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EVENT DESCRIPTION
This Christmas, HKRep Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum and Assistant Artistic Director Fong Chun Kit mobilise nearly the entire company, assembling nine excellent actresses to join a Christmas Special Force to challenge “an impossible task.” Passionate and motivated, they travel to the coldest corners in the world to bring warmth and good cheer. The Absolute Task is partly inspired by Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea, which delves deeply into the relation between human and nature, addressing such themes as perseverance in the face of adversity as exemplified by this famous quote: “A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” Motivated by their sense of mission, these women must face trials and tribulations, often caught between victory and defeat. What will become of them in the end?
The Absolute Task is written by Artistic Director Poon Wai Sum and directed by Assistant Artistic Director Fong Chun Kit with dramaturgy by Walter Ng.
The Absolute Task: A group of valiant women gather at boot camp. Are they training for an upcoming tournament? They climb rocks and rope, enduring tremendous physical challenges, but for what? They hold fast to their convictions, overcoming challenge after challenge, but what motivates their passion? In the face of a mission impossible, these women travel to the ends of the earth in search of those most in need of Christmas gifts. Let’s see how this special task force uses the gentle to overcome the strong. Let’s uncover the tender secrets of their lives.
7, 10-14.12.2024 – 7:45pm
8, 14-15.12.2024 – 2:45pm
