Xiqu Centre
WestK FunFest: Family Workshop – Cantonese Opera Movement
A fun, participatory experience for the family, focusing on Cantonese opera movements using props and costume such as water sleeves and horse whips
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Overview
A fun and immersive spectacle using the pram to connect communities
Description
During the Easter weekend, grown-ups and young children in prams are invited to join a playful, moving and immersive spectacle with the most universal of vehicles – the pram.
Following the success of the Melbourne premiere in 2022, the Hong Kong edition of Pram People marks the work’s international debut. Created by Polyglot Theatre of Australia, in collaboration with WestK FunFest, Pram People (Hong Kong Edition) includes personal stories and experiences of the pram collected from Hong Kong families. During the 60-minute performance, pram users are given prompts through headphones and joined by performers to create a playful spectacle together.
Pram People uniquely fuses the stories gathered into a headphone experience for participating adults, a sensory spectacle for babies, and a visual feast for all spectators. Through this surprisingly moving performance, the pram is redefined as an asset to public space and society, connecting and celebrating communities in an interactive and fun way.
This programme is co-presented and co-produced by WestK and Polyglot Theatre. The original development of Pram People was supported by the Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund – an Australian Government initiative, and the City of Melbourne through the Arts and Creative Investment Partnerships fund and ArtPlay. Polyglot Theatre is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Co-presented and Co-produced by
Lead Sponsor
Travel Partner
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Creative and Production Team
Polyglot Theatre
Director: Emily Tomlins
Choreographer: Martin del Amo
Composer and sound design: Lachlan MacLeod
Sound design consultant: Steph O’Hara
Set and costume designer: Jen Tran
Design assistant: Jacqueline Tran
Cast: Nick Barlow, Alice Qin, Afsaneh Torabi
Production manager: Rosie Pidd
Stage manager: Kaite Head
Producer: Julie Wright
Hong Kong edition
Co-production: Learning and Participation Team, Performing Arts Division, West Kowloon Cultural District
Collaborating artists: Hollis Ngai, Pisa Lee
Special Thanks
Dalton School Hong Kong
Lovempathy Academy
Sham Shui Po District Council Po Leung Kuk Shek Kip Mei Community Centre
TWGHs Tuen Mun Integrated Service Centre
