| Date |
2016/08/05-07 |
| Venue |
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
| Ticket Price |
$250 |
| Synopsis |
Experimental Dance Theatre - "Reveries of the Red Chamber"
Helen Lai "While the Dream Unfolds"
Yang Yuntao "Blanc"
Hoyingfung "The Enigma of a Stone"
Outcast from heaven, betrayed on Earth –
brought to life in dance
Dream of the Red Chamber, also called The Story of the Stone, is a Chinese literary masterpiece written by Cao Xueqin. It tells the story of a stone that is outcast by the goddess Nüwa, who mends the heavens with stones. A Taoist priest and a Buddhist monk find the stone and bring it into the world, where it is reborn into a mortal boy called Jia Bao-yu. The story then revolves around two clans of the wealthy Jia family, who fall from financial grace, and a love triangle between Jia Bao-yu and his two female cousins.
The dance drama Reveries of the Red Chamber comprises three different reinterpretations of this epic book. Each one is individually helmed by dance doyenne Helen Lai, Hong Kong Dance Company artistic director, Yang Yuntao and theatre artist extraordinaire, Ho Ying-fung – all of whom felt inspired to bring the book to life from contemporary perspectives.
The three reinterpretations are set on an ingeniously designed stage where dance collides with literature and words take on a human form to portray a riches-to-rags story through poetic and emotive movements. |
| Cast and Production |
Directors: Helen Lai, Yang Yuntao
Choreographers: Helen Lai, Yang Yuntao
Director: Hoyingfung
Script Writer: Hoyingfung
Scenography Concept: Hoyingfung
Set Designer: Hoyingfung
Video Designer: Hoyingf |
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