5 stories of spirits. 5 episodes of unrequited love. Piano Solo Storytelling Spirits combines elements of piano solo, monologues, poems, light and shadow to re-enact the stories of spirits and love in classical music.
Spirits is adapted from Before the Sunrise (2019) performed in Taiwan by Sylvia Chang - a renowned playwright/ director/ actress, Yen Chun-Chieh - a young pianist who won the Taiwan Golden Melody Award for Best Classical Performance, and Chiao Yuan-Pu - a classical music critic. In Hong Kong's theatre space, with a revised stage design by cross-disciplinary multimedia theatre creator Mathias Woo, while Chang as the narrator mesmerizes the audience with her theatrical voice in the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Yen's piano performance will be live-streamed from Taiwan, revealing to the audience the desire and fervor for love and spirits embodied by the music.
As the audience listens to Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saëns and Ravel, a dialogue between music and poetry opens before them. Be ready to experience a "literary and music programme about music and spirits".
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Chiao Yuan-Pu / Spirits Programme Notes
Sylvia Chang
"After performing 'Lenore', I am in love with sound performances in recital style."
"After performing 'Lenore', I am in love with sound performances in recital style."
Yen Chun-Chieh
"Pop singer's concerts have glamorous stage effects;
piano concerts can also jump out-of-the-box to be presented in a spectacular way."
"Pop singer's concerts have glamorous stage effects;
piano concerts can also jump out-of-the-box to be presented in a spectacular way."
Chiao Yuan-Pu
"In fact, art is about interconnectivity.
If you consider music and literature as separate entities, you have missed the point."
Mathias Woo
"I am always interested in non-narrative media, such as sounds and visuals, In 'Spirits', what we want to experiment is how to bring out poetic sentiments. Together with such a magical voice, music team, and the newly designed visuals, I look forward to the new and exciting sparks we create."
"In fact, art is about interconnectivity.
If you consider music and literature as separate entities, you have missed the point."
Mathias Woo
"I am always interested in non-narrative media, such as sounds and visuals, In 'Spirits', what we want to experiment is how to bring out poetic sentiments. Together with such a magical voice, music team, and the newly designed visuals, I look forward to the new and exciting sparks we create."
Felix Mendelssohn / Sergei Rachmaninoff: Scherzo, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, incidental music, Op. 61
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, trois poèmes pour piano d’après Aloysius Bertrand
Charles Camille Saint-Saëns/ Franz Liszt/ Vladimir Horowitz: Danse Macabre, Op. 40 / S. 555
Franz Liszt: Tre sonetti del Petrarca from Années de pèlerinage-Deuxième année: Italie
Franz Liszt: Lenore
Creative Team
Storyteller: Sylvia Chang
Pianist: Yen Chun-Chieh
Director & Design: Mathias Woo
Poem Translation: Chiao Yuan-Pu
Storyteller: Sylvia Chang
Pianist: Yen Chun-Chieh
Director & Design: Mathias Woo
Poem Translation: Chiao Yuan-Pu
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Production Team
Hong Kong
Producer: Doris Kan
Technical & Production Manager: Chow Chun-Yin
Sound Designer: Can. Ha
Lighting Designer: Mak Kwok-Fai
Illustrations: Lai Tat Tat Wing
Video Production: Wing Chan, Li Ming
Live Streaming Consultant: Ko Man-Kit
Hair Stylist: Ben Lee
Hair Assistant: Ceci Ng
Make-up Artist: Annie G. Chan
