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Tragic tale shines through in lavish production.
(From South China Morning Post)
Byline: REVIEW Kevin Ng
Emperor Qianlong and Fragrant Concubine, Hong Kong Dance Company
Cultural Centre, Grand Theatre
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Yang Mei, the company's assistant artistic director, deserves praise for choreographing an original work full of theatrical moments enhanced by lavish costumes, atmospheric lighting effects and an excellent score by Jia Guoping.
Yang emphasises the inner feelings of the three leading characters in this historical tale - Emperor Qianlong who finds the woman of his dreams in Guli, the Fragrant Concubine, whose lover Adili desperately pursues her to the Imperial Palace. Their complicated relationships are well evoked in the duets. In the two duets for Guli and Qianlong, at the end of Act 1 and in the beginning of Act 2, there pervades a sense of alienation. Guli's unrequited love for Qianlong is symbolised by her avoidance of any ...
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