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Celestial Street Dance at HKU
by Taiwan Chio-Tian Folk Drums & Arts Troupe and Local Dance Groups

14 Nov 2012

The screenplay of the highest grossing local film in Taiwan this year, Din Tao: Leader of the Parade, is adopted from the story of Chio-Tian Folk Drums & Arts Troupe.  The traditional Taiwanese folk drum troupe will perform street dance with a celestial twist at the University of Hong Kong on November 15 (Thursday).

Troupe members will be dancing in their colorful face-painting and costumes representing various Gods' persona, aptly combining an age-old folk tradition with modern art form. A group of HKU student dancers is joining the carnival with street dance groups in the territory: CraXy Dimensions, Asylum Crew, Hong Kong MJ Michael Chan Dance Company, Zeekers Danz Production and Suen Chi Sun Hall Dance Team of HKU will participate in this dance-off!  A performance not to be missed! 

The event is part of the activities of Taiwan Culture Festival 2012 and is organized by Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center and co-organized by HKU’s General Education Unit.

Details are as follows:

Date: November 15, 2012 (Thursday)
Time: 12:45-13:45
Venue: Sun Yat-sen Place, HKU

For program and media enquiries, please contact:
Ms. Beatrice Liu of General Education Unit, The University of Hong Kong at 2241 5044 or bliu@hku.hk .
Ms. Suzanne Chang of Kwang Hwa Information & Cultural Centre at 2588 7989 or shchang@taiwaninfo.org .
Ms. Yvonne Liang of Kwang Hwa Information & Cultural Centre at 6023 2358 or yvonne@taiwaninfo.org .