The Legend of Lilau
27/5 (Friday)
8pm
Dom Pedro V Theatre
Tickets: MOP 120, 80
In recent years, Musical Theatre – combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance – has become fashionable in Macao. In fact, local theatrical productions have presented new and original musicals that have attempted to capture the distinctive and unique qualities of the territory.
The Macao Portuguese Folk Dance Association has fused elements of Portuguese folk dance and song to create the musical The Legend of Lilau. The story begins with the arrival of the Portuguese more than four hundred years ago and narrates Macao’s transformation from a small fishing village into an international city. Original music and songs combine with Portuguese folk dances to illuminate the rich multicultural environment created over the past centuries.
Co-ordinator: Ana Maria Manhão Sou
Playwright: Fung Yip Wah and Danilo José dos Santos Paiva
Director, Stage and Lighting Design: Chad W. Leslie
Music: Soler
Choreographer: Eddie De Gusman
Costume Design: Elsa Hon and Victória dos Santos Abrantes Paiva
Make-up Design: Lourenco Lau and Lam Man Ngai
Principal actors: Manuela Espírito Santo, Cheong Wong Peng , Iong Lai Mui and Danilo José dos Santos Paivaetc.
Duration: approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, no interval
Local performance
