1014Hong Kong Performing Arts Expo, China Performing Arts Agency

Music Theatre: A Fusion of Nanyin and Jazz

Nanyin originated in the late Qing Dynasty and was a popular music and narrative singing art form in the Guangdong region, Hong Kong included. Jazz, on the other hand, also emerged at around the same time. However, despite their eastern and western origins, nanyin and jazz are authentic folk arts that express human emotions through music and singing.

In 1014, a couple implanted a chip sometime ago, erasing a shared unpleasant memory and replacing it with a fictional happy memory. Today, an unpleasant event is about to occur again. How will the couple face it? Technology is enticing, but can outward happiness suppress the deepest human emotions? Perhaps only time can tell!

In this production, we will witness how Hong Kong and mainland Chinese artists spanning multiple generations use these genres to express about humanity’s aspirations and doubts for the future.

The premiere of the production will take place on 14 October, hence the title 1014!

More Details: https://www.hkpax.org.hk/en/programme/co-creation-1014

- Performed in Cantonese with Chinese and English subtitles
- Approximately 90 minutes in duration.
- Free seating.