Make-up Assistant: Chong Yuen Yeun
Rehearsal Master: Charmaine Cheng
Deputy Stage Manager: Carmen Hung
Video Operator: Johnny Sze
Stage Manager: Satina Shum
Assistant Stage Manager: Chan On-Ki
Costume Assistant: Bonnie Chan
Stage Assistants: Kenneth Chan, Chim Man Lung, Suen Kwok Wah, Yau Chun Hin
Stage Interns: Chan Tin Yau, Chan Yuen Yee, Lee Hoi Yan, Leung Chun Wai
Taiwan
Live Streaming & Shooting Director: Jim Shum
Production & Stage Manager: Lin Kuan-Chun
Technical Director: Alexander Lee
Audio: Pao Min-Chie
Audio Assistant: Lu Mei-Chieh
Cameramen: Bo Xuan-Yuan, Liu Zong-Kuan, Ma Jia-Rui
Wardrobe: Guo Ting-Yi
Admin & Marketing
Hong Kong
Company Manager (Administration and Finance): Jacky Chan
Assistant Artistic Director: Cedric Chan
Senior Programme Manager: Bowie Chow
Public Relations Manager: Luka Wong
Programme Manager: Ho Yin-Hei
Assistant Programme Manager: Ricky Cheng
Programme and Art Administration Trainees: Megan Hung, Stephy Yeung
Typography: David Lo of LOMATTERS CREATIVE STUDIO
Graphic Design: Rachel Chak
Graphic Design Assistant: Coco Cheung
Promotional Video: Chan Chin Ho, Wing Chan
Photography (Styling): Kirk Cheung
English Poem Proofread: Mona Chu, Moyung Yuk-Lin
Translation (Promotion): Mona Chu
Translation (Programme Notes): Joyce Cheung, Edgar Hung
Co-organizer
Taiwan Live Streaming, Venue & Piano Support
Venue Support
Partner
Academic Support
Technical Partner
Hong Kong
Producer: Doris Kan
Technical & Production Manager: Chow Chun-Yin
Sound Designer: Can. Ha
Lighting Designer: Mak Kwok-Fai
Illustrations: Lai Tat Tat Wing
Video Production: Wing Chan, Li Ming
Live Streaming Consultant: Ko Man-Kit
Hair Stylist: Ben Lee
Hair Assistant: Ceci Ng
Make-up Artist: Annie G. Chan
Make-up Assistant: Chong Yuen Yeun
Rehearsal Master: Charmaine Cheng
Deputy Stage Manager: Carmen Hung
Video Operator: Johnny Sze
Stage Manager: Satina Shum
Assistant Stage Manager: Chan On-Ki
Costume Assistant: Bonnie Chan
Stage Assistants: Kenneth Chan, Chim Man Lung, Suen Kwok Wah, Yau Chun Hin
Stage Interns: Chan Tin Yau, Chan Yuen Yee, Lee Hoi Yan, Leung Chun Wai
Taiwan
Live Streaming & Shooting Director: Jim Shum
Production & Stage Manager: Lin Kuan-Chun
Technical Director: Alexander Lee
Audio: Pao Min-Chie
Audio Assistant: Lu Mei-Chieh
Cameramen: Bo Xuan-Yuan, Liu Zong-Kuan, Ma Jia-Rui
Wardrobe: Guo Ting-Yi
Admin & Marketing
Hong Kong
Company Manager (Administration and Finance): Jacky Chan
Assistant Artistic Director: Cedric Chan
Senior Programme Manager: Bowie Chow
Public Relations Manager: Luka Wong
Programme Manager: Ho Yin-Hei
Assistant Programme Manager: Ricky Cheng
Programme and Art Administration Trainees: Megan Hung, Stephy Yeung
Typography: David Lo of LOMATTERS CREATIVE STUDIO
Graphic Design: Rachel Chak
Graphic Design Assistant: Coco Cheung
Promotional Video: Chan Chin Ho, Wing Chan
Photography (Styling): Kirk Cheung
English Poem Proofread: Mona Chu, Moyung Yuk-Lin
Translation (Promotion): Mona Chu
Translation (Programme Notes): Joyce Cheung, Edgar Hung
Co-organizer
Taiwan Live Streaming, Venue & Piano Support
Venue Support
Partner
Academic Support
Technical Partner
Acknowledgements
The Artist Channel, Ms. Cherry Cheung, Ms. Lien Pei-Ju, Mr. Yon Fan
Terms and Conditions
Running time approximately 110 minutes with 15 minutes intermission
Performed in Mandarin with Chinese & English surtitles
Audience might be required to swap seats according to the newest pandemic prevention requirements
No latecomers will be admitted, until a suitable break in the performance.
Zuni Icosahedron reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists and/ or vary advertised programmes and seating arrangements.
