Monday, May 29, 2017

A Walk Back In Time



Perak Women for Women Society presented a charity concert in conjunction with International Women’s Day entitled ‘A Walk Back in Time, the Glorious Years of Hong Kong Cantopop”.

Kam Fatt and Angela Saik

It was a splendid show which lived up to the billing especially with singers Angela Saik and Kam Fatt who took us back in time.

But what really enthralled me was the concert by PSPA  “Butterfly Lovers".

The story was beautifully arranged and the costumes were well designed.

7 Heavenly Maidens wander into the human world
...with Honey Bees, Flower Angels and Bumble Bees
Butterfly Lovers tells the story of the Daughters of the Jade Emperor, the Seven Heavenly Maidens who wander into the human world.
Zhinu (R) falls in love with NiuLang (L)
One of the Heavenly Maidens, Zhinu falls in love with the filial son NiuLang who gets married and has children.NiuLang does not know that Zhinu is a fairy. 

When the Jade Emperor hears of this misdeed, in anger he commands his daughter to return to Heaven.

Lady Milky Way
NiuLang tries to enter Heaven but the Empress separates Heaven and Earth with the Milky Way.

Every night NiuLang looks to the Heavens with great sadness while the Seventh Fairy pines for her Love and children.

Lady Milky Way calls her Magpies.....
......to form a 'red bridge' on the 7th Day of the 7th Month each year
Lady Milky Way felt sorry for them and once a year on the 7th Day of the 7th Month she would tell the Magpies to form a beautiful “red bridge” across the Milky Way so the couple could meet.

The Heavens gave their Children to childless couples.


Zhinu's daughter Yingtai falls in love with Lian Shanbo
Zhinu‘s daughter Yingtai grew up clever and beautiful and fell in love with Lian Shanbo, her best friend and classmate. But their love was doomed from the start because Yingtai was promised to a rich merchant.

On her wedding day Yingtai went to Shanbo's grave and wept. The Seventh Fairy could not bear her daughter suffer a similar fate and appealed to Lady Milky Way for help. Lady Milky Way opened the earth and Yingtai threw herself into Shanbo’s grave.


7th Fairy, Zhinu asks Lady Milky Way for help.

7th Fairy weaves a pair of Butterfly for the lovers
The Seventh Fairy weaved a pair of beautiful butterfly for each of the young lovers and they flew away to live happily ever after in the Enchanted Garden,

...and they lived happily ever after.
A truly charming ending to this Chinese “Rome and Juliet”.

Elaborately designed costumes.


Bravo
PSPA gets better with each production and this was another delight. Bravo.

JAG

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