Orango
Composed by Dmitri Shostakovic
Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts
Director
Set and Costume Designer
Patrick Conelan
Jenny Ballantyne
‘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.
first response while listening to the music
PROCESS
sketches
first models
final model
FINAL SKETCHES
Costume Drawings
