Helen Lai

Helen Lai was a founding member of CCDC, and its Artistic Director from 1985 to 1989 and Resident Choreographer from 1991 to 2011. Lai’s works are cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary. Fond of literature, Lai’s ideas span Chinese classics, Kafka, Italo Calvino and Greek tragedy, creating subtle, exquisite and moving dances. Her major works include Nine Songs, The Rite of Spring, Invisible Cities, Loose Pages from a Woman’s Diary, Revolutionary Pekinese Opera (Millennium Mix), In the Beginning, Plaza X, The Tragedy of Mr O, The Comedy of K, Testimony, HerStory, No End, Very Dance!, Tales of Two Cities – Hong Kong‧Shanghai‧Eileen Chang and Soledad. She has won numerous awards for her choreography and is regarded as a pioneer and lead of Hong Kong dance scene.

Source: City Contemporary Dance Company