All the World’s a Stage

A testament to Hong Kong’s vibrant arts scene, Carmina Burana sees two of the city’s flagship arts organisations banding together to celebrate the greatest dance, music and literature of all time

By Zabrina Lo

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPhil)’s resident conductor Lio Kuokman talks excitedly about his “funny-looking” score for his next big show. His annotations vary from his usual concert preparation: scribbled above musical notes and parts are words like “she’s raising her legs”, “look at her right hand”, “wait for her to jump down” or “she’ll move in a big circle”. While Lio has often worked with dancers over the years, the challenge of this new production is on a different level: the HKPhil and Hong Kong Ballet are collaborating on the Asian premiere of the biggest locally produced show of recent years, Carmina Burana. More than 300 performers—including 50 dancers, three solo singers, 80 adult singers from the HKPhil Chorus, 50 child singers from Hong Kong Children’s Choir and 100…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2022

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