Technical Arts Festival 2024
The Hong Kong Association of Theatre Technicians and Scenographers is gearing up for the second Technical Arts Festival 2024 ( TAF 2024 ). With the innovative theme 'Taste & Space,' TAF 2024 expands the realm of sensory exploration in technical arts, attempting to amaze the audience’s spatial experience and aesthetic tastes.
Seventeen technical arts artists of different backgrounds will join forces to experiment with taste and perception, bringing to the audience six unique technical-arts-initiated performances.
Presented by: The Hong Kong Association of Theatre Technicians and Scenographers
Curators: Lawrence Lee, Allan Tsui#
Artistic Advisor: Yuri Ng^
Participating Artists: Ainsley So, Shybil Yuen, Charlie Luciano, Kamen Wong, Simpson Chan*, Teresa Hung, Yumi Keung, Billy Chan*, Zoe Cheung, Kristopher Chan, Chan Kwun Wang, Stoa Lau, Gary Chan, Hung Man Po, Wong Chi Yung, Joseph Chan, SunFool Lau
# with kind permission of Hong Kong Design Institute
^ with kind permission of Hong Kong City Contemporary Dance Company
* with kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
All programmes will be conducted in Cantonese.
Suitable for age 6 or above.
HKATTS Technical Arts Festival 2024 - "Taste & Space" is financially supported by the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The content of this/these programme(s)/activity(ies) does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
TA Chit-Chat: Imagination: Light. Dance. Shadow - Chit-Chat between Dance and Lighting
Speakers: Ong Yong Lock, Lee Chi Wai
Explore the wonderful combination of stage lighting and dance! Through the interactive influence of dance and light, the audience can experience a deeper level of artistic expression, bringing rich and diverse feelings and inspiration.
The two speakers are renowned choreographer Ong Yong Lock known for his creative richness and dedication to exploring the combination of dance with different art forms, bringing unique dance works; and master stage lighting designer Lee Chi Wai, with extensive experience in lighting design, injecting vivid light and shadow elements into numerous dance works.
Through their Chit-Chat, you will delve into how stage lighting influences the mood, imagery, and creative process of dance works. Design elements such as color, brightness, and direction of light can create different atmospheres and emotions, combining with the movements of dancers to form unique visual effects and emotional expressions, enriching the layers and meanings of dance works.
TA Chit-Chat: Appreciating Chinese Opera: "Imagining the Beauty of Costumes"- A Chit-Chat between Costumes and Cantonese Opera
Speakers: Lung Koon Tin, Mandy Tam
Appreciating Chinese Opera: Imagining the Beauty of Costumes" will take you on a deep dive into the importance of costumes in the art of opera performance. Costumes not only showcase artistic skills but also bring characters to life.
Lung Koon-tin is a seasoned Cantonese opera actor with extensive stage experience, and Mandy Tam is an award-winning stage and costume designer with a wide range of expertise.
They will discuss how traditional Cantonese opera uses costumes to portray character personalities.
TA Chit-Chat: Music Taste, Sound Space - Dialogue between Musical Theater and Sound Designers
Speakers: Leon Ko, Can Ha
This Chit-Chat will explore the close relationship between Hong Kong musical theatre and sound design, aiming to uncover more possibilities for the future. Speakers Leon Ko and Can Ha will share their rich experiences in the fields of musical theatre and sound design.
Leon Ko is a renowned musical theater director who has made a name for himself in the industry with multiple works and collaborations with well-known artists. Can Ha is a sound designer who has been involved in various local and international stage productions, including musicals and music festival projects.
The Chit-Chat will delve into how musical theatre uses sound design to create unique sonic spaces, as well as how these two elements influence each other and drive the development of the performing arts field as a whole.
Whether you are a musical theatre enthusiast or someone interested in sound design, this chitchat promises to offer you rich insights and inspiration.
TA Chit-Chat: Between Drama and Spatial Design - The Narrative of Space
Speakers: Roy Szeto, Jan Wong
Stage spatial design is the essence of theatrical performance, whether it's the abstract inner world of individuals or the concrete living scenes, all can be brought to life on stage through the hands of set designers.
For set designer Jan Wong, the stage is not only a space to present the theme of a work, but also a domain for self-exploration and experimental ideas. Together with director Roy Szeto, they will discuss how stage sets can create atmosphere and guide audience emotions through spatial design.
This chit-chat will take you into the world of stage design, inspiring new thoughts on spatial design and prompting a reconsideration of the importance of stage space in drama.
TA Chit-Chat: The Brain Battle of Singing and Visuals - Dialogue between Concert and Media Creators
Speakers: Hong Ka Chun, Dan Fong
In today's art and entertainment industry, visual creation plays an increasingly crucial role in concerts. Through the projection of images and visual effects, concerts can create a more immersive and diverse audiovisual experience, allowing the audience to immerse themselves in a comprehensive artistic atmosphere.
Digital visual artist Dan Fong transforms the emotions and atmosphere of music into concrete visual effects through image creation, providing the audience with a deeper artistic experience.
