|
23
Thu
Sep
2023
19:30
|
24
Sun
Sep
2023
14:30 |
|
$380, $300, $240, $180 |
|
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre |
BUY TICKET
Dance
City under the Moon: Dance Drama Tide of Era by China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater
To the great eras, their go-getters and visionaries
This dance drama has the forty years of opening up and reform of the country as its historical background. It tells the story of two generations of start-up entrepreneurs living in the Huangpu area of Guangdong Province. Spanning the four stages of opening up and reform: the initial phase, the 1990's, the first decade of the millennium, and contemporary times, it unfurls, like a picture scroll, forty years of social development and reform, the opportunities as well as challenges that start-up entrepreneurs face. The dance drama portrays the lives of ordinary folks amidst epochal changes, and tells of the individual struggles and touching stories on their homeland. It is a paean to the entrepreneurial spirit on the crux of an era of reform, an epic poem about catching up with lifechanging times.
The dance drama premiered in 2021 at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, helmed by Tong Ruirui, a National Class One Director, Tong applies innovative concepts in modern dance to break through physical boundaries of the dancers, expresses impactful emotions through bodily movements, and delivers the theme song about times of change in dance idioms.
As a realism-themed dance drama, the Tide of Era applies the innovative concepts of contemporary dance, the unique choreography of dance segments in the beginning of some acts, with tidal wave-like group dances in different but progressive rhythms, projects the tremendous power of the tides of times. Meanwhile, the stage design formed by lines and surfaces as the major means of visual expression. The skilled use of multimedia and lighting created a multi-layered, dynamic visual space, presenting a contemporary, tech-savvy and futuristic sense of the dance drama.
This is a programme of the "Chinese Performing Arts Hong Kong Season" Series, with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the advisory units.
The running of each performance is approximately 2 hours 10 minutes including an intermission of 15 minutes.
Audience is strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers and audiences who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted at a suitable break.
The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists.
TICKETING
DATE VENUE PRICE 23.09.2023 (Sat)
19:30
19:30
24.09.2023 (Sun)
14:30
14:30
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
$380, $300, $240, $180
DATE23.09.2023 (Sat)
19:30
19:30
24.09.2023 (Sun)
14:30
14:30
PRICE
$380, $300, $240, $180