Premiere
2014.8.1
Date
2019.11.5 7:00pm
Venue
Phoenix Theatre
National Cheng Kung University,
Tainan City, Taiwan
Yun Ping Administrative Building
No.1, University Road
Tainan City 701, Taiwan
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Performance Elements
Touring Repertoire
Theatre Physical
Live Music Mask
Story-telling Xiqu
Language
Putonghua with occasional
Cantonese and Hakka
English mobile subtitles available
Number
of Performers
Actors 4 male 4
female
Musicians 2
Minimum Stage Dimension
7.5m x 5m
Duration
1 hour
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Theatre Horizon's
presentation at the 2019 Tainan
International
Human Rights Festival
LU-TING THE MERMAN
A
mythical merman tribe in ancient Hong
Kong, the Lu-tings is oppressed by
another dominant culture. They learn the
language of this culture and end up
revolting against them. This is a
touching story told in a theatre style
encompassing dance, masks, live music
and poetry, ‘reminding the audience of
their own heritage.’ (The VileArts)
Theatre
Horizon was invited by the College of
Liberal Arts of National Cheng
Kung University to participate in the
2019 International Human Rights
Festival. For the first time,
Lu-ting the Merman will be performed
in Putonghua. Lu-ting the
Merman premiered in the Edinburgh
Festival Fringe in August 2014. The
company returned to Edfringe with a
revised version in 2018 and won a 5-star
review by the highly regarded review
magazine, The List.
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Review
(2018 Edinburgh)
The List |
 Stunning evocation of oppressed
innocence / Gareth K. Vile
2018.8.19
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// Telling the mythical story of a merman
tribe, Theatre Horizon's charming yet emotive
production is an elegant evocation of the nature of
colonial oppression.… playful and polite, emotional
grueling and compassionate. //
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Creative & Production
Team
Playwright
Wong Kwok-kui
Director
Chan
Chu-hei
Composer
Chan Wai-fat
Choreographer, Musician
& Producer
Julia Mok
Mask Designer Chen Ying-ching
Costume Design
The Director & the cast
Lighting Designer, Musician
Fung Kwok-kee
The Cast
Lai Chai-ming#
Chiu Chin-hei
Ko Ki-yan
Chan Wing-shuen
Jumbo Lam
Kwok Siu-kit
Mak Chi-lok
Tse Bing-ying
Deputy Stage
Manager
Oliver Man
Administrative
Assistant
Isaac Lam*
#Supported by HKADC
under the Drama Artistic Internship Scheme.
* Supported by HKADC under the Arts Administrative
Internship Scheme.
Past Performances
Nov 2019
Tainan International Human Rights
Festival
(In putonghua)
Aug
2019
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
(In English)
Jan
2015
Hong Kong Version
(In English)
Aug
2014
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
(In English)
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Trailer
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