Esplanade - SCENES: THE PERFORMANCES, Invisibility/Breathing

SYNOPSIS

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The man is restless. One minute he is in a barren wasteland, the next he is in a public toilet in the city, the next he’s sitting on a rock with a book, the next he’s dragging body bags across endless dust. The man is restless. He wants to disappear. There is also a fisherman and a woman of great disrepute. They live and interact with the man. They know not why he’s come nor where he’s going. They don’t care. They are tired and weary. Stretched thin, almost disappearing. The man, the fisherman and the woman of great disrepute, they are altogether strange, altogether sad. Hopefully they’ll disappear. But it’s never so easy.

Invisibility/Breathing is a theatrical response to Quah Sy Ren's Invisibility (1996), examining the hope and futility of restless people in a restless world.

Directed by Natalie Hennedige.

In Mandarin with English surtitles

A Huayi 2010 festival commission, co-produced by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay and Drama Box.

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ADVISORY

Earth Hour at Esplanade on 27 March 2010

In line with our efforts to contribute to a greener environment, Esplanade will be participating in the Earth Hour project spearheaded by WWF (World Wide Fund For Nature). Pledging our support for Earth Hour 2010, Esplanade will dim and turn off the lights around the centre from 8.30pm â 9.30pm on Saturday, 27 March 2010. All operations in the centre will continue as normal.

Should you require assistance during the Earth Hour, please do not hesitate to approach our staff. More information on Earth Hour 2010 can be found at www.earthhour.org

Thank you and we look forward to your support towards a greener environment!

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SYNOPSIS

ENGLISH | 中文

不安份的人。
这一分钟他在贫瘠的荒原，下一刻他在某城市的公厕。
下下一刻，他带着一本书，坐在岩石上。
再下一刻，他拖着尸袋跨越尘世。
不安份的人。
他渴望消失。
渔夫和声名狼藉的女人。他们与不安份的人交往。
他们不知道他从何处来，往何处去。
他们毫不关心。他们疲惫不堪，
几乎是累垮了，几几乎就要消失了。
不安份的人，渔夫和声名狼藉的女人，不可思议，绝对悲伤。
他们渴望消失。但是，这里头确实有些难度。

《市中隐者/ 气息尚在》重新审视柯思仁1996年的剧作《市中隐者》里不安份的人在不安份的世界里徒劳的渴望。

导演: 娜塔莉 (Natalie Hennedige)

华语演出，附英文字幕

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