【Exquisite Dancing Bodies Meeting Fervent Classic Tunes – An Orchestration of Future Visions for the Human Race】

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving exponentially, and even starting to develop its own self-consciousness. The boundaries of human cognition are becoming less defined… Can humans take charge of technology, or will they be replaced by it? An intersection of time and space, a clash of the classic and the futuristic, and a battle between the flesh and a mysterious mastermind will take place on stage. In the thick of external commands and self-consciousness, is autonomy still possible? Is the thrill from the struggle between autonomy and manipulation quantifiable?

Intermediate generation choreographer Justyne Li shows care towards humanity and the present era, along with her curiosity. After three years of cultivation, her short work Ode to Joy has been reshaped with her idiosyncratic contemporary vocabulary, guiding dance artists to push their bodies beyond their imagination. A tug-of-war between the flesh and technology is looming on the horizon. The audience is invited to enter a programmed realm in another dimension of time and space, and witness the dancing bodies oscillate between two extreme mental states.

In the 0 and 1 computer world, explore the intricated connections between human autonomy and the constantly progressing technology. Let’s open the ‘Pandora’s Box’ of artificial intelligence on stage.

Choreography and Direction: Justyne LI
Dramaturgy: Melissa LEUNG
Set and Lighting Design: Lawmanray
Costume Design: Cindy HO
Sound Design: WAN San Hong
Performance: AN Tzu-huan, Felix CHUN, Suyi HON, Felix KE, Eric KWONG, Genie LOK, SHUM Pui-yung, Nini WANG, Tanki WONG, Skye YAO, Simpson YAU, Tally ZHUANG

Tickets are now available at URBTIX

Approximately 70 minutes.
Audience of aged 6 or above are welcomed.
The performance contains strong lighting, strobe effects, loud sound effects and smoke.

Advance Booking:
1. 50% discount for full-time students/ senior citizens aged 60 or above/ people with disabilities and the minder/ CSSA recipients. They must present valid proof of identity when entering the performance venue.
2. Concession tickets for full-time students are available on a first-come-first-served basis. ( Except the programme "Sliding into Heart" )
3. All discounts are applied to standard tickets only.
4. Prices to be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Ticket discounts can only be applied once per ticket.
5. One person per ticket regardless of age and subject to age limit specified for each programme. Tickets sold are non-refundable.
6. Discounted tickets are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Allocation of seats will be at the discretion of CCDC.
7. No other discount will be offered during advance booking. Other discounts with partners and performing arts groups are only applicable during public sales.
8. CCDC reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute the programme, artists, seating arrangements and audience capacity.

Deadline: 9.5.2024

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