singer-songwriter Ivana Wong. The French contributions consisted of lighting and visual design, by Dominique Drillot and Sophie Laly, respectively.<\/p>\n

The decision to present a piece based on Wu was a curious one, given that in 2011, a year after Wu\u2019s death, Yang\u2019s predecessor, Leung Kwok-shing, created the award-winning Two Swallows: Ode to Wu Guanzhong<\/em>. It was an outstanding production that has sadly never been revived.<\/p>\n

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Ivana Wong sings on stage during a scene of In Between \u2013 Wu Guanzhong\u2019s Ink Odyssey. Photo: S2 Production<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The decision was all the more curious given that Yang was HKDC\u2019s assistant artistic director in 2011 and must have worked on Two Swallows<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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