One Belt One Road Experimental Theatre – The Interrupted Dream: Chinois Dream at Château de Versailles
Dance/Xiqu
Description
Description
The Interrupted Dream is about disrupted historical records in a museum. Danny Yung, a pioneer of cross-cultural experimental theatre practice, imagines the wake of Chinoiserie at the Palace of Versailles in the 17th century through the setting of a museum. Audience at the Grand theatre on stage are introduced to the lustful reality of The Interrupted Dream, experiencing how the East and the West mirror and interact with each other.
The Interrupted Dream is conceptualized by Asian artists from different performing art backgrounds – Classical Javanese dancer Didik Nini Thowok has always been fascinated by the concept of The Peony Pavilion, as well as Kunqu as an art form. A while ago, he translated Shan Po Yang, a song of the lead female character Du Liniang from The Interrupted Dream, one of the most famous excerpts in The Peony Pavilion, into Indonesian, and composed a new melody for it. This work then became the prelude scene of Danny Yung’s The Interrupted Dream. Together with Shen Yili, a seasoned Kunqu (traditional Chinese theatre) lead actress from Shanghai; Nget Rady, a contemporary/traditional dancer from Phnom Penh; and Makoto Matsushima, a renowned contemporary dancer/choreographer/theatre performer from Tokyo, the show epitomizes a cultural exchange among Asian cultures, and a meeting between traditional and contemporary theatre.
Director & Designer︰Danny Yung
Concept & Graphic Designer︰Anothermountainman
Associate Director︰Liu Xiaoyi
Performers︰Didik Nini Thowok [Yogyakarta]; Shen Yili [Shanghai]; Makoto Matsushima [Tokyo]; Nget Rady [Phnom Penh]; Amin Farid [Singapore]; Sabrina Sng [Singapore]; Nattapon Wannaun [Thailand]; Jason Kong
Music︰Steve Hui
Info
$600
Indoor
Local, Non-local
