2026-27 "Rhythms of Incense and Temple Grounds" Tap Theatre Training Project

About the Programme

This project offers a series of activities in Wong Tai Sin dedicated to promoting tap dance and folk dance while inspiring the public to discover their physical potential. The arts group will incorporate local cultural characteristics into the production of a tap dance theatre piece and will offer dance training and theatre rehearsal workshops. This year, the project will continue to deepen the cultivation of local dance talent, with priority registration for advanced classes offered to past participants to further refine their artistry. All workshops, trainings, community touring performances, rehearsals and performances will take place within Wong Tai Sin and be open to district residents, aiming to build a sense of community belonging while establishing tap dance as a representative cultural art form in Hong Kong.

Activities

Experience Workshops
Summer Workshops
Graduation Performance for Summer Workshops
Community Touring Performances
Theatre Rehearsal and Tap Theatre Workshops
Rehearsal for Finale Performance
Tap Theatre Finale Performances*
*Charged activity

Details of the Activities

Please refer to the website of R&T (Rhythm & Tempo)

Production Team

Artistic Director: Ken KWOK

About the Group

R&T (Rhythm & Tempo) is an active professional tap dance company based in Hong Kong. In April 2014, the company is officially registered as a non-profit-making limited company and became the recipient of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council's 1-Year grant. Ken KWOK, Eve LEUNG, and Wing WONG has been organizing and producing activities of different natures in order to promote and develop the art of tap dance locally through professional productions, school tours, community promotions, workshops, etc., R&T is committed to developing tap dance as one of the local mainstream dance forms and creating different styles of tap dance productions, so as to enrich and diversify the artistic lives of local audiences and to spread the fun of dancing.

Programmes conducted in Cantonese.

*All activities of the scheme are free of charge, except Finale Performances.

To show care for senior citizens, people with different abilities and other communities in need, the LCSD has introduced the Community Care Series which offers a vast range of recreational, sports and cultural activities and facilities. For details, please visit its webpage at
www.lcsd.gov.hk/edutainment/en/for_care/index.html.

Presented by:
R&T (Rhythm & Tempo)

Programme Enquiries:
R&T (Rhythm & Tempo)
3996 8331 (Ms YEUNG)
18dart.rnttap@gmail.com

Presenter reserves the right to change the programme, instructors/artists should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary.