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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's "Great Music" series, "When Petals Fall in Serenity" - Atmospheric Music Theatre by Law Wing-fai is a new production which will be staged in December. Poetry, songs, dance, music and visual media combine to create a highly engaging multidisciplinary and musical performance.
Describing the performance, director, composer and librettist Law Wing-fai says, "'When Petals Fall in Serenity' represents an insight into life. If we see flowers blooming and petals falling as the most natural phenomena in nature, we can transcend common misgivings and face any rise and fall, birth and death with level-headedness and optimism. We will be able to put our minds at ease and deal with obstacles and setbacks that come our way as we journey through life. It is with this in mind that the atmospheric music theatre 'When Petals Fall in Serenity' was conceived.
"It has no storyline or character-related emotions, only a mood of spiritual serenity. It is, essentially, a stylised concert. Convoluted, introspective, the music highlights an undefined space for interpretation. It incorporates the Tibetan singing bowl, vocals, Chinese orchestral and solo instrumental music, interpolated with poem, dance, lighting and media images. Texts and images are merged into one to create a multi-disciplinary showcase of poetry, songs, dance, music and visual media. Within a defined boundary, a unique dimension is created, which offers a glimpse of an aesthetic texture that explores artistic depths," he added.
Law is acclaimed for his compositions in Chinese and Western music as well as his works in chamber music, opera, stage and film aspects, including the well-known local film "A Simple Life". Law has also attended numerous international modern music events as a representative of Hong Kong. Some of his works have received Hong Kong Film Awards.
"When Petals Fall in Serenity" will be staged at 8pm on December 5 and 6 (Friday and Saturday) and 3pm on December 6 at the Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre. Tickets priced at $480 and $360 are now available at URBTIX. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis). A "Great Music" package booking discount is also available. Please refer to programme leaflets for details.
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7321; for ticketing enquiries call 3761 6661. For telephone credit card bookings, call 2111 5999. Internet bookings are available at www.urbtix.hk. For more information on the programme, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/music/program_609.html.
Ends/Monday, September 8, 2014
Issued at HKT 10:00
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