ChouHenick

Biography

Henick graduated from the School of Drama at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours), majoring in Acting. He is currently a freelance actor. During his studies, he received the Disney Scholarship, the Friends of the Academy Scholarship, and the Jocelyn ZS Choi Talents Scholarship.

While studying, he performed in productions including Crave, Pippin, Zero, The Seagull, Lysistrata, Lord of the Flies, the HKAPA opera Semele, the HKAPA Chinese opera The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea, and the Chung Ying Theatre Company musical The Idiot. He also appeared in the ViuTV television drama No One Left Behind, in which he played the role of Zhuangzi.

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Key visual for Rooftop Productions' contemporary theatre performance, 'The Furies Variations'. Actor Yau Fuk Wing is depicted as a classical figure holding a set of scales, his body partially dissolving into digital, glitch-like fragments against a dramatic dual-tone red and blue background. The aesthetic emphasizes themes of justice and modern psychological fragmentation. 'The Furies Variations, Key Visual'

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The Furies Variations

7/12/2018 至 9/12/2018

The Furies Variations is a devised theatre piece reimagining justice through Aeschylus, Kafka, and live rock. Explore morality, law, and our society.

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A dramatic promotional portrait of actor Chou Henick for the Rooftop Productions contemporary theatre piece, The Furies Variations. Captured against a vibrant split-tone background of deep pink and purple, Chou Henick is seen mid-expression with his head tilted upward and mouth wide open in an intense, raw scream. His hair is windswept, emphasizing the visceral energy of the performance. Promotional photo of Chou Henick for The Furies Variations.

Chou Henick captures the raw emotional intensity of his character in this promotional portrait for Rooftop Productions' The Furies Variations.

On a dark stage, actor Chou Henick performs in Rooftop Productions' contemporary theatre piece, The Furies Variations. He is illuminated by a dramatic spotlight, wearing a white t-shirt and a flowing, heavy-weight maroon cape that fans out behind him. With an intense expression, he points upward with his right hand while clutching a small, rustic wooden figure in his left. As he commands the space, he delivers the line: "It is you that has brought this fate upon yourself, not I."

Chou Henick commands the stage in The Furies Variations, delivering the chilling ultimatum: "It is you that has brought this fate upon yourself, not I."

In a dramatic scene from Rooftop Productions' contemporary theatre performance, 'The Furies Variations' (《復仇變奏曲》), performers Chan Wing Shuen and Chou Henick utilize stark stage lighting to create a haunting visual. Set against a dark, minimalist background, a spotlight highlights their interaction with a mannequin head, evoking themes of trauma and classic Greek tragedy. One performer holds a translucent object as they enact a violent narrative, Chan Wing Shuen delivers the chilling line: "He went as far as killing her husband and baby in front of her."

Chan Wing Shuen and Chou Henick confront the weight of a violent history: 'He went as far as killing her husband and baby in front of her.'

Chou Henick contemplates the claustrophobic weight of the city, musing: 'Pylades, this city is a prison. A goodly one / In which there are many confines, wards, and dungeons.'

In a dramatic scene from Rooftop Productions' contemporary theatre piece 'The Furies Variations' (《復仇變奏曲》), a central male performer (Chou Henick) sits semi-nude on an examination table, gesturing upward under stark, cool-toned stage lighting. He is flanked by two performers (Lung Jes and Yau Fuk Wing) draped in ethereal white garments, who stand by the table, framing the composition with a sense of classical tragedy and modern theatrical tension. The atmospheric lighting emphasizes the high-contrast aesthetic typical of Hong Kong's independent performance arts scene. The central performer leans into his role, speaking the line: 'Aren’t there two kinds of story, one true and the other false?'

Chou Henick, Lung Jes, and Yau Fuk Wing explore the tension between reality and artifice. 'Aren’t there two kinds of story, one true and the other false?'

Promotional video thumbnail for The Furies Variations - Actors' Interviews, featuring a medium close-up of a Hong Kong contemporary theatre actor, Chiu Fuk-wing, speaking with an engaged and thoughtful expression. The shot is a widescreen cinematic 16:9 framing, set against a softly blurred stage background with abstract mannequins, emphasizing the minimalist aesthetic often seen in independent HK performing arts. The text '邱福永創作演員' (Chiu Fuk-wing, Creator/Actor) is displayed in the bottom right corner.

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