Seeing the Sound and Listening the Move<\/strong><\/strong><\/p> The traditional preconception is of musicians conveying music sonically while dancers express it visually. We rarely appreciate the bodily movements of musicians independently from the context of the music, typically focusing more on the music itself. However, the physical language of musicians during performance not only serves the functional purpose of playing music, but also contains rich elements of choreography and theatricality beyond their functional purpose of playing music. Conversely, what if a dancer\\u2019s movement is not tethered to music, but instead becomes the catalyst for generating sound or sonic imagination?<\/p> In this project, choreographer and performer Chan Wai-lok, and composer, sound and media artist Larry Shuen, challenge the conventional notions of the musician-dancer relationship and audio-visual dynamics. By reciprocating and sharing their respective roles, the creators expand the performative dimensions, playfully exploring the connection and disconnection between sound, sight, and the inner experience of musicality.<\/p> The metaphorical framing of \\\"stolen ears\\\" and \\\"muffled bell\\\" serves as a conceptual device to expand the audience's perception and interpretation of musicality through the body and the visual realm. Through this interplay of sound and movement, \\\"Stolen Ears; Muffled Bell<\/em>\\\" invites audience on a journey of perceptual awakening and transforms the way we apprehend the musical impulse.\\u00a0In this work where the familiar becomes strange, and the ordinary is imbued with new wonder, the artists reveal the hidden choreography of sound. It offers a synaesthetic engagement, encouraging the audience to \\u201csee\\u201d the music and \\u201clisten\\u201d to the movement in new, embodied, and multisensory ways.<\/p>\",\"align\":\"top\",\"row\":1,\"col\":0,\"colspan\":2,\"offsetx\":0,\"offsety\":0,\"spaceabove\":2,\"spacebelow\":2,\"yvel\":1,\"push\":0,\"relid\":6,\"absolute_position\":false},{\"type\":\"accordion\",\"cont\":\"\",\"align\":\"top\",\"row\":2,\"col\":0,\"colspan\":2,\"offsetx\":0,\"offsety\":0,\"spaceabove\":0,\"spacebelow\":0,\"yvel\":1,\"push\":0,\"relid\":8,\"config\":{\"accordionConfig\":{\"showBorders\":true,\"borderColor\":\"#2F2B36\",\"borderWidth\":1,\"showFirstLastBorders\":true,\"showBorderUnderOpenedTitle\":true,\"animationDuration\":0,\"closeOthers\":true,\"collapseOnContentClick\":false,\"iconType\":\"arrows\",\"iconPosition\":\"left\",\"titlePaddingTop\":10,\"titlePaddingRight\":5,\"titlePaddingBottom\":10,\"titlePaddingLeft\":0,\"contentPaddingTop\":20,\"contentPaddingRight\":10,\"contentPaddingBottom\":20,\"contentPaddingLeft\":35,\"iconSpacing\":10,\"iconYOffset\":0,\"iconSize\":30,\"iconStrokeWidth\":1,\"useIconColor\":true,\"iconColor\":\"#2F2B36\",\"maxWidth\":90,\"useBackgroundColor\":false,\"backgroundColor\":\"#ffffff\",\"forceTitleTextFormat\":false,\"titleTextformat\":\"Default\",\"forceTitleTextColor\":false,\"titleTextColor\":\"#000000\",\"forceContentTextFormat\":false,\"contentTextformat\":\"Default\",\"forceContentTextColor\":false,\"contentTextColor\":\"#000000\",\"nightMode\":false,\"rowAmount\":3,\"preOpenFirstRow\":false},\"cont\":[{\"title\":\" \\u9673\\u5049\\u6d1b Chan Wai-lok<\/p>\",\"content\":\" \\u9673\\u5049\\u6d1b Chan Wai-lok Hong Kong choreographer and performer completed his studies in P.A.R.T.S. (Belgium). He also studied in SEAD (Austria) after graduating from the Architecture Studies in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His recent works include\\u00a0<\/span>Reverie<\/em>\\u00a0(2022),\\u00a0<\/span>Click<\/em>\\u00a0(2021) and\\u00a0<\/span>An Auction without Bass<\/em>\\u00a0(2021) unfolding perspectives in performativity and choreography. Other works include\\u00a0<\/span>In the Cloud<\/em>\\u00a0(2022), provoking the audience\\u2019s imagination into body movement and performance; and\\u00a0<\/span>{POV [TWINK \/ COUPLE (ASIAN) \/ EXPERIMENTAL]}<\/em>\\u00a0(2021) and its video version\\u00a0<\/span>POV<\/em>, demonstrating the texture and connection between live and video performance.<\/p> Democratic interpretation and emancipation in audience has been one of the major genres he has been exploring in his previous solo\\u00a0<\/span>Everyone knows what it means to think<\/em>\\u00a0(2019) and his collaboration with Mariana Miranda,\\u00a0<\/span>\/bI'twi:n\/<\/em>\\u00a0(2019).<\/p> He collaborated with various artists including Cristian Duarte, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Meytal Blanaru, KT Yau, Cherry Leung and Joseph Lee. In 2020, he, together with his fellows, established an independent art space, ngau4 gat1 dei6.