Tales through Time Zoom Session 2021

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Date: 7 Aug 2021 (Sat)
Time: 3.30pm--5pm
Platform: Zoom
Speakers/Panelists: Gong Pan Pan, Rupa Lavanya, Li Ruimin, Neil Chua, Lynn Tan, Madeline Arissa Xiong
While traditional artforms are important legacies from the ancient past, they have been evolving with the times to remain relevant to whichever patrons they serve. It is impossible for anyone to accurately represent the ancient past, but it is still possible to reimagine the spirit of the time, and share that experience with the modern audiences through a time-travelling make-believe experience. The Hanfugirls Collective undertook a 3-year research project into the ancient past to understand the context and socio-political environment that contributed to one of the most glorious periods in Ancient Chinese performing arts history over 1,200 years ago, and the forgotten tales of the Courtesans who were central to its development. The process-driven exploration is then scripted into an immersive theatre piece only to be disrupted by the onset of Covid-19. Join us this afternoon with our panelists and speakers as they share about their research and creative process of adapting their traditional artforms for this ancient-modern world, and the various issues surrounding performing arts in a post Covid world.

This workshop is targeted at industry professionals and cultural enthusiasts who are interested in process-driven creative works with a focus on history and traditional artforms.
This project is supported by the National Arts Council.

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00:01:32--Introductory Video
00:02:33--Yanzilou: The Concept
00:05:20--About Yanzilou & Tang China
00:10:16--Dance as a focus
00:11:20--Original Grand Plan
00:12:19--Yanzilou: First Encounter
00:16:11--Research & Creative Process
00:16:56--Flowers, Tea and Incense
00:18:20--Games & Literature
00:19:28--Socio-political structures and systems
00:20:55--Accessorising, Wine & Dine
00:21:16--Foreign influences in Tang
00:22:28--Some artefact replicas from Tang, commissioned by Yanzilou
00:23:47--Female make-up in Tang
00:26:18--Artefact-inspired choreography & concept
00:26:25--Behind the Scenes of Sogdian Whirl of Tang--reimagined
00:27:17--Artefact-inspired choreography & concept (Cont'd)

There were some technical issues as such the start was re-recorded and the subsequent Panel Discussions & Q&A were actual recording from the day

00:29:03--Panel Discussions & Q&A