Premiere
2014.8.1
Date
2020.10.28 8:00pm (Seoul time)
Location
Online Live Broadcast
https://bit.ly/2NJBpj4
https://bit.ly/35i8PNk
Performance Elements
Touring Repertoire
Theatre Physical
Live Music Mask
Story-telling Xiqu
Language
Cantonese, Putonghua with occasional Hakka
Korean and
English subtitles
and an interpreter in Korean.
Number
of Performers
Actors 4 male 5
female
Musicians 2
Minimum Stage Dimension
7.5m x 5m
Duration
1 hour 10 minutes
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2020 East Asian
People's Theater Festival (EAPTF2020,
Seoul)
LU-TING THE MERMAN
인어 루팅
Live Broadcast
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 East
Asian People's Theatre Festival of South
Korea to perform 'Lu-ting the Merman' at
first in a Korean tour in 2019. Owing to
the uncertainties caused by the Covid-19
pandemic, Theatre Horizon decided to
re-devise it for the camera. This live
version of Lu-ting the Merman
will be performed in Cantonese for the
first time and
broadcast on YouTube. This version is
adapted to the camera. Lu-ting the Merman
premiered in 2014. In 2018, the renowned
review magazine, The List, gave it a
5-star review.
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Review
(2018 Edinburgh)
The List |
Stunning evocation of oppressed
innocence / Gareth K. Vile
2018.8.19
https://bit.ly/2Na8q9u
// 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 and
Production Team
Playwright
Wong Kwok-kui
Artistic Director and Director
Chan Chu-hei
Composer/Sound Designer
Chan
Wai-fat
Choreographer, Musician
& Producer
Julia Mok
Cinematographer
William Kwok Wai-lun
Mask Designer Chen
Ying-ching
Costume Design
The Director & the cast
Lighting Designer/Camera Operator
Fung Kwok-kee
Fight Choreographer
Yuen Fai
Musician
Tim Chan
The Cast
Chan Wing-shuen
Ko Ki-yan
Kwok Siu-kit
Lai Chai-ming
Jumbo Lam
Mak Chi-lok
Tse Bing-ying
She Lok-in#
Tung Chung-can
Interpreter in Korean
Purple Pun Ching-wan
Stage
Manager
Oliver Man
Deputy
Stage
Manager
Yim Yan Ling+
Assistant
to Lighting Designer
Kwok Pui-yan
Subtitle Translator
Park
Hancheol
Subtitle Operator
Isaac Lam*
# Supported by HKADC
under the Drama Artistic Internship Scheme.
* Supported by HKADC under the Arts Administrative
Internship Scheme.
+ The Arts Production Internship Scheme is supported
by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council
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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Official Festival
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