This Year’s Theme
The theme of the seventh edition of “No Limits” is “The Human Touch”. With it we invite audiences to experience the power of individual and collaborative imagination.
This year, our programme includes the local commission In Touch We Trust, a large-scale community programme, created together with individuals from Hong Kong’s visually impaired community, that explores the relationships between caregivers and those who receive their care. Our opening programme features two unique performances by the US jazz pianist Matthew Whitaker and his musical partners that pay tribute to jazz masters through the ages. And, to bring “No Limits” to a close, we have an elegant classical concert by local pianist Anson Tang and British flautist Ruth Montgomery.
Continuing the “No Limits” tradition of engaging internationally renowned artists and fostering meaningful artistic exchange, we present performances by two acclaimed UK-based performers: choreographer and dancer Claire Cunningham, whose most recent work, Songs of the Wayfarer, explores outdoor encounter through the specificity and skills of disabled bodies, and playwright-performer Ramesh Meyyappan, whose Love Beyond depicts the anguish of miscommunication and dementia in new and affecting ways.
“No Limits” also features two works showcasing exciting developments among artists in mainland China. This year, we commissioned Guangzhou-based choreographer ErGao to collaborate with visually-impaired artist Theo Wang Zeyu on Hide-and-Seek, a work that delves into the creative career potential of individuals with visual impairments. We also invited Shanghai-based performing artist and internet sensation Zhao Hongcheng to present her multi-award-winning solo show Be Seen, about the challenges of navigating everyday life and relationships as a female wheelchair user.
To complete the programme, there are also exciting online and in-venue screenings of films from around the world, educational and outreach events, a symposium on the development of inclusive urban landscapes in Asia, professional training courses, workshops, and a school tour series. We sincerely hope that these events offer new human perspectives and experiences that touch the hearts of our audiences.
After the past few years of observation and learning, “No Limits” unveils a new series of community and education programmes entitled Small Steps, Giant Strides to nurture artists of the next generation and foster the development of inclusivity in Asia. The lineup includes a Pilot Creative Programme designed to provide training in inclusive teaching and the first-ever International Symposium focusing on Asia’s inclusive development from different perspectives, and exchange among local and mainland Chinese with overseas professionals and for communities to build long-term partnerships. Small Steps, Giant Strides strives to strengthen the ties among localities and regions, at the same time fostering exchange among the public, communities, stakeholders and professionals originating from Asia, advancing educational networks and long-term development of community programmes, so that “small steps” taken by “No Limits” translate into “giant strides” in advancing our inclusive society.
Eddy Zee
"No Limits" Project Director
