L'Amour Immortel at Hong Kong Week in Taipei
The Main Theatre, Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center
Synopsis
‘Hong Kong Week 2018 @Taipei’ has come to its 7th anniversary. As part of the Week, the Hong Kong Dance Company presented the grand dance drama L’Amour Immortel at the Taiwan Traditional Theatre Center, Taipei. Directed and choreographed by Artistic Director Yang Yun-tao, L’Amour Immortel is an adaptation of an iconic Hong Kong film, A Chinese Ghost Story by Tsui Hark. It won three Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2016, including Outstanding Performance by a Female Dancer, Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer and Outstanding Set Design for Dance.
L’Amour Immortel is the most enduring story from the literary classic Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, written by Pu Songling three centuries ago. It chronicles the star-crossed encounter between Nie Xiaoqian, a beautiful, bewitching ghost, and good-natured scholar Ning Caichen. Nie has been coerced by a demon to prey on humans, but loses her heart to the true-hearted scholar. The lovers must traverse the shadowy underworld to defend their love and freedom. Will Nie defy the netherworld to save her love from evil forces, even at the cost of her own immortality? Gripping and poignant, this new interpretation of the time-honoured story in dance is sure to thrill audiences.
Other Tours
L'Amour Immortel has also toured to other destinations, including:
8 - 9 July 2017 at Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center
15 - 16 July 2017 at Guangzhou Opera House
6 - 7 & 13 - 14 September 2019 at Shanghai International Dance Center & Hangzhou Grand Theatre
Production & Artistic Team
Director & Choreographer：
Yang Yuntao
Associate Choreographer：
Xie Yin
Script Adaptation：
Sin Chun-tung
Music Director & Composer：
Yin Ng
Set Designer：
Tsang Man-tung
Costume Designer：
Eddy Mok
Lighting Designer：
Billy Tang
Digital Images Designer：
Oliver Shing