Alysa
Leung
"Project DAWN"— A CITY-BASED ARTISTIC RESEARCH
Dawn is an ongoing research exploring one’s identity through the sense of locations and time between cities.
Anchored in my hometown of Hong Kong, this project establishes a prototype for conducting artistic research by exploring multiple connections between different cities, which reveals the diverse dimensions of understanding a place. The project questions the displacement, and hybridity between cultures and site over time. The ultimate goal is to give voice to the outsiders and create a space for mutual connection.
Timeline
Aug 2022, Vienna, Austria
Oct 2022, Taiwan/ Hong Kong
May 2023, Kortrijk
Jan 2024, Hong Kong
Mar 2024, Taipei
Jul 2024, Ticino
DAWN 1.0, is a quest to the word “home” through the personal relations between travelling and home cities.
Dawn 2.0 together with a local artist as a doppelganger, is an exploration to a shared question between Hong Kong young generation: “What if I stay/ move?”
Dawn 3.0 is an artistic research residency in Arts centre BUDA. With the deep-mapping method, the research further draws a parallel relationship between motherhood and cities. The presentation is named: "a City, a Girl, a House"
Alysa Leung在比利時Kortrijk 駐地計畫期間創作的作品，以deep-mapping方法，探索身體、城市和家之間的關係。 今次回到 712， 她將分享以當地作靈感(city-specific)創作的現場表演，和舞蹈影像 (Dance Film)；同時探索工作室作為展演載體的可能。
香港藝術家梁海頤以展演打開對話，共同想像歐亞駐村藝術。這次Open Studio，她會由示範駐地創作片段開始，並結合這一個月在「相信世代 University Cafe」的駐村經歷，分享「駐村」的意義和想像。
“Ricorda dove il core e” (Remember where the heart is) is a performative community sharing presented in TICINO IN DANCZA, developed from the cross-generation input from Stabio and the cross-cultural backgrounds of the artists.
Dance Film: A City A Body A House
Hong Kong dance artist Alysa Leung grapples with her identity by embodying the evolving landscape of Kortjrik during her time away from home, gradually reconstructing her sense of self.
Director: Anson Sham
Produced and featured: Alysa Leung
Premiere in Jumping Frames – Hong Kong International Movement-image Festival 2025