MUSICAL WORKS
JIN Ping / 金平
2016
A Ferry Tale: An Interactive Musical Theatre for Folk Singers, Computer and 3D Projection
Birth Y: 1964 Birth C: CHINA Gender: Male
Dest: Concert
Media Specification: Multimedia
First perf.: Musicacoustica Festival, Central conservatory of Music, Beijing, 25 octobre 2016
Duration: 40'00
Perf. Country: CHINA
Instruments: for female dancer, solo violin and computer
Setup: Book, lyrics and music composition: Ping JIN(China/USA)
Graphic programming and computer operation: MA Shihua (China)
Audio programming and computer operation: WANG Xinyu (China)
Performance: WANG Xin (China), LI Dongsheng (China), CAI Jianxing (China)
Prog. notes: Three strangers met at a ferry: a young girl who needed to make a pilgrimage at a Buddhist temple across the river urgently; a woodcutter who was looking for a rare herb to sell to prove his value; an elderly ferryman who was trying to restore his lost power through taking people across the river. The choices of the characters showed human drama of desire, salvation and selfless devotion. A Ferry Tale combines elements of folk theatre, folk song, computer music and new media arts. It is an exploration of new media arts in the fields of musical theatre.
Editor: MB