Eman Lam (Chinese: 林伊汶) is a Hong Kong dancer, singer, comedian and painter. She is the founder and artistic director of Le Jeu dance and Stand Up HK comedy companies.[1] In 2016, she started a stand-up comedy platform called Stand Up HK 香港是但噏 - the only English and Cantonese stand up company in Hong Kong for local comedians.[2]
Eman Lam | |
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| Nationality | Hong Kong, China |
| Notable work | Founder and producer of
Stand Up HK 香港的是但噏 and Le Jeu Dance |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 林伊汶 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lín Yīwèn |
| Jyutping | Lam4 Yi1man4 |
| Website | eman.rocks
standup-hk.com leJeu-hk.rocks |
Background
editLam was classically trained since she was four, and the Royal Academy of Dance (London) Honor Award Winner for Ballet from 1995 to 2000.[3] Lam taught herself to paint and at the age of 16 went to United States for university. She currently performs, teaches and choreographs dance.[4] She has been working as a full-time painter at her home studio and planning her solo exhibition in mid-2018.
With Le Jeu Dance established Lam has focused on comedy with an emphasis on stand-up performance. She has been performing stand-up comedy in both English and Cantonese since 2012.
In 2016, Lam set up a stand-up comedy platform called Stand Up HK (香港是但噏),[5] the only English and Cantonese stand up company in Hong Kong for local comedians.[6]
On 5 August 2017, Lam performed her first One Woman Show in both English, Cantonese (and a little bit in Mandarin as well), back to back. Every one of Lam's performances is different and she frequently ends her shows with some comedy parody.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "The jester who's standing up for Cantonese comedy". April 2017.
- ^ http://www.pressreader.com/china/hk-magazine/20160610/281835757973615 – via PressReader.
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- ^ "Literary Death Match Hong Kong - Photos". 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Stand up HK". 25 May 2017.
- ^ "Stand Up HK Show - Stand Up HK - Show - The Fringe Club". www.hkfringeclub.com.
- ^ "Eman: One Woman Show". 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Events | HKELD".