A selected project of Cultural Affairs Bureau’s (IC) programme “Commissioning Performing Arts Productions 2024-2026”, entitled “Selfish Selfie”, will be presented at Macao Cultural Centre’s (CCM) Black Box II on 14-16 November, totalling five shows, according to the bureau.
Directed by Alexis Kam and produced by the Lam Dance Theatre, the production is a dance theatre piece that takes the audience into a realm where AI intersects with dance.
Developing a brand-new theatrical sensation along with Beijing-based artist Dynamic Wang and a local cast of established actors and dancers, Kam delves into a narcissistic, occasionally absurd world, depicting the distortion and rebirth of various personas. The performance challenges the audience to discern reality from virtuality in an era dominated by the frenzy of social media, with individuals constantly seeking attention and validation by curating idealized versions of themselves.
Raised in Macau, Kam is an emerging choreographer and dancer who graduated from the Macau Conservatory’s School of Dance and was previously a member of Beijing Dance/LDTX. Her works have toured internationally at the Israel Festival, the Lodz Ballet Festival in Poland, the Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre in Tel Aviv and the Städtische Theatre Chemnitz in Germany, and have appeared locally at the Macao Arts Festival. She undertook an artistic residency at the 2024 Dance Base Yokohama and was the first artist-in-residence of the ‘Plateau / Dance Beyond Borders’, according to IC.
Tickets to this production are on sale from today. For more information visit IC’s website.
Source and Image: IC
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