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Grand Chinese Dance Theatre
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Usurpers. Traitors. Warlords.
Heroes. |
The Hong Kong Dance
Company draws inspiration from
Romance of the
Three Kingdoms,
one of the Four Great Classical Novels
of Chinese literature to create an epic
dance theatre of the same title.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
is China's most outstanding historical
novel. It drew on real figures and
events from the Three Kingdoms period
and embellished them with imagination,
immortalising history for posterity
through fiction.
The Three Kingdoms
(220-265 AD) accounted for merely 45
years in Chinese history. This short
period, no more than a split second out
of the long timeline of civilisation,
created more heroes, legends and
awe-inspiring personalities than any
other period. The Three Kingdoms became
an inexhaustible talking point, where
artists from around the world come to
find ideas and inspiration.
Assistant Artistic
Director of the Hong Kong Dance Company
and winner of the 2009 Hong Kong Arts
Development Award for Best Artist
(Dance) Yang Yuntao combines dance with
Chinese opera and theatre elements to
paint the thrilling tales of chivalry on
stage.
Romance of the Three
Kingdoms
will premiere at the
Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre
on 10 September 2010, for four
performances only until 12 September
2010.
The full company of
the Hong Kong Dance Company and Chan
Chu-hei, two-time Best Leading Actor of
the Hong Kong Drama Awards and will
recount turbulent years of warfare and
intrigue in the ultimate
Romance of the Three
Kingdoms.
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About the Production
Romance of the Three
Kingdoms
features seven of the most exciting and
best-known episodes: Three Heroes Swear
Brotherhood in the Peach Garden; Cao Cao
Appraises Heroes in a Plum Garden; Lu
Bu¡¦s and Diao Chan¡¦s Secret Rendezvous;
Zhuge Liang's Empty City Stratagem; Guan
Yu Escorts Liu Bei¡¦s Two Wives over a
Thousand Miles; Zhao Yun Rescues Liu
Bei¡¦s Son at Long Slope Bridge and Zhou
Yu Sets Fire to Cao Cao¡¦s Chained
Warships at the Red Cliff.
Dance combines forces
with theatre to bring these towering
legends back to life, each striking and
memorable: the insightful Zhuge Liang,
the elegant Zhou Yu, the loyal and brave
Guan Yu, the Invincible Zhao Yun and the
shrewd
Cao Cao.
Taking after Chinese
opera stage presence and drama
techniques and modern theatrical
interpretations, this is another fusion
of Chinese dance traditions and
contemporary visual arts aesthetics.
Classic stories and legendary figures
unfurl amongst plots and battlefields of
the Three Kingdoms; this grand depiction
of warring years bring romance,
magnanimity, wisdom and intrigue to the
stage. While exposing hypocrisy and
villainy,
Three Kingdoms
also affirms the virtues of humanity
which still shine 2,000 years on.
This production is
another collaboration between playwright
and academic adviser Gerard CC Tsang and
Yang Yuntao, following the success of
Mulan.
The
music
features
works for
guqin from
Wei and Jin dynasties as well as
contemporary Chinese music.
Romance of the Three
Kingdoms
is sure to stir the senses and create a
new stage classic.
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Grand Chinese
Dance Theatre ¡V Romance of the
Three Kingdoms |
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Date/Time |
10 ¡V 11.9.2010
(Fri ¡V Sat) 7:45pm
11 ¡V 12.9.2010
(Sat ¡V Sun) 3:00pm
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Venue |
Hong Kong
Cultural Centre Grand Theatre |
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Ticket Prices |
$280 $220 $160 |
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Tickets now
available at URBTIX |
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Enquiry |
3103 1806
/hkdance@hkdance.com |
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Suitable for aged
6
or above |
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Booking Hotline |
2734 9009 |
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Online Booking |
www.urbtix.hk |
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The Hong Kong Dance Company reserves
the rights to change programme
details and substitute artists |
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Creative Team |
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Director/Choreographer
Script and
Research Director
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Video Designer
Music Coordinator
Special
Appearance |
Yang Yuntao
Assistant
Artistic Director, Hong Kong Dance
Company
Winner of Award for
Best Artist(Dance)
Hong Kong Arts
Development Awards 2009
Gerard CC Tsang
Tsang Man-tung
Karin Chiu
Yeung Tsz-yan
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Chris Chan
Ng Cheuk-yin
Jacob Chan
Two-time Award
Winner of Best Leading Actor
Hong Kong Drama
Awards
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Pre &
Post-performance Activities |
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Talk: Creating
the Three Kingdoms
The creative team
will share their creative process,
and explore the relationship between
literature and dance. Selected
excerpts of the production will be
performed.
