REFRAME THEATRE
Yan Pat To ｜ Playwright & Director x Luna Is A Bep | Singer-songwriter
Debuted at Theater Gießen in Germany
Neometropolis (Play reading)
A world once existed that was organised precisely as plants wanted it.
Years later, the city isolates the forest, leaving the forest with no choice but to retaliate against.
The roots creep into the gaps of the steel and concrete.
The Forest declared,
"There are so many times of extinction of species on this Planet, and this time is entirely on Humans!"
After the Posthuman Journey Trilogy, Yan Pat To has kicked off a new series of works focused on the relationship between humans and nature. The first piece, Neometropolis, debuted in early 2024 at the Theater Gießen in Germany. In December, it will return to Hong Kong as the first program of Reframe Theatre at the East Kowloon Cultural Centre, presenting a play reading to introduce the text to the audience in advance. The performance features a singer-songwriter, Luna is a Bep, who contributes to the songwriting and performance, telling a prophetic story through words and music.
For the well-being of humanity, the smart city Neometropolis built a shield to separate the city from the forest. Inside the city, protests are uprising, while the forest decided to fight back the city. The mayor and the tech giant, who control the fate of the city, are overwhelmed and frantic with worries.
The conflict between the city and the forest will be triggered at any moment. The key to resolve it rests on a boy who had lost his beloved cat. As the plants at his home said, the cat had been summoned by the forest and thus it wandered off. To find his cat back, the boy evaded the city surveillance system and ventured deep into the forest, embarking on a journey that traverse the realms of nature and technology.
Approximately 1 hour 15 minutes, Free seating
Performed in Cantonese
"Neometropolis (Play reading)" is one of the “Unbox EKCC” trial programmes of the East Kowloon Cultural Centre
Reframe Theatre is the venue partner of East Kowloon Cultural Centre
Production Team
Playwright / Play-reading Director: Yan Pat To
Adaptation: Tsui Tsz Ching^, Yan Pat To
Play-reading Performers: Luna Is A Bep, Sin Lok Yan, Chung Yik Sau, Chan Kong Hong, Mo Hiu Shan^
Video Designer: Yu Wing Yan, Zhang Riwen
Lighting Designer: Kinphen Leung
Sound coordinator: Peter Wong Tsz Kin
Production Manager: Agnes Lee
Producer: Felix Chan
Deputy Producer: Becky Wong
Theme song "IYKYK"
Composer: Luna Is A Bep
Lyricist: Luna Is A Bep
Arranger: CHANKA
Producer: CHANKA
^Funded by Hong Kong Arts Development Council “2024/25 Arts Talents Internship Matching Programme”
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Institute of Posthuman Art & Cutlure
In this brand-new project by Reframe Theatre, ‘Postwriters’ Gathering’ is a platform fusing online theatre and literature. Greenizmstory, Gaakyoung, West_wingm, Iphoneman, and Chingceciii would gather here instead of writing from home. They chat about literature, theatre, art and life. It is an art salon of 21st century. Starting from 9pm, June 14, 2023, ‘Postwriters’ Gathering’ will be shown once every two weeks.
At the same time, Reframe Theatre is adapting three novels: "A Haunted VR Conference," a horror VR theatre experience by Greenizmstory exploring the dark side of humans’ nature; "The Goddess," an immersive theatrical adaptation of iphoneman's best-selling novel experiencing love and solitude in different spaces; "Post Office of the Hell", a poignant adaptation of the famous work by West_wingm delving into the laughter and tears of life and death.
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