何應豐是香港表演藝術創作人。2011年創立「何必。館」,又名「何應豐文化藝行工作室」,除創作外,更以不同方位進行文化策展及提供另類教育平台。
何氏長期以「身體版圖」為研究核心,倡導以「整體呈現」(Total Performance)用於創作、表演藝術培訓及自強教育。
近年聚焦文化策展,探索跨領域及跨文化相融展現的行動研究。
Hoyingfung is the founder and artistic director of Ho Bit Goon, a cultural hub for self-empowerment established in April 2011. The idea sprang from his transformative experience with Theatre Fanatico (1996-2011) , a company he founded in exploring the enigma of contemporary society through the form and distinctive style of dramatic visual poems, weaving texts, songs, dance, drama, objects, installations and moving images all in one as critical present in total performance.
As a multi-media and cross-disciplinary performance arts creator, he has been working as a playwright, theatre director, designer (set, costume and lighting), videographer, live sound artist, translator, performer and producer. He has participated in over 150 stage productions. His works are mostly constructed with specific artistic framework that based on drama, dance, and theatrical experimentations on contemporary social and cultural issues, intended to establish alternative theatre of the poets, with special exploratory journey looking into the aesthetics of Chinese Opera and the multimedia nature in mapping the landscape of the performing body, a special territory with cultural bearings of diversified social and cultural implications. His works were once presented in more than 13 international cities and had won critical acclaims and awards at home and aboard.
As a writer, he has published a number of books on theatre arts and related cultural studies, including “Thoughts on Heading West,” “Songs of Hearts: 36 Letters to Youngsters,” ” Words of Play: Looking Beyond The Seventh Drawer,” and “Here & Now: A smokeless journey into Springtime at Wuhu Street”. The International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong) has also published “Iconography of Theatre Fanatico: The Totality of Hoyingfung”, a book focused on Hoyingfung’s works and a collection of his critical essays.
As a culture worker, he has been actively engaging in series of projects related to art-in-education and art-in-social-work in the past 12 years, collaborating with various NGOs and educational sectors to explore alternative paths for self-empowerment. In recent years, he has been actively engaging in curating research projects to provide alternative training for professional artists, teachers and professionals of different backgrounds.