21.8.2010 (Sat)
3:30pm ¡V 5:00pm
Exhibition
Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
Fee Admission (limited
quota on a first come, first served
basis)
Enquiry and Reservation Hotline:
3103 1889
Pre-performance
Talk
Reconstruct the
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
on Stage
11.9.2010 (Sat)
1:30pm ¡V 2:00pm
Level 2 Foyer,
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Admission with
show ticket
Approximately 30
minutes
Enquiry and Reservation Hotline:
3103 1806
Meet the Artists
To be held after
the performance of
11.9.2010
(Sat) 7:45 pm
Grand Theatre,
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Autograph Session
To be held after
the performance of
12.9.2010
(Sun) 3:00 pm
Level 2 Foyer,
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
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Yang Yuntao
Director/Choreographer of the Romance of the
Three Kingdoms
Assistant Artistic Director, Hong Kong Dance
Company
Yang Yuntao, a member of the Bai ethnic
minority in Yunnan, graduated from the Dance
Department of the Central Ethnic University.
He has been a soloist in the Guangdong
Modern Dance Company and the Beijing Modern
Dance Company. He won the Bronze Prize at
the 1st Central Modern Dance Competition. As
Principal Dancer in Ma and Le Visiting the
Sky, Yang won the Gold Prize in the 2nd
National Lotus Awards Competition and was
named the Outstanding Male Performer in the
6th China Arts Festival. With South of the
Cloud he won the Gold Award in Solo Dance at
the 7th National Dance Competition for
Ethnic Minorities. He joined Hong Kong Dance
Company in 2002 as Principal Dancer, and
received Hong Kong Dance Awards 2003 from
Hong Kong Dance Alliance for his performance
in Water Margin and The Song of the Earth.
Yang joined City Contemporary Dance Company
in 2005, and received Hong Kong Dance Awards
2006 again for his performance in The
Conqueror. He joined the Hong Kong Dance
Company in November 2007 as an Assistant
Artistic Director. He received the Award for
Best Artist (Dance) of the Hong Kong Arts
Development Awards 2009 from the Hong Kong
Arts Development Council.
Yang¡¦s choreographic works include The
Cheerful Ideal (Ke Le Li Xiang), Dream Music
(Huan Yin) and At This Moment (Ci Shi Ci Ke)
for Guangdong Modern Dance Company; Coffee-
Mate (Ka Fei Ban Lu) in 2000 and performance
soiree Drifting¡EFluttering (Piao¡EPiao) with
Zi Wei in 2002 for Beijing Modern Dance
Company; Shall we dance? in 2007 for City
Contemporary Dance Company. He was invited
by the Hong Kong Dance Company to
choreograph The Border Town in 2004, 2007
and The Smiling Proud Wanderer in 2006. His
recent work was Mulan in 2008 and
Everlasting Love in 2009.
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Hong Kong Dance Company
The Hong Kong Dance Company was established
in 1981 to promote Chinese dance. The
Company has staged more than 100
productions, many of which received popular
and critical acclaim. Recent productions
include Qingming Riverside, Angel Falls,
Mulan, Everlasting Love, Lingnan
Impressions, The Smiling Proud Wanderer,
Snow Fox, Eagle Companions and Painted Face.
The HKDC tours internationally as well as
around Mainland China as a way to encourage
cultural exchange, visiting Australia, the
United Kingdom, Korea, Singapore, Canada,
Japan, Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou,
Wuhan, Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Dongguan,
Taipei and Macau. The tours were well
received by the public with rave reviews.
Invited by the Ministry of Culture of the
People¡¦s Republic of China, the HKDC was the
only Hong Kong dance company to perform at
the ¡§Meet in Beijing 2008¡¨ Arts Festival at
the Olympics. This year, the Company has
been invited by the Hong Kong SAR Government
to participate in the Expo 2010 in Shanghai,
with two performances of Qingming Riverside
at the Shanghai Grand Theatre in July.
The HKDC received its status as a charitable
and non-profit-making institution in April
2001, and is financially supported by the
Government of the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region.
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Media Enquiries
For rehearsal visits or interviews, please
contact Hong Kong Dance Company Marketing
and Development Department:
Marketing and Development Manager ¡V
Chris Lam
Tel¡G3103 1828 / 67155516 Fax¡G2851 3607
Email¡Gchris@hkdance.com
Assistant Manager (Marketing and
Development) ¡V Joyce Chung
Tel¡G3103 1810 Fax¡G2851 3607 Email¡Gjoyce@hkdance.com
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