Art of Colour

Art Of Colour
Written By Ming-Bo Lam

We were honoured to have this trio of dance films featured on The Dance Current, Canada's Dance Magazine in the fall of 2016.

"Inspired by Bauhaus artist Johannes Itten’s book The Art of Color, dancer and choreographer Ming-Bo Lam and director and cinematographer Christian Peterson forged a collaboration that investigates the book’s theories as applied to movement in The Art of Colour .Dance (TAOC.D). Itten illustrated how perception of colour shifts when placed in different contexts. In this first of three films, Lam in duet with dancer Natasha Poon Woo dance in a blank space relating to each other around the idea of a colour. “There could be instances where they reinforced each other’s movement,” Peterson shared with The Dance Current, “and others where it was more about push and pull. It’s all a bit abstract, but in the end it’s about perception … whether it be about colour or movement.”

- Emma Kerson, for The Dance Current

Ming-Bo Lam

Ming-Bo Lam is a dance lover and educator, with nearly 20 years of industry experience. She is recognized for her ability to lead with unwavering empathy, integrity, and courage, and her work facilitating safe and educational spaces for novice and professional movers alike.

Select credits include the Much Music Video Awards, the Toronto Raptors, NBA All Star Weekend, The Umbrella Academy, Nike Canada, fu-GEN Theatre, and Soulpepper Theatre, in addition to being featured by Toronto Life, The Kit, TO Live, and Fête Chinois. In 2023, she was listed as one of eleven Canadian Innovators and Icons in Dance, by the National Arts Centre and Shifter Magazine.

Bo graduated on the Dean’s List, with an Honours BFA, in Theatre Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University, where she was also selected as valedictorian. She holds a Master’s in Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship degree from Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business.

Currently, Bo teaches at Sheridan College’s Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program and Toronto Metropolitan University’s The Creative School, is the founder of MING MVMT, and continues to guest teach and adjudicate nationwide. Follow her journey @love.mingbo

https://www.mingmvmt.com
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