Helen Lai's Direction and Choreography: 'Maria de Buenos Aires' City Contemporary Dance Company, Weiwuying Center for the Arts

Helen Lai’s Direction and Choreography, Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Operita
【The Doom and Redemption along the Road to the Cross】

God was drunk at her nativity and she has since escaped providence.
Buenos Aires’ Maria is both a goddess and a slut, captivating yet scorned upon.

Under the moonlight, she tangoes fatally with passion in the slum,
living a dream that no one dares to.

Birth, decadence and death. Maria’s shadow sways along the road to the Cross.
It’s time. She is summoned by the spirits. Is it her doom or her redemption?

【The Death and Birth of Maria．The Charm of Dance and Tango Opera】

Directed and choreographed by internationally renowned choreographer Helen Lai, Maria de Buenos Aires brings together dance artists, opera singers, narrator and musicians to perform the only tango opera by the late Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla, where Maria hovers between life and death, love and hate in the mysterious and magical aura.

- Approximately 110 minutes with a 20-minute intermission
- Performed in Spanish with Chinese and English surtitles
- No refunds will be given and all funds will be used to support the CCDC's operations, together we protect the creation space and art promotion.
- Children under 6 years old will not be admitted.
- The confirmation email will send to you after purchasing. E-ticket and seat details will be notified three days before the performance.
- CCDC reserves the right to substitute artists and vary advertised programmes.
- CCDC is financially supported by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.