The new Arts Tech Hua-yen Buddhaverse 2022 is a presentation of pujas with Arts Tech, as well as a journey of Hua-yen through sounds and images. With the use of immersive projection, 3D LED screens and audio, and the specially designed “mindfulness through movement” method, an immersive world of the Hua-yen is created. “Mindfulness through movement” encourages subtle movements such as breathing, eyes and mouth movements among the audience. Combined with the imagery in Venerable Thích Nhất Hạnh’s texts and the chanting of the Hua-yen scripture, it allows the audience to easily achieve a state of balance between the mind and body.
‘The digital world is made up of the digits ‘0’ and ‘1’ upon which an infinite digital world is thus created. The inspiration for the multimedia design of the performance Hua-yen Sutra originates from the concept of ‘One’ and ‘Many’, or ‘Unity’ and ‘Diversity’, in the World of Hua-yen.” Mathias Woo, the Director’s note, Hua-yen Sūtra (2007)
Original Text by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh Extracted from The Book “Cultivating the Mind of Love” Parallax Press, 2004
Voice Over by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh Extracted from audio recording “The Ultimate Dimension”
New Vision Arts Festival 2022 Programme
The programme is offered by the Zuni Icosahedron in support of the “New to the Theatre: School Culture Day Scheme 2022/23” presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Sik Tsang Chit
Mathias Woo
Cedric ChanYu Yat Yiu
David YeungZachary Pink Yung
Sik Guo DingSik Yue He
Tong Yang-tze
Dan Fong
TroVessional
Yeung Kin Ping
Ng Bai Shen
Fung Kai Sze
The Hua-yen Sūtra has various titles namely Flower Adornment Sutra, Dafangguang fo huayan jing (Pinyin), and AvataMsaka Sūtra (Sanskrit). It is an important Buddhist scripture that narrates the relationship between the mind and the world. The vision expressed in the Hua-yen Sūtra is the foundation upon which the Huayan School of Buddhism in China based their teachings. Believed to be the first Dharma teaching by the Buddha after his enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, the Hua-yen Sūtra reveals the inconceivable and infinite worlds of the Buddha, the profound realisation of Dependent Origination, the transformation from mundane to saintly experiences, the various practicing stages of the Bodhisattva path en route to the attainment of Buddhahood. The Sūtra is a Dharma teaching delivered not through the media of languages, sounds of voices. Instead, the Buddha conducted the teaching using the symbol of lights. The lights radiated from his entire body inspired the bodhisattvas, gods and deities who attended the Dharma talk. Then it was elaborated and interpreted by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva via the various media of languages, writings, icons and images.
The entire universe, all physical space. The phrase ten directions often appears with the phrase three existences, meaning past, present, and future existences.
“The Buddhas of the ten directions and three existences” thus means all Buddhas throughout space and time.
Hua-yen Alphabet Calligraphy: Tong Yang-tze
Poster Design: Lee Ken-tsai
Digital Images: Dan Fong
Lighting Designer: Mak Kwok Fai
Sound Designer: Yip Wai Shan
Mindfulness Through Movement Tutor: Theresa Leung
Creative Coordinator: Charmaine Cheng
Illustration: Lai Tat Wing
Photography (Buddha statue): Johnny Au
Costume: Sing Lo
Production Manager: Lawrence Lee
Technical Manager: Chow Chun Yin
Technical Coordinator / Motion Capture and Digital Puppetr: Johnny Sze
Stage Manager: Chan Long Yat, Anthony Fong
Deputy Stage Manager: Zeta Chan
Assistant Stage Manager: Onki Chan
Assistant Lighting Designer: Chan Hiu Tung
Light Board Operator / Stage Crew: Wong Sai Tsun
Wardrobe: Bonnie Chan
Sound & Music Editing: Kairos Sou
Stage Crew: Chim Man Lung
Technical Assistant: Zhang Mei Ping
Photography: Ricky Cheng, Apple Lai, William Lee, Franz Lai
Translation: Moyung Yuk-Lin
International Exchange Director / Producer: Wong Yuewai
General Manager (Administration and Finance): Jacky Chan
General Manager (Programme): Doris Kan
Programme Manager: Ho Yin-hei
PR & Publicity: Luka Wong
Assistant Programme Manager: Stephy Yeung
Programme and Art Administration Trainee: Chloe Li, Maggy Pang
Publicity: Choisy Chu, Regina Ho
Design: Judy Lee, Carol Mak
Standard: $200
New middle-aged audiences over 60, disabled people and their caretaker: $100 (50% off)
Children, local full-time students: $100 (50% off)
(including 1 full-price ticket for each of Hua-yen Buddhaverse and Hua-yen concert)
$480 (Original price: $600)
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Running time approximately 70 minutes
No latecomers will be admitted, until a suitable break in the performance
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