Redefining Cantonese opera aesthetics
A ravishing tale of star-crossed lovers
Fredric Mao’s re-staging of this ravishing Cantonese opera by Tong Tik-sang boasts a fresh approach to script writing, acting, music and production. A modern perspective of a classic opera, this 2018 HKAF-commissioned production under the Jockey Club Local Creative Talents Series will be reworked and refined to reach a wider audience from Hong Kong and beyond.
A historical tale of political intrigue, romance and honour, Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers is a widely acclaimed, Kun-inspired Cantonese opera. Prince Anxi has long planned to revolt, and so the Yuan court orders marshal Zou Hualong and undercover agent Jiang Liuyun to infiltrate his mansion as spies. When Jiang is tricked into entering the forbidden Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers by eunuch Bala, he meets Princess Baihua, who immediately falls for his graceful demeanour. While the princess offers Jiang a sword and her hand in marriage, deception and turmoil threaten to enmesh them.
Originally written in 1958 for the Lai Sing Opera Troupe, Pavilion of a Hundred Flowers has remained a widely popular work in the repertoire of great actors such as Ho Fei-fan and Ng Kwan-lai. To revamp this classic, director Fredric Mao teamed up with young playwright Kong Chun-Kit to update the script with new performance components and a modern point of view. With its evocative portrayals and emphasis on unfolding drama, this contemporary adaptation showcases the artistry of the next generation of Cantonese opera performers.
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上屆香港藝術節推出的賽馬會本地菁英創作系列節目、全新粵劇經典《百花亭贈劍》,是由香港藝術節委約及製作、戲劇界翹楚毛俊輝策劃及執導的創新嘗試。追求突破的《百花亭贈劍》於上屆藝術節三場演出均告滿座,引起業內人士及觀眾熱烈迴響!2019年,抱着精益求精、打造傳世經典的決心,毛Sir再次率領原班菁英粵劇演員和傑出幕後創作班底,在藝術上繼續深耕細作,務求更上一層樓:重新調整劇本、演員表演、製作構思,配合別出心裁的舞台設計、燈光、音響及服裝,加上李章明老師為配樂再編曲。重新打造的《百花亭贈劍》(更新版)更臻完美,今次將唐滌生戲寶移師沙田大會堂上演,隨後更將到內地巡演,讓國內觀眾感受新時代粵劇的藝術魅力。
《百花亭贈劍》是唐滌生1958年為麗聲劇團編撰的劇目,取材自崑劇〈百花贈劍〉折子戲,講述元朝朝廷得知安西王久存背叛之心,遂命鄒化龍及江六雲混入王府窺探消息。六雲中計,誤闖百花公主不許男兒進入的寢宮百花亭,豈料公主愛六雲才氣豐儀,一見鍾情,贈劍訂姻緣⋯⋯
紅伶何非凡、吳君麗、梁醒波及靚次伯令《百花亭贈劍》風行數十年,至今仍備受戲迷愛戴。此次載譽重演,毛Sir與年輕編劇江駿傑將再度攜手,發掘經典戲寶的劇情及戲味,同時著重刻劃劇中人物的性格與情感,豐富新一代演員的表演層次,使製作更引人入勝。
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