Compiled from the Performing Arts programmes* and Visual Arts exhibition records from HKADC’s Arts Yearbooks and Annual Arts Survey projects dating from 2010.

Lament of The Exile

Dance

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Art Genres / Sub-categories

Modern, Contemporary Dance

Location

Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Theatre

Start Date

2012/11/02

End Date

2012/11/03

Art Genres / Sub-categories

Modern, Contemporary Dance

Location

Sheung Wan Civic Centre, Theatre

Start Date

2012/11/02

End Date

2012/11/03

Lament of The Exile

New Vision Arts Festival 2012

Description

Description

Dancers move to create dynamic tension. A Mongolian singer chants as if she weeps into the void while a modern score generates music that continuously spurs the imagination. In this enthralling performance, the different fates and emotions of wanderers separated from their homeland – zeal, melancholy, loneliness, exuberance – are laid bare. For this reinterpretation of Qu Yuan’s ancient epic poem, Li Sao, written in grief and sorrow after his own banishment 2,000 years ago, Hong Kong’s DanceArt draws together distinguished performers from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan who extend Qu’s work into a soul-searching journey for today’s forced and self-imposed exiles.Acclaimed for his originality and characteristic integration of art forms, here Chinese-Australian choreographer Zhang Xiao-xiong blends dance, literature, photography and arts installation to illustrate how contemporary Chinese intellectuals relocate their identity after leaving home, and to explore the cultural ambiguity that arises for those cut adrift in a world of disappearing boundaries. A borderless present is interwoven into the performance through composer-musician John Chen’s experimental fusion of eastern and western sounds while Mongolian singer Narenqimuge’s heavenly voice captures the solitude of those exiled throughout time. Alongside, dancers from Hong Kong and Taiwan fuse their artistry, adding another creative layer to this fascinating work of contemporary dance theatre

Performing / Production Unit DanceArt Hong Kong
Artistic Director:Leung Ka Kuen Francis
Choreographer:Zhang Xiao Xiong

Note:This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Dance Yearbook 2012" published by Hong Kong Dance Sector Joint Conference.

Info

Lowest Price

$130

Highest Price

$200

Indoor / Outdoor

Indoor

Local / Non-local Production

Local

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