Theatre

Composer and musician Kung Chi-shing and new media artist Kingsley Ng collaborate on this production that takes as a historical starting point the discovery in the 1950s of the disastrous effects of toxic pollution on the people of the fishing villages of Minamata, Japan, many of whom were slowly poisoned by mercury in the water. Inspired by the moving photographs of Minamata victims taken by the journalist Eugene Smith, Kung and Ng have created this multi-media performance as a requiem for the earth and as warning for our generation. Kung and Ng have crafted a stunning work that is both music-theatre performance and visual art, collaborating with musicians, actors, and poets from Japan, the USA, the UK and Hong Kong, to reveal the relevance of Minamata for our world and our times.