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The Cultch’s RE/PLAY: Digital Playground and Theatre Passe Muraille Present

THE YEAR OF THE CELLO
by Marjorie Chan & Njo Kong Kie

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A Theatre Passe Muraille and Music Picnic Co-Production

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“The Cello, relentless, eternal, infinite in its beauty. I want to drown in its sound”

Adapted from the world premiere stage production, this audio work has been created with binaural sound to give a surround listening experience of the play. Wen and her friend Li-An are forever changed by their encounter with the Cellist, whose music unlocks all that was left unspoken. Co-created by Marjorie Chan and Njo Kong Kie, The Year of the Cello is told poetically, alongside cello music culminating in a lament for loves lost, and a Hong Kong that once was.

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Music Program

Prelude, Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor  — Composed by J.S. Bach, for unaccompanied cello, 1717 – 1723

Prelude, Cello Suite No. 1 in G major — Composed by J.S. Bach, for unaccompanied cello, 1717 – 1723

Sarabande, Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor — Composed by J.S. Bach, for unaccompanied cello, 1717 – 1723

Rain — Composed by Njo Kong Kie for solo cello, 2015 – 2022

The Year of the Cello  — Composed by Njo Kong Kie for solo cello, 2015 – 2022

COMPANY CREDITS

Co-Creators
Marjorie Chan
Njo Kong Kie

Writer & Director
Marjorie Chan

Composer, Sound Designer & Musical Director
Njo Kong Kie

Sound Engineer
Ben Ewing

Dramaturg
Matt McGeachy

Additional Dramaturgy
Indrit Kasapi & Karthy Chin

Accessibility Consultants
Vivian Chong & Jess Watkin

Cast
Rong Fu | Wen
Bryan Holt | The Cellist

RAVE REVIEWS for THE YEAR OF THE CELLO by Marjorie Chan & Njo Kong Kie

Production photography by Dahlia Katz
Photo of Marjorie Chan & Njo Kong Kie by Knowgood Studio
Image Collages by Emily Jung
Original Production Design by Echo Zhou

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