Why must a birthday be happy? Could it be unhappy? About to turn 40, CCDC’s choreographer, Noel Pong finds inspiration in reaching this supposedly milestone in life and reflects on social networking as well as alienation in this age. Happy Birthday? is the party that entertains and enlightens. Energetic and full of excitement, everyone is welcome to this party. Whether you are a dance fan or not, you are invited!

Happy Birthday? is presented by CCDC. Tickets is available at URBTIX from 13 March.

Communication and connection between cranial nerve cells happen through neurotransmitters, of which there are a great variety of types, functions and formations. It is a lifelong journey to understand how our sensations, perceptions and ideologies are interlinked. The world we live in is bustling with noise and excitement. People are shuffling around all the time. We seem to be close to each other, yet we feel distant and lonely. Our intertwined relationships are just like blood, serving different functions.

After his full-length debut Blind Chance, Dominic Wong advances his choreography in this follow-up piece. He collaborates with fashion designer Chen Dao to explore the microscopic world of sense and sensibility, with emotionally charged music by emerging composer Shum Lok-man.

Inspired by Gustave Le Bon’s prophetic 1894 study of crowd psychology The Crowd: A Study of Popular Mind and Henrik Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People, The Crowd is a searing play by China’s most produced living playwright Nick Yu, directed by award-winning Hong Kong actor-director Tang Wai-kit.

Set in Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, from the Cultural Revolution to the present day, The Crowd pitches the forces of irrational mass frenzy against the powerless struggle of the individual - with tragic consequences.

Nine extraordinary performers, eighty apples and a mountain of crockery – welcome to Smashed, a sensational mix of juggling, circus skills, dance and unconventional entertainment. It unfolds like a series of nostalgic filmic scenes that hint at tense relationships, lost love and the quaintness of afternoon tea, a darkly, witty, rollercoaster journey, with a riotous finale you will long remember.

Formed in 1992 by Sean Gandini and Kati Ylä-Hokkala, Gandini Juggling is one of the stars of contemporary circus, reinventing and celebrating the art of juggling in all its facets.

2 Men by HORSE
HORSE is Taiwan’s first all-male dance company and their explosive, passionate and driven performance has won them awards at home and abroad, including the prestigious Taishin Arts Award in performing arts and the First Prize and Audience Award in the Kurt Jooss Preis in 2013 (2 Men).

Traces by Hyoseung Ye

Experience reality television-style democracy that hands power to the spectator!

Thoroughly political, but never explicitly so, Fight Night reveals the reasons and motivations that compel voters to vote.

A must-see company on today’s international theatre circuit for its immersive, full-on performance style, Belgium’s extraordinary Ontroerend Goed has teamed up with Australia’s The Border Project for this reflection on democracy, elections, and political manipulation. Fight Night asks why we cling to our democratic institutions despite their failures, and what the alternatives might look like.