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Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival: Hamlet_Avataar


Hamlet_Avataar


Korean clown theatre meets Indian music and contemporary dance in a stage spectacle bursting with bizarre stories

 

Hamlet_Avataar transports audience to an unknown world filled with Korean humour, moving seamlessly between incest and

revenge stories often featured in Korean dramas, absurd clown entertainment and the most bizarre plots that defy imagination.

Fusing Korean clown theatre, traditional Indian music and contemporary dance, this tragicomic production bears an uncanny

resemblance to our reality with its innovative use of humanoid avatars characters. Following its premiere in South Korea in 2014 and Indian tour in 2015, Hamlet_Avataar stood out as a prime example of Korean contemporary theatre in 2018 when it was selected as the closing performance of the Pyeongchang Culture Olympic programme.


“A spectacle that had its audience spellbound, with brilliant use of screens and semi-reflective sheet, Hamlet Avataar's characters had both lively charisma and puppet-like gestures to unravel the myriad complexities. —The Hindu


2024.6.15    8pm

2024.6.16    3pm*

The Box, Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District

$450, $350, $250


*With post-performance meet-the-artist session.

Host: Winton Au (Founder of One Month One Art)

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  • Performed in Korean with Chinese and English surtitles.
  • Suitable for ages 12 and above. Children under the age of 6 will not be admitted.
  • You are recommended to arrive 30 minutes before the event starts. Latecomers will not be admitted after the
    performance begins.
  • The running time of the
    performance is approximately 110 minutes without intermission.
  • Presenter would assign seat to early bird tickets.
  • The organiser reserves the right to make changes to the programme without prior notice.
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Director: Hyoungtaek Limb

Music Director: Kyungro Yoon

Assistant Director: Hana Cho

Light Designer: Kwang Hun Kim

Sound Designer: Ha Eun Lee

Tour Manager: Su Yeon Lee

Performers: Miki Takii, Hye Sun Lee, Yoojin Baek, Jae Kyoung
Moon, Sohee Kim, Jin Hwi Kang, Jaehyung Kim, Mook Lim, Peter Jung, Jiyoo Kim,

Musicians: Yeeun Ma, Jongmin Yeop

Vocal Director: Jee Hyun Kim

Video Artist: Cine Lee

 

Produced by                                                                        




HKISF


Presented by                                                          Supported by

 



Project Grant                                                         Strategic and Venue Partner                                                     


            


Media Partner



Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio is financially supported by the HKADC's "Eminent Arts Group Scheme".

The content of these programmes does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

 

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Tickets are available from 26 April 2024 onwards at Urbtix.


Package discount for standard tickets

Two different programmes: 5% off

Three or above different programmes: 10% off


Special package discount

Purchasing the highest price (Price Zone $A) standard tickets of all f ive different programmes can enjoy 20% o ff discount


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