The choreographic platform The Box, produced by HKSDDA, dedicated to the development of hip hop theatre was set up in 2018 with continuous support by Hong Kong Arts Development Council. Since then, it has opened up a dialogue about the boundary of hip hop in terms of its artistic presentation. In 2023, the platform started extending this by inviting overseas crews for performances. In this The Box 5.0, not only will three hip hop choreographers come together with new insights on the artistry of local street dance, but also an internationally renowned French-based hip hop choreographer Olé Khamchanla will bring his 30-minute touring piece Intrusion Chorégraphique to work with local street dancers. Olé's works are renowned for the hip hop energies with his unique, powerful, and poetic vocabulary forged from contemporary and traditional dances from Thailand and Laos where he comes from.    

Intrusion Chorégraphique, created in 2020, is a piece performed in situ, where dancers adapt to their environment, interact with the audience, and create a new dimension in multiple living spaces. 

Producer: Elaine YL Lam

Choreographer: Pang Chun, Suen Nam, Victor Deng and Ole Khamchanla

Programme

C. PANG Please read the safety guidelines on P.27 

N. SUEN His Story, Her Story  

V. DENG Stationary and Restlessness

O. KHAMCHANLA Choreographic Intrusion 

Pang Chun (PC)

PC is a full-time dance teacher, a choreographer, and an actor. He has been invited to many places to deliver workshops or to share his works. He is also the founder of Ragnarok Dance Crew. 

He had taken part in MoNgaanTai-Juk (2021, 2023) by Terry Tsang, 2 micro-movies Asura and Cicada, and Laboratory (2023) in The Box 4.0 Street Style Lab. In 2021, his choreographic work As above, So below is presented in The Box series too. Not only in theatre, his works can always be seen in the Annual Showcase of university dance teams. 

Suen Nam

Suen Nam graduated from Hong Kong Institute of Contemporary Culture Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity & Hong Kong Design Institute majoring in Music and Creative Media. He is also a member of the street dance crew FlowRulerz and Pentaverse.

His notable works in theatre include Double Bill, Double Duet - The Smallest Little Thing (2019) of Hong Kong Arts Festival, Mokita (2021), The End of the World and Mao Shen Shen presented by H.D.X 2022, HomeX (2023) presented by the British Council and London Chinese Contemporary Arts etc. In terms of choreographic work, he directed Strange (2021) presented in The Box 2.0 and In the moment, in the flow (2023) presented in New Force In Motion. Besides dancing activities, he is also an active DJ.  

Victor Deng

Started street dancing in 2003, Deng participated in street dance competitions across cities, and became passionate about teaching. In 2010, he ventured into choreography within street dance, primarily focusing on teaching, performances, and choreographing for artists. In 2019, he began exploring contemporary dance, and developed a love for integrating and creating within both street and contemporary dance styles. He choreographed for the dance production Tao·Tunnel, and won both the championship and runner-up titles in the Hiphip International China Finals. He also received the Best Performance Award in Dance Film at the Beijing International Film Festival.

Olé Khamchanla 

Originally from Laos, Olé Khamchanla discovered hip hop dance in 1990 and has trained in different styles and disciplines  (contemporary, capoeira, buto...). Little by little, he finds his style, a way of dancing that is his own. In 2006, he went to Laos and Thailand to learn traditional dances and create his first solo, Kham. A return to the sources that offers him the opportunity to deepen and refine his choreographic language. Since then, through international cooperation actions between Asia and Europe, he has continued to enrich his artistic research and cultural projects in favour of the development of dance. In 2011, he created his company, Kham. In 2018's New Vision Festival, he had collaborated with 6 local street dancers from The Autistic Genius and secondary school for a community performance.

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