LECTURER IN CHINESE DANCE

In a city renowned for its international outlook and connectivity, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts plays a unique and influential role in developing future generations of performing artists that include performers, practitioners, designers, and technicians. The Academy's six Schools: Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film & Television, Music, and Theatre & Entertainment Arts create a vibrant centre of practice, production, teaching and practice-as-research. Its outstanding reputation is reinforced by the quality of its performers and its partnerships with other centres of excellence locally, regionally, and internationally. With international residencies, visiting artists and alumni, including some of the most respected professionals in their disciplines, the Academy is committed to the training of future world-class performers and practitioners.

The School of Dance offers full-time programmes from sub-degree Diploma to MFA level, together with its part-time Gifted Young Dancer Programme. In keeping with its conservatoire status, the School's philosophy is centred around performance practice and reflects the unique cultural mix of Hong Kong, emphasising both Chinese and Western traditions. Our graduates are versatile and work across genres/styles, media and forms, and the ability to integrate core contextual knowledge and performance practice as theory and practice are the uniqueness of the School's programmes.

The School is now seeking to appoint a dynamic individual to join its excellent teaching team and to contribute to its development in line with the Academy’s new strategic directions.  In addition to the specific requirements below, applicants should be able to demonstrate a good understanding of dance in the contemporary context, be committed to best practice in learning and teaching, and to the integration of practice and theory.

The postholder will be required to teach both Chinese Classical Dance, Chinese Folk Dance technique (with a focus on female techniques) and repertory to students across a range of levels. She/he will also be expected to contribute to teaching in other areas; where appropriate, including but not limited to advisory duty, project supervision, and committee work, etc.

Applicants should: 
- Have a degree or higher education qualification or equivalent extensive professional performance experience (preferably in Chinese dance education/dance studies);
- Substantial tertiary-level teaching experience, preferably within a specialist performing arts conservatoire institution;
- Have specialist expertise in Chinese Classical, Chinese Folk Dance technique and repertory;
- Have a substantial portfolio of professional practice which includes both performance and choreography and/or publication;
- Have experience as a rehearsal director; and
- Be fluent in both Chinese and English (spoken and written).

Experience in the application of digital technologies in the making and/or teaching of dance, and of teaching at MFA Level would be an advantage.
 

TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
Appointment will be on a two-year contract.  Renewal of contract is subject to performance.  A gratuity payment equals up to 15% of the total basic salary earned during the contract period may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the full contract period.  The amount of gratuity payable will be the sum which, when added to the Academy’s contribution to a Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) scheme as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, equals 15% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period.  Fringe benefits include leave, medical, and dental benefits. Starting salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.