“When a person cannot possess, all he could do is not to forget.” Marcel Proust wrote In Search of Lost Time in the 20th century, in his struggle against oblivion in the stream of consciousness. A hundred years later, a journey begins from the present perspective and context; the audience is put inside a mirror maze with endless reflections of light and shadow, while they listen to the performers’ interpretations in different languages and tones. The sound designer uses mixing and sound installation to create an exploration of stage arts and technologies, as well as literature, in search of reality and illusion in the remembrance of things past.

Creative and Technical Showcase
18／11（Sat）2:15pm, 3pm, 3:45pm, 4:30pm
20 mins each session with limited audience of 25 people

Creative and Technical Showcase + Thematic Talk (2)
【Soundscape】
17／11（Fri）4:30pm
Speaker: d&b audiotechnik
In English

Creative and Technical Showcase + Thematic Talk (3)
【Stage Sound Design】
18／11（Sat）8pm
Speaker: Frankie Hung

Audience will be requested to take off their shoes before entering the performance area.
Free Seating
Duration of Showcases/Performances: around 20 mins Duration of Thematic Talks: around 60 mins
Persons aged 12 or below are not allowed to attend the sessions on 17 & 18 Nov

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Freespace Tech Lab

Presenter and Production: Zuni Icosahedron

Co-organiser: West Kowloon Cultural District

Creator, Artistic Director & Spatial designer: Mathias Woo

Technical Director: Rae Wu

Producers: Low Kee Hong, Doris Kan, Bobo Lee 

What is Freespace?

Freespace is situated in the centre of the Art Park of the West Kowloon Cultural District, and it is scheduled to open in 2019. It is a flexible performance space that includes a black box theatre (33m x 20m x 10m) that can accommodate 450 people seated or 900 standing, a foyer café and bar with facilities for live music performance, a multi-function conference room, and a large open air lawn that can be used for hosting large-scale outdoor events.

What has Freespace to do with Tech Lab?

Theatre is a live experience.

The audience enter a theatre, and experience a live performance in the same space, at the same time, watching the same performers, interacting with the same stage lighting, sound and multi-media effects. In a theatre performance, the technical aspects (staging, lighting, sound) are elements of performing arts just as important as the performers, while the entire theatre space (architecture) itself is constructed by technologies. “Freespace Tech Lab” is a three-year project infusing innovative stage technology and performing arts, providing a platform for exchange between related technology providers of performing arts and participants, with a view to enhancing the applications of stage technology.