"Boy Story．Reborn"
Boys of two generations coming together to revive a classic and subvert the present
Hong Kong choreographer Yuri Ng, known for his quirky genius, was awarded the Prix d’Auteur at the Rencontres chorégraphiques internationales de Seine-Saint-Denis (Bagnolet) in France for his Boy Story in 1996. It is a prestigious work and has become a classic. Ingeniously crafted for six male dancers to explore the male’s anxiety towards self-positioning integrated with the reservation of the local community about the handover of Hong Kong in the run-up to 1997. The work portrays the boys’ romantic yet persistent pursuit of dreams in the city through body and posture. Nineteen years later, the original cast from Malaysia and Taiwan with Ong Yong Lock, Artistic Director of Unlock Dancing Plaza, and the dancers from the premiere are reunited to revive the classic. The reunion also gives birth to a new combination, Boy Story Reborn, to subvert the pretty impression of Boy Story and to delineate the fearless and aggressive life renewal of the new generation.
22*-23.5.2015 ( Fri – Sat) 8pm
Theatre , Sheung Wan Civic Centre
$200 / $160
* with post-performance meet-the-artist session
Artistic Concept:
Costume Designer: Yuri Ng
Lighting Designer: Ray Tseng
Deputy Lighting Designer: Maggie Law
Sound Designer: Lawrence Lau
Production Manager: Karen Kwong
Stage Manager: Jason Ma
Choreography: Ong Yong Lock
Lighting Design: Samuel Chan
Sound Design: Migu Mianizt Leung
Costume Coordination: Gauze Lam
Performance: James Yau, Joseph Lee*, Lai Tak Wai, Andy Lee, Skinny Ng
*
This position is supported by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council's Artistic Internship Scheme.