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Wayson POON

Wayson Poon is a Contemporary Dance Artist based in Hong Kong. He moved to Beijing from 2010 to 2014 and established the dance company The Body Acts. In 2014, he worked as an independent artist in creation, performance, research and development as well as education in Europe and Asia. Wayson is dedicated to exploring and developing a language of movement that is unique to everyone’s body. Guided by Qi from Taoist scriptures, and the concept of the Liquid Body and Five Rhythms, Wayson’s movements and creations combine oriental spirit and western methodology to decipher the essence of the body.

His notable works include Fleeing by Night, in,visible(cities); and Vortex. His performances have appeared in various art festivals and tours including the Beijing Dance Festival, Hong Kong Art Festival, Supercell Festival of Contemporary Dance in Brisbane, Full Moon Dance Festival, Melbourne Festival, Kyoto Experiment, Si Dance Festival and Guangdong Dance Festival etc.

He received the Hong Kong Arts Development Award for Young Artist (Dance) in 2016. He was nominated for the Hong Kong Dance Award as Tom Brown Emerging Choreographer in 2018 and won the Asian Cultural Association Fellowship in 2019.

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