‘Orango’ is an unfinished Opera by Shostakovic. It centres around a half-man/half-ape, and tackles themes of humanity, class and dictatorship. My design runs with the shocking nature of the piece with the bright orange colour palette. I wanted to show that although the story is absurd, it is also timeless.

Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts

Composer

Director

Set and Costume Designer

Dmitri Shostakovich

Patrick Conelan

Jenny Ballantyne

Notebook and Sketches

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Moment Drawings

Preset

The Zoologist Speaks About Orango

Entertainer Enters

Orango Destroys the Set

Model Photos

Costume Drawings