Contain | Concert Introduction

A multimedia experience combining live music, video and installation (Hong Kong premiere)

The shipping route between Hong Kong and Hamburg is one of the busiest in the world. Every year, thousands of containers get lost, floating in the seas …

The cross-disciplinary collaboration Contain is a multimedia experience combining live musical performance, video and installation. The Hong Kong version of this international co-production brings together new pieces by Berlin-based composer Simon James Phillips, works by artist Samson Young, and other stimulating live performances by soloists of the Hong Kong New Music Ensemble.

Developed over the course of four years, and inspired by the busy shipping routes connecting transcontinental sea ports like Hamburg and Hong Kong, the work explores shifting cultural identities and notions of in-betweenness – and draws the audience into floating states of disorientation through an interactive acoustic, visual and spatial experience.

On 3 and 4 September (Saturday and Sunday) the performance is accompanied by two free afternoon Sonic Encounter sessions in The Room. Curated by Freespace, and performed by Hong Kong-based avant-garde musicians, the improvisation sessions showcase the dynamic possibilities of sounds on Eurorack.

Various stages of Contain have been made possible with the kind support of the Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme (Hong Kong), Goethe Institute International Coproduction Fund (Germany), Radialsystem (Germany) and Kulturstiftung des Bundes (Germany).

Concert Details

• Contain | Concert | Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
• Date & Time:
• 3 Sep 2022, 20:00 | 4 Sep 2022, 14:30
• 3-4 Sep 2022, 15:00-18:00 (Sonic Encounter sessions in The Room)
• Venue: West Kowloon Cultural District
• Address: The Box, Freespace, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon, Tsim Sha Tsui

Ticket Details

• Tickets available at West Kowloon Cultural District official website*
• Price: HKD 290

Creative Team

Performers: Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

Artistic Team: Amy Chan, Nathalie Cheung (Drama COLLABoratory)

Artist: Samson Young

Remote contribution from Germany:

Performer: Ensemble Resonanz

Composer: Simon James Phillips

Concert designer and videographer: Folkert Uhde

Dramaturg: Elisa Erkelenz

Co-presented by:

Freespace and Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

Information Source: Hong Kong New Music Ensemble 香港創樂團 | Facebook