English:
Olivia, Yin Ting Kwong
Choreographer and Dancer of Contemporary and Traditional Chinese Dance.
Artistic Director of S.O.S. Dance Company.
One of the founders of Informal Space.
Born and grow up in Hong Kong. Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2003, Major in Chinese Dance and Choreography.
During the time in the HKAPA, she received the Hong Kong Bank Foundation Hong Kong – Mainland Exchange Scholarship in 2001 and has studied in the Sichun Dance Academy (China).
In 2003, she received the same scholarship to Sichun again for the 7th Tao Li Bei National Dance Competition (China), and won the 2nd place of Performance (Group) with the choreography of Pik-Yim Yu – “Life?”.
She has also represented the Academy to perform several times in Macau, Singapore, Sichun… etc.
After graduated, Olivia joined the Odyssey Dance Theatre (Singapore) in April 2004 as a full time dancer.
She has also participated in the Hong Kong Dance Company as a project dancer, including the performances of:
“Red Poppies” in 2006, by one of the first choreographer in China – Ling-Li Liu.
In 2007, she followed the company to tour in China and performed “Red Poppies” in the 8th China Art Festival in Wuhan, and the choreography of Artistic Director – Kwok-Shing Leung, “Qing Ming Riverside” in Hanzhou, Nanjing and the 5th Beijing International Dance Festival in Beijing.
In 2003, with Simona Chan, Ho-Ting Chan, Peggy Chu and Cecilia Tang, they formed and registered a dance group “Informal Space” in Hong Kong, and were invited to perform their choreography, “Qi Cui Gu Dong – Korean Long Drum Dance” in the Hong Kong Dance Awards 2005.
In 2008, she created her own dance company “S.O.S. (Space of Olivia’s Style) Dance Company”, and has sucessfully performed in several events and dance festivals in Italy (Milan, Bologna, Rieti, Jesolo, Bicocca… etc).
On 08 June 2010, this company has successfully registered as a society in Hong Kong, known as “S.O.S. Dance”.
By her special way in choreographing Contemporary Chinese Dance, Olivia represented “Enemy” and won her first Choreography Award (her students won the Honours Award of Performance – Contemporary dance section) in the 40th Hong Kong School Dance Festival.
With another of her wonderful choreography “Because of … YOU – Painting”, she won the 1st place (choreography section – category A) in the 18th International Dance Competition (Rieti Dance Festival 2008), Italy.
In 2010, Olivia was invited to perform and give a Chinese Dance Workshop in the Venice Oriental Dance Convention 2010.
With a great honour, Scuola di Danza Schinia – Vecchi (directed by former dancers of Teatro San Carlo – Naples, Italy) has invited her to be one of the juries for their school’s final exam in June 2010.
Recently, Olivia has choreographed for the play “An Angel in the Slums” (and as a main actress), which has successfully performed in Rome and New York for the International Arts Festival on Spirituality (Divinamente Roma & New York 2011).
She is now working as a freelance choreographer, dancer, improviser & dance teacher.
(About the detailed Curriculum Vitae of Olivia, please visit: http://www.oliviakwong.com "Memories")
繁體中文:
鄺彥婷, Olivia
傳統及當代中國舞編舞及舞者
S.O.S.舞蹈團之藝術總監
非凡夢空間創辦人之一
出生並成長於香港。
2003年畢業於香港演藝學院，主修中國舞及編舞。
2001年在演藝學院期間，鄺氏獲得香港匯豐銀行 – 香港與國內文化交流獎學金赴四川舞蹈學院進修及採風。
2003年，她再次獲得同一獎學金赴四川參加第七屆全國桃李杯舞蹈比賽，並憑余碧艷老師所編排的 << 生於死以前 >> 獲得群舞表演二等獎。
她更曾代表學院到澳門、新加坡、四川等地演出。
畢業後，她隨即加入新加坡文劇場擔任全職舞者。
鄺氏更曾為香港舞蹈團特約舞者，參與演出包括：
2006年，由國家一級編導劉凌莉老師所編排的 << 塵埃落定 >> 。
2007年，她隨團赴中國作巡迴演出，演出包括：
<< 塵埃落定 >> 武漢第八屆中國藝術節
<< 清明上河圖 >> 杭州、南京及第五屆北京國際舞蹈節。
她與陳靜嬈、陳豪婷、朱淑雯及鄧渙詩五人於2003年創立非凡夢空間，並在香港註冊為合法團體。她們合編的朝鮮長鼓舞 << 氣催鼓動 >> 更被香港舞蹈聯盟邀請為2005年香港舞蹈年獎作開幕演出嘉賓。
鄺氏於2008年創立S.O.S.舞蹈團，她的作品在意大利（Milano，Bologna，Rieti，Jesolo，Bicocca…等）多個舞蹈節及活動中作出成功的演出。
2010年6月8日該舞蹈團成功在香港註冊為合法團體。
憑她獨特的當代中國舞編舞手法，鄺氏所編排的 << 敵對 >> 在第40屆香港校際舞蹈節榮獲她第一個編舞獎（她的學生榮獲當代舞組優等獎）。
她更以作品 << 因為 … 妳 – 畫 >> 在第18屆國際舞蹈比賽（2008年意大利瑞耶提舞蹈節）榮獲編舞A組第一名。
2010年鄺氏被邀請到威尼斯東方舞會議作演出嘉賓，並教授一個中國舞工作坊。
同年6月更被榮邀到由意大利那不勒斯聖卡羅劇院前舞者所創辦的Scuola di Danza Schininà - Vecchi為學校期末考試作評審。
最近，鄺氏為舞台劇 << 城效天使 >> 擔任編舞及主要演員，該劇更在意大利羅馬及美國紐約的Festival Internazionale della Spiritualità (Divinamente Roma & New York 2011) 作出成功的演出。
鄺氏現為自由身編舞、舞者、即興舞者及舞蹈教師。
(關於彥婷的詳細履歷，請瀏覽：http://www.oliviakwong.com "舞回憶")
Italiano:
Olivia, Yin Ting Kwong
Coreografa e Danzatrice di Danza Cinese Contemporanea e Tradizionale.
