February 10, 2018 @ 8pm
Alex Yiu (HK): The Chinese Hill Billies
Based on his previous artwork “Song to Daphnis”, Alex Yiu furthers his research on the relationship in-between sound and identity in Vancouver, where he investigates the soundscape in the area of Chinatown and Richmond. The previous artwork “Song to Daphnis” is a personal manifestation of Alex Yiu’s journey as a sojourner in the city of London, dealing with personal relationship and Asian identities. Now, Alex Yiu is going to summarize his research here with an audiovisual lecture-performance.
This is going to be an audience participatory performance that the audience will be required to join and do some singing exercises.
This project is fully funded by Hong Kong Development Arts Council
Para Site
August 8 | 7:00pm
Chinese Hill Billies
Lecture performance by Alex Yiu
This session will be conducted in English. The lecture performance investigates the relationship between sound and identity in Richmond, Vancouver’s Chinatown. It departs from the uncertain origins of the song Red River Valley, known under different titles and sung in different languages throughout the decades. In his performance, Yiu focuses on a particular event, when the song was performed in the largest Chinese restaurant in the city in 1939, by a band formed by Chinese immigrants, the first of its kind.
姚少龍（香港）：Chinese Hill Billies
承接其前作《Song to Daphnis》，姚少龍進一步深化他關於聲音與身份認同之間關係的研究，這次將焦點移師至溫哥華，深入探討當地唐人街及列治文一帶的音景。前作《Song to Daphnis》是姚少龍作為倫敦寄居者的個人表述，處理的是私人關係與亞洲人身份認同的議題；而今次，他將透過一場視聽演講表演（audiovisual lecture-performance），總結並呈現他在溫哥華的研究成果。
這將是一場需要觀眾參與的行為表演，觀眾將被邀請加入並進行一些歌唱練習。
本計劃由香港藝術發展局全資資助。
Para Site
8月8日 | 晚上7:00
Chinese Hill Billies
姚少龍演講表演
本場次將以英語進行。
這場演講表演旨在探討溫哥華列治文及唐人街中，聲音與身分認同的關係。作品以《紅河谷》（Red River Valley）這首起源成謎的歌曲為出發點——數十年來，此曲曾以不同曲名流傳，並被翻譯成多種語言傳唱。在演出中，姚少龍將聚焦於 1939 年發生的一個特定事件：當年，這首歌在城中最大的中餐館內演出，而演奏者正是首支由華人移民組成的樂隊。
Lecture performance by Alex Yiu from Parasite on Vimeo.
