\u2018The Eight Immortals crossing the sea\u2019 is a folklore that has fascinated the Chinese for hundreds of years. What kind of challenge to one\u2019s imagination would it be to create a \u2018prequel\u2019 for it, then? In the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra\u2019s new production, The Eight Immortals\u2019 Adventures Prequel, young casts have been recruited through audition to play the famous eight. Would the life of celestials be as happy and carefree as the youngsters think? And how many trials do they need to undergo, in terms of money, family, moral conscience etc., before they achieve eternal life and supernatural powers? Embedded in this contemporary interpretation of an age-old tale is the message to love the earth so that humankind can live in harmony with Nature.<\/p>\n
The premiere of The Eight Immortals\u2019 Adventure musical last year has bowled the audience over with its eye-opening stage design and riveting puppetry. This year, the Eight return by popular demand at the International Arts Carnival, but as young, mortal beings. Each would tell what they go through before becoming celestials with magical powers. The musical theatre features music written by the local young composer, Alfred Wong and played by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra with Chew Hee-chiat conducting, and staging by Chow Chiu-lun, Outreach and Education Co-ordinator of the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre. This is a production that offers a new and fantastic angle on Chinese traditional culture \u2013 definitely not to be missed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","location_type":[350136],"event_category":[373364,373315],"area_type":[350138],"event_language":[365762],"series":[387116,387299,387123],"event_category_other":[],"class_list":["post-1301723","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","location_type-indoor-en","event_category-theatre-drama-en","event_category-theatre-en","area_type-local","event_language-cantonese","series-arts-festival","series-2012-international-arts-carnival-2","series-international-arts-carnival","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1301723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1301723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_type?post=1301723"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1301723"},{"taxonomy":"area_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_type?post=1301723"},{"taxonomy":"event_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_language?post=1301723"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1301723"},{"taxonomy":"event_category_other","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category_other?post=1301723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}