There was a little surreal drama last Friday, the first night of the Wuchuan Cantonese Opera Troupe performances, at Kreta Ayer People's Theatre. Towards the last 10 minutes or so of the final scene, there was smoke at the upper right hand corner of the stage. We all thought it was part of the show. You see, the final scene was a fiery one with a lot of action, fierce fighting and some splendid stunts.
Then one of the rolled-up backdrops hanging behind caught fire at the right side. The rebels set fire to the palace? The fire to make the show look more real?
No, they are not part of the show.
The backdrop was lowered down and an 'imperial guard' tried to beat out the flames. The next moment there was some foam and the fire was put out. I think someone at the side of the stage used an extinguisher.
Fortunately the artistes were calm and the show continued after the brief interruption.
Here are some clips of the Wuchuan COT performance:
http://uk.youtube.com/profile?user=OperafanSingapore
2 comments:
got e fire clip?
no, normally I concentrate on watching, also from my seat it was not convenient
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