The event will be divided into two parts: Part 1: The Return of a Masterwork: Tan Dun's "Cellphone Soundscape & Movement" – Ap Chau World Premiere, and Part 2: Live Performance of Countryside Music.
Part 1: The Return of a Masterwork: Tan Dun's "Cellphone Soundscape & Movement" - Ap Chau World Premiere (Complete Special Screening)
(Special Thanks: Public broadcast authorized by internationally renowned conductor and composer Master Tan Dun)
Using Hong Kong's geological wonder, Ap Chau, as a natural stage, Tan Dun crafted the cross-disciplinary masterpiece "Cellphone Soundscape & Movement". Experience the ultimate spectacle of its 1 March 2026 world premiere, fully recreated through high-fidelity audio and video!
Grounded in the philosophical essence of the "Twelve Earthly Branches", twelve dancers are placed within a landscape of mountains and water – they are nature itself, and an extension of the music. The body becomes a vessel for time and cosmic vision. Amidst the sounds of nature created by different instruments, the dancers are the wind, the leaves, and the birds... With technology as prelude, they merge with nature. The mountain and the sea perform for the dancers, while the dancers echo back with movements. This is not only a breathtaking audio-visual feast, but also an epic documentary capturing the extraordinary fusion of Hong Kong's natural wonders and world-class art. Absolutely not to be missed!
Part 2: Live Performance of Countryside Music - Led by World Harmonica Festival Champion Gordon Lee
World Harmonica Festival Champion Gordon Lee and violinist Nina Wong were featured performers at the "Hong Kong Soundscape - Opera & Dance" One Day Music Festival. Violinist Nina Wong has collaborated extensively with Tan Dun, having performed in numerous works of his. Gordon Lee and Nina Wong will join hands to perform live, delivering a selection of melodious pieces themed around "Countryside and Nature". Extending the spirit of Tan Dun's One Day Music Festival, the resonance of the harmonica and violin will transport the audience back into the enchanting rhythms of the natural landscape.
About Performers:
National Ecology Day 2026: "Hong Kong Soundscape - Opera & Dance" One Day Music Festival Extended Episode
Date: 5 September 2026 (Saturday)
Time: [Session 1] 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
[Session 2] 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Venue: The Theatre, East Kowloon Cultural Centre
Ticketing: Purchase Link Coming Soon (A HK$20 administrative fee will be charged by the platform)