Sari Palmgren is one chosen choreographer in the Creative meeting point 2016-2018 between West Kowloon cultural district, Dance Info Finland, Dance House Finland and Zodiak – Center for New Dance. Creative meeting point residencies has been in Finland: december 2016 & july 2017, and in Hongkong: march 2017 & november-december 2017. Future residencies will be in april-may 2018 in Hongkong and december 2018 in Finland.
“Through this programme we hope to foster the creativity and vision of local artists, and promote the creation of original works with an international perspective. The programme will also enable us to take Hong Kong dance to an international stage in anticipation of future collaborations between the West Kowloon Dancehouse in the Lyric Theatre Complex and our dance counterparts in other regions,” Anna CY Chan, Head of Dance, Performing Arts, West Kowloon
Artists in the project from left seated: Carl Knif, Ivy Tsui, Wayson Poon, Justyne Li, Sari Palmgren, Linda Martikainen.
Photo provided by WKCDA.