Tuesday 8 December 2009

First day on Wander in Hong Kong







Well, today was the start of the Wander a human landscape project in Hong Kong with The Centre for Community Cultural Development.

Our Artistic Director Rachel Freeman leads the project alongside digital artist Arnim Friess and assisted by Tids Pickard who has worked on numerous projects with the Company. They were poised at the computer ready to post an update, but then found it had translated all the words into Chinese! So we're posting this note and images from Arnim on his behalf....

"We've had a great first day with a large, enthusiastic group and friendly support from Mok and his team. Also the technical support is great and everyone is on board to make a beautiful show in a very short time.

We've learned three words in Cantonese and are quietly proud to have found our own way into town today, only slightly jetlagged. Interpreter and dancer Hofan helped us to order a snack - made easy by the fact that she was born in Edinburgh.

Hong Kong so far seems to me a mesmerising amalgamation of egg-box-design concrete high-risers, wire, neon signs and very friendly people - on the short way to buy a simcard three people tried unprompted to send me to the bus-station nearby..."
He's also done a short film edit from today's activities - take a look on the Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company YouTube account.

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