The Legend of Mulan in Sydney
The Concourse Theatre Chatswood
Synopsis
Setting out to “impress the world with Chinese dance of Hong Kong character”, the Hong Kong Dance Company brought its critically acclaimed dance drama The Legend of Mulan to Australia by invitation of Sydney’s Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office. Apart from stage performances, the HKDC engaged in the community, exchanging dance practice with professional companies and performing arts students, at the same time introducing them to Chinese dance. The HKDC visited the Sydney Dance Company, the city’s premier contemporary dance company, joining their ballet class and observing rehearsals for a new work, and hosted a workshop for the company’s Pre-professional Year students, demonstrating the basics of Chinese classical and folk dances. The HKDC also organized a masterclass and worksop for the Lee Academy and the Newtown High School of the Performing Arts respectively, where company members demonstrated Chinese dance technique and engaged students in actual Chinese folk-dance numbers.
To promote Chinese dance to the Sydney public, the HKDC performed in the open air plaza of the World Square Shopping Centre in Sydney’s city centre. Company members not only demonstrated Chinese dance technique but also performed excerpts from The Legend of Mulan. They even invited the public to join in, giving them a firsthand experience in sharing the fun of Chinese dance. Four exquisite costumes from HKDC’S various productions were also included in an exhibition entitled “Welcome to Our World: Arts．Culture．Hong Kong,” focusing on the vitality that is Hong Kong arts and culture, organized by Sydney’s HKETO.
Other Tours
The Legend of Mulan has also toured to other destinations, including:
5 - 8 March 2015 at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York
15 April 2015 at Southbank Centre, London
21 - 22 June 2019 The Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre, Minsk
Production & Artistic Team
Director & Choreographer：
Yang Yuntao
Associate Choreographer：
Xie Yin
Playwright：
Gerard CC Tsang
Music Director & Composer：
Matthew Ma
Set Designer：
Yuen Hon-wai
Costume Designer：
Karin Chiu
Lighting Designer：
Yeung Tsz-yan
Rehearsal Assistant：
Ke Zhiyong