<\/p> www.wailokcwl.com<\/a><\/p>\",\"isOpen\":false},{\"title\":\" \\u5b6b\\u79ae\\u8ce2 Larry Shuen<\/p>\",\"content\":\" \\u5b6b\\u79ae\\u8ce2 Larry Shuen Hong Kong composer, sound artist, and media artist\\u00a0Larry Shuen draws deep inspiration from classical music and his extensive training in musical composition. His works often originate from a profound engagement with music, sounds, and the act of listening itself.<\/p> Shuen's recent works\\u00a0<\/span>Deer Enclosure<\/em>\\u00a0and\\u00a0<\/span>Every Small Sky<\/em>\\u00a0reflect on his formative experiences with The Greeners's Sound, a choral society to which he dedicated years of his creative focus. In his collaborative work\\u00a0<\/span>Goin' Goin'<\/em>\\u00a0with artist Nga-yan Cheng, Shuen explores the superimposed relationships between field recordings, virtual navigation, and the exercising human body. Increasingly, Shuen has been drawn to the creative potential of musicians' physical gestures, inspiring him to engage closely with choreographers and dancers as a sound designer and interactive media artist. He has expanded his artistic practice to encompass interactive programming, video essays, sound art, installations, performances, and media art - mediums through which he expresses his reflective thoughts on life and the surrounding world.<\/p> www.larryshuen.com<\/a>\\u00a0\/\\u00a0<\/span><\/span>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/larry-shuen<\/a>\\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\",\"isOpen\":false},{\"title\":\" Production Team<\/p>\",\"content\":\" Concept, Choreographer & Performer Concept, Choreographer, Sound artist & Performer Producer Promotion photo \\u00a0<\/p> Production management by\\u00a0orleanlaiproject<\/p> \\u00a0<\/p> \\u201cHOTPOT\\u201d \\u2013 production Team Programme Curator Lighting Designer Production Manager Deputy Stage Manager Project Manager The 6th\\u00a0HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform<\/strong>\\u00a0(December 2024) at Yokohama, Japan<\/span> The Japan tour is supported by:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span> Acknowledgement:<\/strong><\/strong><\/span> Hong Kong Arts Development Council supports freedom of artistic expression. The views and opinions expressed in this project do not represent the stand of the Council.<\/span><\/p>\",\"align\":\"bottom\",\"row\":3,\"col\":0,\"colspan\":2,\"offsetx\":0,\"offsety\":0,\"spaceabove\":2,\"spacebelow\":2,\"yvel\":1,\"push\":0,\"relid\":9,\"absolute_position\":false}],\"relid\":4,\"colspan\":2,\"col\":0,\"push\":0,\"row\":2,\"offsetx\":0,\"offsetxMu\":\"px\",\"offsety\":0,\"offsetyMu\":\"px\",\"spaceabove\":0,\"spacebelow\":0,\"spaceleft\":0,\"spaceright\":0,\"align\":\"top\",\"yvel\":1,\"absolute_position\":false,\"stackRowGutter\":0,\"stackRowGutterMu\":\"%\"},{\"type\":\"stack\",\"cont\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"cont\":\" HOTPOT East Asia Dance Platform (Hong Kong)<\/p>
Choreographer & Performer<\/span><\/p>
Choreographer, Sound Artist, Performer<\/span><\/p>
Chan Wai-lok<\/p>
Larry Shuen<\/p>
Orlean Lai<\/p>
Ray Leung<\/p>
(from City Contemporary Dance Company)<\/p>
Yuri Ng<\/p>
Lawmanray<\/p>
Jason Ma<\/p>
Bee Li<\/p>
Kevin Cheung<\/p>\",\"isOpen\":false}]},\"absolute_position\":false,\"margin\":{\"top\":0,\"topMu\":\"%\",\"bottom\":0,\"bottomMu\":\"%\"}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"cont\":\"
Organisers: Yokohama Dance Collection, City Contemporary Dance Festival, SIDance<\/span>
Co-organiser: YPAM (Yokohama International Performing Arts Meeting)<\/span>
https:\/\/yokohama-dance-collection.jp\/program\/program09\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>
Hong Kong Arts Development Council<\/span><\/p>
The concept and idea of the work were conceived and developed from the \\u201cFIRST Creation Platform\\u201d presented by Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District.<\/span><\/p>Tour<\/h3>\",\"align\":\"top\",\"row\":0,\"col\":0,\"colspan\":1,\"offsetx\":0,\"offsety\":0,\"spaceabove\":1,\"spacebelow\":1,\"yvel\":1,\"push\":0,\"relid\":10,\"absolute_position\":false,\"margin\":{\"top\":0,\"topMu\":\"%\",\"bottom\":0,\"bottomMu\":\"%\"},\"spaceleft\":1,\"spaceleftMu\":\"%\",\"spaceright\":1,\"spacerightMu\":\"%\",\"border\":{\"enableBorder\":true,\"borderColor\":\"#000000\",\"borderOpacity\":100,\"borderWidth\":{\"top\":0,\"bottom\":1,\"left\":0,\"right\":0},\"syncTopBottom\":false}},{\"type\":\"text\",\"cont\":\"