Sabahans wanted for international theatre performance

KOTA KINABALU: An audition for the cast of Encore Melaka, a state-of-the-art theatre performance, will be held on September 3 at at the Synergy Dance Theatre here.

Encore Melaka is organized by Yong Tai Group under an international collaborative project with the globally renowned directors of Impression series from China, Zhang Yimou, Wang Chaoge and Fan Yue, to produce its first international show outside the country, in Melaka.

Melaka will be the first location outside China to stage this spectacular show.

The theatre that houses the performance is under its construction and the show is expected to be staged from February 2018 onward, with two or three shows daily and is targeting to attract two million visitors from all around the world yearly.

Established in 1998, the Impression series was co-founded by China’s three top directors, Wang Chaoge, Fan Yue and Zhang Yimou -- more famously known as the “Iron Triangle”.

The trio was also the key success behind the unforgettably impressive opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

With its distinctive concept of performing arts, the Impression series has successfully staged nine highly sought-after productions among which seven shows were conducted outdoors where the natural environment of real mountains, waters and life was weaved in as its backdrop, including Impression Sanjie Liu, Impression Lijiang, Impression West Lake, Impression Hainan, Impression Dahongpao, Impression Putuo and Impression Wulong.

The subsequent series were staged indoors and they were titled under the Encore series, namely Encore Pingyao and Encore Mount Wutai.

For the first time in history, the internationally-acclaimed Impression series ventured out of China to Melaka and it marks a brand new milestone for the perspective of Asian collaboration.

The audition is open to dancers, vocalists, actors, actresses, musicians aged between 18 to 45. They should have traditional, modern dance, vocal, drama or traditional instrumental training background as well as performance experience.

Those who are interested in the audition may contact Mr Liew at 019-5330395.

For more information, please logon to our website at www. encore-melaka.com or visit our Facebook at impression. mel aka.