No Limits PLUS

Spend an evening with acclaimed jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker and discover his inspiring music journey and the magic that fuels his artistry. Through stories and live performances, Whitaker reveals the inspiration behind his compositions and creative process, and offers a unique exploration of the transformative power of jazz.

What might we discover if we follow the lead of those who reach for the ground through crutches, or feel through wheels that trace the terrain like a trickle of water?

Join acclaimed performer and disabled choreographer Claire Cunningham to explore the ways in which different bodies and physicalities encounter the world, and what can be learned from Crip and disabled expertise. Using themes from Cunningham’s audio work Source//Ground, created with Prof Julia Watts Belser as part of their audio series We Run Like Rivers, participants share their own ways of navigating the world and how this is affected by their bodies and lived experiences.

This workshop is open to anyone, with or without dance experience or disabilities. The audio work Source//Ground, and transcripts in English and Cantonese will be sent to participants in advance.

In this workshop, Claire Cunningham shares the methods and concepts underpinning her performative and choreographic practices, with emphasis on aspects of awareness, perception and individuality. Participants investigate how perceptions of self, other and environment are informed and shaped by movement, language, writing, watching, listening and feeling, as well as difference and diversity, and how this can shape access methodologies in teaching and choreographic practice.

The workshop is open to professional dance and theatre artists of diverse physicalities and sensory modalities.

Join Ramesh Meyyappan to explore visual theatrical language and the idea of the physicality of characters. Using visual texts as a basis for exploration, participants consider the visual possibilities within storytelling and create a short visual narrative using choreographed movement and sign mime. The workshop also looks at how awareness of the body and movement can shape a character, and how nuances of thoughts and feelings are shown visually and physically.

In this workshop, participants will collaboratively design and test a travel route, learning how to identify and address obstacles in the urban environment while exploring creative solutions to improve accessibility. Whether you are interested in accessible facilities or wish to support an inclusive society, this workshop will provide you with valuable insights and practical knowledge.

In this workshop, choreographer and performer ErGao and visually impaired artist Wang Ze Yu collaborate to help participants gain hands-on insight into the daily lives of visually impaired individuals. Using the gestures of massage and dance, participants are encouraged to connect, interact and explore through touch and feeling.

UK flautist Ruth Montgomery takes young participants on an engaging and playful musical journey, exploring music through drawing, movement and tactile experiences. Listening to live and pre-recorded classical pieces, participants dive into the energy and pace of various works, discussing how music makes them feel and move, and connecting sounds and sensations through natural themes.

In this workshop, Ruth Montgomery encourages participants to connect emotionally and intellectually with music. Exploring how visual information translates into movement and feeling, participants examine the structure of musical pieces, and how rhythm, melody and harmony create a cohesive whole. Working together, they generate visual representations of the music they hear, and use these as a basis for exploration and expression.

After the performances of “In Touch We Trust”, the audience can join the public workshops to create their “OOTD” (Outfit Of The Day). Each participant will be given a costume kit with “character cardboard” and various materials. We invite participants to focus on their touch senses to create their unique “OOTD”.

The costume designers of "In Touch We Trust" will present a costume tour and sharing session for the audience, introducing their meticulously designed outfits along with the stories and inspirations behind their creations. Audience will also have the opportunity to get up close to the costumes and engage in discussions with the artists.