Dance Me to the End of Love (Shanghai, Singapore)
Performance
Aug 2017
Beijing International Women Theatre Festival, Beijing Star Theatre (Touring)
May 2012
Shanghai 800 Show, Shanghai (Touring)
Sep 2011
Opening performance at the Manizales International Theatre Festival Colombia at Decanatura de Estudiantes Centro Cultural, Colombia (Touring)
Jul 2011
Kwai Tsing Theatre (Re-run)
May 2009
Sha Tin Town Hall (Re-run)
May 2007
Macao Cultural Centre, Macao (Touring)
Sep 2006
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre’s Drama Salon, Shanghai (Touring)
Esplanade Theatre Studio, Singapore (Touring)
Jun 2006
Sheung Wan Civic Centre (Re-run)
Nov 2005
Theatre Zerbrochene Fenster, Berlin (Touring)
Oct 2005
Sha Tin Town Hall (Re-run)
Oct 2003
Hong Kong City Hall (Premiere)
Team
Director
Bonni Chan
Devisors
Bonni Chan, Sean Curran
Performers
Bonni Chan, Sean Curran,
Alan Greig (2003),
Aman Yap Choong-boon (2005-2017)
Visual Designer
Sylvia Chan
Lighting Designer
Lau Ming-hang
Costume Designer
Cheng Man-wing
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In October 2003 Theatre du Pif collaborated with Scottish choreographer Alan Greig (X Factor Scotland) to produce Dance Me to the End of Love. The production drew its inspiration from Nobel prize winner for literature Hermann Hesse's famous novel 'Siddhartha' and the songs of Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen.
Fusing elements of theatre and dance with live music, the show chronicles the quest of a young man, Siddhartha, for the conquest of suffering and fear. Siddhartha's journey leads him through the temptations of luxury and wealth, the delights of sensual love and the sinister threat of death-dealing snakes towards the fulfillment of his destiny as a ferryman guided by the all-knowing voice of the running river. In this visually stunning production, the story of Siddhartha is counter balanced by the poetic and haunting songs of one of popular music's greatest wordsmiths Leonard Cohen.
The production was revived in 2005 with Malaysian dancer Aman Yap taking over the roles previously performed by Alan Greig and the production has been touring to different festivals.