關於敲擊襄 About Toolbox Percussion

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關於敲擊襄

About Toolbox Percussion

敲擊襄自2012年以來，一直在本地 及海外致力推動擊樂文化節目，策劃 多元化及具藝術視野之項目。敲擊 襄作為具創造潛力的文化機構，致力 透過與本地作曲家委約作品、合作、 專業培訓、表演、錄製和巡迴演出 當代作品來創作新音樂。藝團的構作， 以音樂為筆劃，記曩昔及現今。

過去的樂季，敲擊襄把樂團作品帶 到韓國光州亞洲文化殿堂，亦參演 三藩市國際藝術節的首演，其他演 出包括上海1862時尚藝術中心、 賽馬會藝壇新勢力，並積極參與 康樂及文化事務署、香港藝術節「加 料節目」 和大館合辦的觀眾拓展節目。

2019年受舊金山中華文化中心邀約 策展，將歷年的藝術整輯，以「襄 音」為名的展覽首次於三藩市展出。 此聲音展覽其後發展為藝團重點創作 項目，於2021年六月假H Queen’s 十七樓作跨媒體藝術呈現，2022年 8 月為 ArtisTree 舉辦了場域特定 藝術版本「襄音操場」，展覽將於 2023年到日本巡展，於越後妻有 大地藝術祭亮相。

敲擊襄現為香港藝術發展局三年資助 團體。 Toolbox Percussion has been driving percussive arts programming in Hong Kong since 2012, curating ambitious music projects in innovative ways. Toolbox Percussion, as a creative incubator, works to make new music happen by commissioning, collaborating, professional training, performing, recording and touring contemporary performances. Believe in the beautiful concerted efforts of every young talent we involve. Toolbox continues to empower the audience to discover versatility in daily soundscapes by anchoring our work closely to the here and now of Hong Kong.

Over the past seasons, Toolbox Percussion toured to Asia Culture Center at Gwangju in South Korea and made its US debut at the San Francisco International Arts Festival. Other appearances included Shipyard 1862 Theatre in Shanghai, Jockey New Arts Power, and active involvement in audience development programmes co-presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong Arts Festival PLUS, and Taikwun.

Co-hosted with the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco in 2019, works of Toolbox Percussion were showcased in an exhibition titled “A Double Listen” for the first time in the United States. This sound-based exhibition became an ongoing project as a core production series, a scalable rerun was held at H Queen’s in June 2021, a site-specific edition for ArtisTree in August 2022, and the exhibition will be on tour at Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennale in Summer 2023.

Toolbox Percussion is currently a three-year grantee of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.