Direttrice Artistica dell’S.O.S. Dance Company.
E’ una delle fondatrici dell’Informal Space di Hong Kong.
Nata e cresciuta a Hong Kong. Si laurea all’Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts nel 2003 con la specializzazione in Danza Cinese e Coreografia.
Nel 2001 riceve la borsa di studio dell’Hong Kong Bank Foundation – Mainland Exchange Scholarship con la quale continua gli studi nel Sichun Dance Academy (Cina).
Nel 2003, riceve la stessa borsa di studio a Sichun per la 7th Tao Li Bei National Dance Competition (Cina), e vince il secondo premio con la coreografia di Pik-Yim Yu, “Life?”
Ha rappresentato l’Academy danzando in numerose occasioni anche a Macau, Singapore, Sichun… ecc.
Dopo la laurea, nell’aprile 2004 entra come titolare nell’Odyssey Dance Theatre di Singapore.
Olivia collabora saltuariamente anche con l’Hong Kong Dance Company, danzando negli spettacoli:
“Red Poppies” nel 2006, coreografato da una delle più grandi e famose coreografe della Cina: Ling-Li Liu.
Nel 2007, segue la compagnia in tournée in Cina e danza in “Red Poppies” nel 8th China Art Festival in Wuhan e la coreografia di Direttore Artistico – Kwok-Shing Leung, “Qing Ming Riverside” in Hanzhou, Nanjing e nel 5th Beijing International Dance Festival di Pekino.
Nel 2003, con Simona Chan, Ho-Ting Chan, Peggy Chu and Cecilia Tang, crea e registrato un gruppo di danza “Informal Space” a Hong Kong, la loro coreografia “Qi Cui Gu Dong – Danza con il Tamburo Lungo Coreano” riceve il prestigioso invito all’Hong Kong Dance Awards 2005.
Nel 2008 crea la “S.O.S. (Space of Olivia’s Style) Dance Company” con cui tiene numerosi spettacoli di successo in Italia (Milano, Bologna, Rieti, Jesolo, Bicocca… ecc.).
Il l’8 Giugno 2010, questa compagnia ha registrato correttamente come una società di Hong Kong, nota come “S.O.S. Dance”.
Con il proprio particolare stile di Danza Cinese Contemporanea, Olivia rappresenta “Enemy” vincendo il suo primo premio coreografico (i suoi studenti vincono Premio d’Onore di Performance nella sezione Danza Contemporanea) al 40° Hong Kong School Dance Festival.
Con un altra originalissima coreografia “Because of … YOU – Painting”, vince il primo premio assoluto (sezione coreografica, categoria A) nella 18a edizione del Concorso Internazionale di Danza 2008 (Città di Rieti).
In 2010, Olivia è stata invitata ad esibirsi e a tenere un workshop di Danza Cinese a Venice Orientale Dance Convention 2010.
Riconoscendole un grande onore, la Scuola di Danza Schininà – Vecchi (diretta da ex ballerini del Teatro San Carlo – Napoli, Italia) l’ha invitata in giuria per la prova finale della loro scuola nel giugno 2010.
Recentemente, Olivia ha firmato le coreografie per lo spettacolo teatrale “Un Angelo nei Sobborghi” (nel quale interpretava anche uno dei personaggi principali), che ha eseguito con successo a Roma e New York per il Festival Internazionale della Spiritualità (Divinamente Roma & New York 2011).
Attualmente è attiva come freelance: coreografa, danzatrice, improvvisatrice e insegnante.
(Il Curriculum Vitae dettagliato di Olivia, vistiare su: http://www.oliviakwong.com "Ricordi")
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