Maurice LAI Yu Man
| Biography
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Maurice has been actively involved in filming, dance, Chinese Opera and culinary art. Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Diploma in Technical Arts (TV/Film) in 1996 and Master of Fine Arts in Cinema Production in 2019. Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production.
His first dance video ‘A Cup of Tea’, collaboration with choreographer Yuri Ng, was the award-winning video in Jumping Frames Dance Video Festival 2004 and went on to be awarded Menzioni Speciali of Il Coreografo Elettronico and XIV Festival Internazionale Di Videodanza 2006 in Napoli, Italy. ‘A Cup of Tea’ was also selected by the ReelDance Moving Image Collection of University of New South Wales, Australia in 2012. During his time as producer for Creative Imaging Department at TVB, his works won Gold Award for the Best Holiday/Seasonal Promo in Promax Asia 2005. His dance film ‘Rite of City – Reminisce’ selected by the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. Documentary ‘Boy Story’ selected by Chiayi International Art Doc Film Festival 2017.
Maurice received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design with choreographer Sue Healey in 2018 and 2022. In 2017 he received from City Contemporary Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Laureate. Maurice’s MFA graduation short film ‘The Smoke That Blinds Us’ was the finalist of the 2nd Global University Film Awards and the finalist of short film competition of the 5th International Film Festival & Awards • Macao in 2020.
Maurice is currently an adjunct assistant professor at School of Dance of Taipei National University of the Arts, Vice-chairman of Board of Directors and Coordinator (Technical Support) of Utopia Cantonese Opera Workshop, President of the board of directors of Unlock Dancing Plaza, theatre panel of Programme and Development Committee of Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and and Jury member of The Hong Kong Dance Awards. He established HoShunKing Artistic Workshop in Taiwan in 2020.
| Biography
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Maurice has been actively involved in filming, dance, Chinese Opera and culinary art. Graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Diploma in Technical Arts (TV/Film) in 1996 and Master of Fine Arts in Cinema Production in 2019. Maurice has been in documentary video shooting for movie and stage performance, video design and promo production.
His first dance video ‘A Cup of Tea’, collaboration with choreographer Yuri Ng, was the award-winning video in Jumping Frames Dance Video Festival 2004 and went on to be awarded Menzioni Speciali of Il Coreografo Elettronico and XIV Festival Internazionale Di Videodanza 2006 in Napoli, Italy. ‘A Cup of Tea’ was also selected by the ReelDance Moving Image Collection of University of New South Wales, Australia in 2012. During his time as producer for Creative Imaging Department at TVB, his works won Gold Award for the Best Holiday/Seasonal Promo in Promax Asia 2005. His dance film ‘Rite of City – Reminisce’ selected by the Short Film Corner of the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. Documentary ‘Boy Story’ selected by Chiayi International Art Doc Film Festival 2017.
Maurice received from Hong Kong Dance Alliance, The Hong Kong Dance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Video and Photography for Dance in 2015 and Outstanding Visual Design with choreographer Sue Healey in 2018 and 2022. In 2017 he received from City Contemporary Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Laureate. Maurice’s MFA graduation short film ‘The Smoke That Blinds Us’ was the finalist of the 2nd Global University Film Awards and the finalist of short film competition of the 5th International Film Festival & Awards • Macao in 2020.
Maurice is currently an adjunct assistant professor at School of Dance of Taipei National University of the Arts, Vice-chairman of Board of Directors and Coordinator (Technical Support) of Utopia Cantonese Opera Workshop, President of the board of directors of Unlock Dancing Plaza, theatre panel of Programme and Development Committee of Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and and Jury member of The Hong Kong Dance Awards. He established HoShunKing Artistic Workshop in Taiwan in 2020.
