On the Musical Characteristics of The Impossible Trial, a Cantonese Musical
The Cantonese musical, The Impossible Trial, had its genesis as early as in 2014. After the preview performance in 2019 and subsequent artistic revisions, the long-awaited premiere took place took place in September 2022, marking a span of eight years since the commencement of the preparation work
Wedding as Funeral: Mui Cheuk-yin’s Double Happiness
People say that there are two colours in life: red before mid-life, when one frequently receives wedding invitations from old classmates and good friends; and white after mid-life, as one begins to farewell peers or the older generation at funerals
The Reversal of Wedding Celebrations, the Autonomy of Those Who Sorrow: Mui Cheuk-yin – Double Happiness: The Promise of Red
I went great lengths to see Mui Cheuk-yin’s work, Double Happiness: The Promise of Red (“Double Happiness” as follows) as part of the “Freespace Dance 2023" programme, because I think every chance to see Mui’s performance nowadays is a rare one, especially it is the kind of solo dance that integrates with life experience
27.04.2023 | theatre
Doing What’s Right, Even When It’s Hard
One fateful day in early 2014, composer Leon Ko and lyricist Chris Shum had a lightbulb moment – what if they wrote a musical set in the Qing dynasty?