Zuni Icosahedron “Eighteen Springs” Performance Cum Post-Performance Discussion
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“…It was only a matter of some years. And the many things that happened in those years made them felt as if they have passaged through the cycle of life experiencing all the pain and bliss.” – Eileen Chang
Shanghai in the 1930’s.
Eighteen Springs is a tragedy of an ill-fated romance. Shijun and Shuhui, are good friends. Shijun works in a factory where he meets Manjing, an innocent young woman, and they fall in love. However, Shijun’s parents had planned for him to marry wealthy Cuizhi, who instead becomes romantically attracted to Shuhui.
Minjing’s elder sister Manlu lost her fiancé Yujin, the only man she had ever loved due to his mother’s opposition. Later, she became a nightclub hostess to support her family, and met a rich client Hongcai whom she married.
Millions of people cross paths every day, and in the vast ocean of time these seven men and women encountered each other and met their fate. Seven relationships entangled in a span of fourteen years…For young lovers, a few years might seem a lifetime, unlike middle aged people, to whom a decade felt like only a moment.
As transient as images of a magic lantern, as fleeting as a shooting star is our existence on earth. Yet, we cross paths at this very spot and at this very moment in our journey of life, and our eyes meet. I gently ask, “You are here as well?”
Original Story:Eileen Chang (Eighteen Springs)
Scriptwriters:Mathias Woo; Jimmy Ngai
Design:Mathias Woo
Director:Mathias Woo
Producers:Wong Yue Wai; Doris Kan
Cast:Zhang Qi; She Lei; Xu Manman; Xie Changying; He Yanqi; Jia Jinghui; He Bin
Special Appearance:Elaine Jin
Suzhou Tanci:Jin Li Sheng; Yu Qun
Production Manager:Lawrence Lee
Stage Manager:Chow Chun Yin
Deputy Stage Mangaer:Gloria Ngai
Executive Set Designer:Liu Si
Assistant Set Designer:Issac Wong
Lighting Designer:Alice Kwong
Music Director:Yu Yat Yiu @PMPS
Composer:Yu Yat Yiu @PMPS
Lyrics:Jimmy Ngai
Suzhou Tanci Lyrics:Hua Jueping; Jin Lisheng
Sound Designer:Candog Ha
Costume Designer / Stylist:William Chang (Elaine Jin); Jessie Dai
Make-up:Lam Alex Workshop
Hair Styling:Kim Robinson (Elaine Jin)
Video:Dan Fong
Photographer:Sonny Wong
Co-production:Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre
Note:This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Drama Yearbook 2012" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).
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