GARDEN
OF REPOSE

憩園

3–10 MAR
2024

CONCERT INFO

3–4, 6–9 MAR 2024 / 7.30PM
9–10 MAR 2024 / 3PM




The Box, Freespace,
West Kowloon Cultural District

$320, $160*
* Limited concessionary tickets available


  • Approximately 1 hour 10 minutes with no interval
  • Recommended for ages 12 or above.
  • No fixed seating for this production. The audience is encouraged to move around during the performance.
  • This production contains strong light, strobe light, loud sound and smoke effects.

An immersive musical experience with a juxtaposition of works by masters from the past and present, guiding audiences through a magical garden of light and sound


And sweetest—in the Gale—is heard—
And sore must be the storm—
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm—
Hope is the thing with feathers—Emily Dickinson


Repose refers to the state of resting. But how do we rest? What are we resting from? To some, rest is an ending. To others, a beginning.

Garden of Repose is a daring cross-disciplinary endeavour by choral artist Sanders Lau, multi-disciplinary theatre maker / choreographer Ivanhoe Lam, multimedia designer Oliver Shing and UK-based set and spatial artist Ruby Law. This immersive choral concert, performed by local chamber choir NOĒMA, combines scenic design, immersive soundscapes, audio-visual technologies and choreography to open up a meditative sphere of time and space for contemplation and inner conversation.

Inspired by the narrative of the traditional Requiem, Garden of Repose is a repertoire of choral music associated with the different intense emotions of life–spiritual revelations, mourning, grief and hope. Experience a juxtaposition of works by masters from the past and present, featuring timeless classics by composers such as Antonio Lotti, Brahms and Poulenc, to contemporary masterpieces by Arvo Pärt, David Lang and Knut Nystedt.

Let the 16 members of the NOĒMA choir guide you through this transformative musical experience in a magical garden of light and sound.

CREDITS

CREATIVES:
Music Director and Conductor: Sanders Lau
Director and Choreographer: Ivanhoe Lam
Scenographer and Multimedia Designer: Oliver Shing
Scenographer and Set Installation Designer: Ruby Law @ RULA (UK)

Performers / Cast
Music Director and Conductor: Sanders Lau
Choir: NOĒMA

Organiser
2024 Hong Kong Arts Festival

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Sanders Lau
sanders.lau@noema.hk



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Eleanor Chu
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