Name: Dormitory Town | SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts 2024
Start: 2024-04-19
End: 2024-04-28
Location: Tai Kwun

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Apr 19, 2024(Fri) - Apr 28(Sun)

Location:Tai Kwun

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10 Hollywood Rd, Central, Hong Kong

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Dormitory Town | SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts 2024 Show Introduction

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The word "cemetery" has its etymological root in coemeterium, the Latin word which means bedroom or dormitory. In the land of the living, people undergo toil without respite; So perhaps they deserve a peaceful rest when in the realm of the departed? French philosopher Foucault said that "cemeteries then came to constitute, no longer the sacred and immortal heart of the city, but the other city." The cemetery has indeed become a city’s sanctuary in which its quiet inhabitants, in carefully arranged spaces, silently narrate their ordinary lives: living, working, taking breaks, working again to be followed by death.

Based on field studies and interviews, Catalan’s Contenidos Superfluos team up with local artists to craft its first Asian version of the award-winning production Dormitory Town. Guided by local professional actors and a choir, participants join a travelling recitative from the land of the urban-weary to where souls rest in bliss. Along the way, they encounter undertakers, caretakers and life enthusiasts who share their real-life experiences. While juxtaposing labour and rest as well as life and death, Dormitory Town empowers us to be more alive by contemplating death.

Dormitory Town (Ciutat dormitori) made its debut in Barcelona in 2021, being a winning project of Teatre Lliure’s Carlota Soldevila Creation Grants and Ciutat de Barcelona 2020 Scholarships. Co-produced by Contenidos Superfluos and Teatre Lliure, Dormitory Town has earned the Catalan Critics' Award for Best Street Arts Show and the Catalan’s El Temps de les Arts Award for Best Theater Show.

Show Details

Dormitory Town | SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts 2024
Date: 19-28 Apr 2024
Time:
19 & 26.04.2024 | 3pm– 4:30pm
20-21, 27-28.04.2024 | 11am – 12:30pm & 3pm – 4:30pm
Venue: Tai Kwun and Tung Wah Coffin Home

Ticket Details

Ticket price: HKD 300
Ticket purchase website: artmate

Patrons may enjoy one of the below discount schemes for each purchase where applicable, available on a first-come-first-served basis for designated shows:

40% off for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders and full-time students

SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts 2024 Package:

5% off upon single purchase of standard ticket from 2 different shows
10% off upon single purchase of standard ticket from 3 different shows
15% off upon single purchase of standard ticket from 4 different shows
20% off upon single purchase of standard ticket from 5 different shows

*When using package ticket, the Double-Billed "Labyss & Retry Login" is counted as one programme.

Remarks

Duration: approximately 1 hour 30 minutes
In Cantonese with no subtitles
Recommended for ages 10 and above
Audience is advised to arrive 15 mins before the show starts; No latecomers will be admitted
Participants are required to gather and dismiss at Tai Kwun, walk around various locations of Tai Kwun and Tung Wah Coffin Home, with a shuttle bus arranged for transportation to and from Tung Wah Coffin Home; kindly assess your physical condition for suitability.
Comfortable clothing is recommended
Programmes are subject to change without prior notice. Tai Kwun reserves the right to make the final decision regarding the arrangements.