"VISION" Work-in-Progress Project
In-venue Programme
Date
2 April 2026 (Thur) to 7 April 2026 (Tue)
9 April 2026 (Thur) to 10 April 2026 (Fri)
Showcase
11 April 2026 (Sat) to 12 April 2026 (Sun)
Venue
Showcase: audio description in Cantonese and extra wheelchair seats available; guide dogs welcome
Programme Introduction
Devised by renowned French choreographer and visual artist Éric Minh Cuong Castaing, Aloun Marchal and Marine Relinger, VISION brings together local participants with visual impairments for a shared workshop and performance experience. Taking inspiration from the notion that the world is not just what we see but also what we sense, the project explores the experiences of visually impaired individuals, and the ways in which space can be mapped by sound, and human connection can be felt through touch.
In April 2026, participants take part in a series of workshops to discover a shared language of movement guided by tactility and sound, and form an ensemble built on trust and interaction. The project culminates in a public performance that blurs the line between stage and audience — inviting audiences into the shared space to move alongside the dancers, and explore new ways of seeing and forms of human connection rooted in senses beyond the visual.
The project is part of the core mission of No Limits to support and provide opportunities for individuals of different abilities to participate in professional inclusive arts programmes, and to foster communication and interaction with international professional artists.
Shōnen Company
French company Shōnen i s known for merging dance with technologies. Guided by a core practice described as “in socius” — an engagement with communities outside the art world through partnerships with institutions like research labs, schools and hospitals — Shonen explores how the body is represented in the digital era, and questions boundaries between art and society, reality and fiction, nature and culture, the organic and the artificial.
Éric Minh Cuong Castaing graduated from Gobelins Paris before founding Shonen in 2007. His choreography is deeply influenced by hip hop, japanse Butoh and contemporary dance. He has been an associate artist for prestigious institutions and art festivals including the National Ballet of Marseille and the Montpellier Danse Festival.
