‘From Puppets to Humans’ Series: Infinita by Familie Flöz (Germany)

Playful life brings a distinctive vitality

‘Wordless and yet somehow so expressive, full of yearning and yet also filled with joy; this is a splendid and immensely skillful character comedy.’

-  The Guardian, UK

‘As well as being very funny, these masked characters also have a real psychological depth.’

-  The Stage, UK

The Audience Award at euro-scene Leipzig in 2012

Infinita is a comedy and physical/visual mosaic about the first and last moments of life.  The story begins with a group of three young toddlers and ending in a retirement home.  It is about a distinctive vitality, as the old men in their retirement home continue in the spirit of playfulness that defined their youth. The four fabulously masked starring without spoken words, with a very crafty shadows and enchanting music play a game of transience, of being born and of growing old, and a vigorous succession of scenes about the inevitable fate of the human being. 

The programme has been toured in 25 countries and was welcomed with great enthusiasm by the audience and critics at the London International Mime Festival 2016.

With post-performance talks on 11-12 May (Conducted in English)

Recommended for ages 12 and above

The running time of each performance is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes without intermission

Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers and audiences who leave their seats during the performance will not be admitted to their own seats.

‘From Puppets to Humans’ Series: Infinita by Familie Flöz (Germany)

Familie Flöz is a world-renowned mask theatre company established in Essen, Germany in 1994 and based in Berlin since 2001.  It is an international pool of theatre makers, actors, musicians, dancers, directors, dramatic advisors and designers of mask, light, set and costume from different nations.  Each play is developed in a collective working process through constant rediscovery of disciplines such as mask theatre, dance, clownery, acrobatics, improvisation, mime and physical comedy.  Their works, without spoken word, are performed through movement, images and music. 

The group appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2001 which attracted invitations to perform various works throughout the world since then. Over the past 20 years they have toured with different productions to 34 countries, including the spectacular sold-out run of Teatro Delusio in Hong Kong in 2006, giving Familie Flöz an international reputation for its unique poetic and comic ensemble.

Direction: Hajo Schüler, Michael Vogel

Playwright / Performers: Björn Leese, Benjamin Reber, Hajo Schüler and Michael Vogel

Masks: Hajo Schüle

Set Design: Michael Ottopal

Costumes: Eliseu Weide

Sound Design: Dirk Schröder

Light Design: Reinhard Hubert

Animation / Video: Silke Meyer

Video: Andreas Dihm

Production Manager: Pierre Yves Bazin

‘From Puppets to Humans’ Series: Infinita by Familie Flöz (Germany)

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

11.05.2018 (Fri) - 12.05.2018 (Sat)
20:00

13.05.2018 (Sun)
15:00

Auditorium, Ko Shan Theatre New Wing

$280, $220, $160

BUY NOW

DATE

11.05.2018 (Fri) - 12.05.2018 (Sat)
20:00

13.05.2018 (Sun)
15:00

VENUE

Auditorium, Ko Shan Theatre New Wing

PRICE

$280, $220, $160

BUY NOW

Some $160 seats have restricted view

Tickets available from 16 March onwards at all URBTIX outlets, on Internet, by Mobile Ticketing App and Credit Card Telephone Booking.

Discount Schemes

Half-price tickets available for senior citizens aged 60 and above, people with disabilities and the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients.  (Limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come-first-served basis.) 

Group Booking Discount*

10% off for each purchase of 4-9 standard tickets; 15% off for 10-19 standard tickets; 20% off for 20 or more standard tickets.

‘From Puppets to Humans’ Series Discount*

10% off for each purchase of standard tickets for both Infinita by Familie Flöz (Germany) and André and Dorine by Kulunka Theatre Company (Spain).

* Not applicable to tickets for all workshops in this series

Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers. 

Internet Booking   www.urbtix.hk

Mobile Ticketing App   My URBTIX (Andriod & iPhone/iPad versions)

Credit Card Telephone Booking   2111 5999

Ticketing Enquiries   3761 6661

Internet Booking   www.urbtix.hk

Mobile Ticketing App   My URBTIX (Andriod & iPhone/iPad versions)

Credit Card Telephone Booking   2111 5999

Ticketing Enquiries   3761 6661

Programme Enquiries   2268 7323

Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers and audiences who leave their seats during the performance will not be admitted to their own seats.

The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.