Concert producer Hong Ka Chun excels in combining music with visuals and multimedia art to create unique and captivating works.
In this TA Chit-Chat, they will share their unique insights on concerts and media creation, discussing how to create stunning audiovisual experiences through the combination of images and music from new perspectives and viewpoints.
Showcase 1: "12" x "Journey of Happiness" x "GuGuland" 【Technical Arts Festival 2024】
A group of 14 seasoned technical arts artists from diverse backgrounds recently completed a series of innovative performance works as part of 6 creative collaborations. Under the guidance of curators Lawrence Lee, Allan Tsui, and artistic consultant Yuri Ng, these technical arts artists participated in a series of workshops and experimental exchanges, delving into the works of renowned technical arts artists from around the world to explore issues such as the adaptability of technical arts in Hong Kong, media repositioning, and construction.
Through these rich theatrical experiences and the support of the consulting team and the platform provided, the artists created a batch of new short works rooted in the technical arts field, showcasing their research and creative achievements during the festival.
Showcase 1 will present three works:
"12" x "Journey of Happiness" x "GuGuland"
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"12"
Artists: Billy Chan* x Zoe Cheung
What was the universe be like before there was light? At what point does the light you see is not light? In a theatre space, what kind of imagination can it bring you to when you see the images changed by light alone?
Using light, sound and Mandala as the subject matters of the performance, lighting designers Billy Chan and Zoe Cheung invite the audience to embark on a journey of exploration into light and space, opening up a new journey of imagination.
Between Light and Space
We Imagine
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"Journey of Happiness"
Artists: Charlie Luciano x Kamen Wong
In the busy lives we lead, some people choose material satisfaction, while others choose spiritual fulfillment. The underlying meaning in both cases is the pursuit of "Happiness" and the effort to bring more choices into our lives. In the process of this search, people gradually forget the reasons behind their pursuit of happiness, and the "Choices" they make often deviate from the norm.
Under the same sky, can the scenery be different? As we embark on this "Journey of Happiness" created by Hair Stylist Charlie Luciano and Make-up Artist Kamen Wong, each person advances towards happiness, hoping to rediscover the anticipation of happiness and recapture their original intent.
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"GuGuland"
Artists: Simpson Chan* x Teresa Hung x Yumi Keung
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* with kind permission of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Showcase 2: "100 to 1" x "Fracture / Seam" x "Wave Party" 【Technical Arts Festival 2024】
A group of 14 seasoned technical arts artists from diverse backgrounds recently completed a series of innovative performance works as part of 6 creative collaborations. Under the guidance of curators Lawrence Lee, Allan Tsui, and artistic consultant Yuri Ng, these technical arts artists participated in a series of workshops and experimental exchanges, delving into the works of renowned technical arts artists from around the world to explore issues such as the adaptability of technical arts in Hong Kong, media repositioning, and construction.
Through these rich theatrical experiences and the support of the consulting team and the platform provided, the artists created a batch of new short works rooted in the technical arts field, showcasing their research and creative achievements during the festival.
Showcase 2 will present three works:
"100 to 1" x "Fracture / Seam"x "Wave Party".
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"100 to 1"
Artists: Ainsley So x Shybil Yuen
Everyone’s presence could become someone else’ inspiration. Suggesting new meanings or making interpretations to things that matter to us is an important part of one’s creative process, it’s also a process of transforming 100% of our sensations into one creation. Through "100 to 1", Costume Designers Sinsley So and Shybil Yuen would give participants an experience of transforming their visual impressions of their present moments into one unique piece of work.
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"Fracture / Seam"
Artists: Gary Chan x Hung Man Po
"The era is traversing a chasm, this city has been filled with a turbulent and restless atmosphere.
We are currently in the rift of this era.
Thus, some have decided to leave, to make a clean break from it.
Some choose to shut down their emotions, continuing to work hard, striving to eat, drink, and be merry.
Some wish to rediscover this place, contemplating the future path ahead.
"Fracture / Seam" created by multimedia artist Gary Chan and visual artist / illustrator Hung Man Po allows the audience to experience the fragments and changes in the ""stage"" setting of Hong Kong over the past decade, as well as the artist's impromptu performance in response to audience reactions.
Can we possibly mend this fracture here?
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"Wave Party"
Artists: Kristopher Chan x Chan Kwun Wang x Stoa Lau
"Life is a party, so always dress like you're attending one."
"Wave Party" is an experimental sound exploration ritual that brings together sound creative talents from different fields. Sound artists Kristopher Chan, Chan Kwun Wang and Stoa Lau invite the audience to participate in the party, to immerse themselves in the ocean of sound, interact with the works, and lead everyone to discover the charm of sound."
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Backstage Tour【Technical Arts Festival 2024】
There will be backstage tours for 15 minutes before the showcases. The journey will give audiences a glimpse of what happens backstage at a venue, such as the workplaces of technical arts, production, stage design etc., to let you understand how these elements help to create performances.