李偉能是一位編舞、表演者和表演策劃人。畢業於香港中文大學及英國倫敦當代舞蹈學院藝術碩士學位（當代舞），於2022年被委位為不加鎖舞踊館藝術總監。 

他的策劃聚焦於本地當代舞蹈的生態中未被關注的版塊，如創作過程（creative process）中的知識生產、整存及傳播；跨文化語境及跨藝術媒介之間的對話以及身體的創造力於社區實踐的模式，由此策劃一系列當代舞展演及交流平台，包括以駐留為軸心的舞蹈節#非關舞蹈祭、本地研究發展陪伴計劃dance-to-be、共學平台公開研習週等，嘗試擴展對於以身體為主要媒介的創作觀點。 

他的創作媒介包括現場表演、錄像、文字書寫及策劃，以創作去理解舞蹈於當代的意義，擅長解構身體、意象及符號在不同層面的呈現和本質，透過展演去重新定義和聚焦當中的表演性。作品以觀眾的感知為基礎，刻意製造出各種錯置、衝突、或超越期望的調度，用以引導外在觀看的經驗回歸到自身的省思。 

個人創作圍繞流行文化，符號及再現，身體勞動、舞蹈及其形象之間的重疊及間隙等。例如《Emo Coaster》（2024－）探索流行曲與舞蹈之間的連結，理解當中人工建構的意義和情感表達，以及個人私密情感與大眾流行文化之間關係；《慢舞》系列（2023－），把傳統表演當中俐落、節奏分明、連貫的動態幾近無限延伸和拉長，顛倒原來舞蹈的時間性，逐漸化為看似熟悉同時又感覺陌生的表演形式。以及一系列重整語言、符號及身體形象的作品包括《回聲摺疊》（2016）、《回聲二：人為景觀》（2021）、《this work has three possible titles:》（2023）。影像作品包括《it tastes like you》（2016）、《Two Solos, One Dance, Three Frames》（2021）以及與影像導演楊適榕合作的《慢舞（對焦）》（2024）系列。 

作品曾巡演於英國、德國、日本、澳洲、上海、北京等地。為iCoDaCo（International Contemporary Dance Collective）2018－2020中的一員，與另外五位來自歐洲各國的藝術家進行為期兩年的駐地、創作及巡演。 

他於2017年獲香港藝術發展獎的藝術新秀獎。 

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Claire Cunningham is a performer and creator of multi-disciplinary performance based in Glasgow, Scotland. One of the UK’s most acclaimed and internationally renowned disabled artists, Cunningham’s work is often rooted in the study and use/misuse of her crutches and the exploration of the potential of her own specific physicality with a conscious rejection of traditional dance techniques (developed for non-disabled bodies).  This runs alongside a deep interest in the lived experience of disability and its implications not only as a choreographer but also in terms of societal notions of knowledge, value, connection and interdependence.

 A self-identifying disabled artist, Cunningham’s work combines multiple art forms, including performance works:  ME (Mobile/Evolution);  12 made for Candoco Dance company;   Give Me a Reason to Live; Guide Gods, and the duet The Way You Look (at me) Tonight with choreographer Jess Curtis which was selected for the 2018 Tanzplatform in Germany and was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Dance Award.  Claire’s ensemble piece, Thank You Very Much won CATS awards for Best Ensemble and Best Sound and Music and was the inspiration for the Radio 4 programme, Elvis - A Tribute in Dance.  

In 2019, Claire created her first piece for gallery spaces, taking part in Automatise Ambulatoire: Hysteria, Imitation, curated by Amanda Cachia for Owen’s Art Gallery, Sackville, Canada. In 2020, Claire collaborated with scholar and activist Julia Watts Belser on audio works Quanimacy commissioned by The Place, London and We Run Like Rivers for Theaterformen Festival, Hannover.  In 2021, Claire was honored for her Outstanding Artistic Development in dance at the German Dance Awards.

Photo credit: Unlimited, UK