A studio headshot of actress Lai Bie for Rooftop Productions. She is captured in profile, looking towards the left, with soft, dramatic lighting that highlights her face against a dark, moody background. This atmospheric portrait reflects the intimate and contemplative aesthetic typical of contemporary Hong Kong theatre performances. A headshot.

LaiBie

Biography

Lai graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Theatre Lighting Design.

Her recent theatre work includes: Contemporary Musiking Hong Kong Many Visions of Many Cosmos: Olivier Messsiaen's Vision de l'amen; HKREP The Invisible Men; HerStory Polygon Floating on 432Hz; On & On Theatre Workshop Je Tremble.

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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'
Best Scenography

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.

Lighting Designer
A close-up studio portrait of actor Karen C. Siu, captured for Rooftop Productions' 2017 stage play 'Not The Maids'. She is peering through a narrow vertical gap between two white panels, her face illuminated in high contrast against a dark background. Her expression is calm yet inquisitive, emphasizing the themes of surveillance and identity explored in this contemporary Hong Kong theatre production. Photo by Ivor Houlker. 'Not The Maids'

Not The Maids

11/8/2017 至 13/8/2017

Not The Maids is a devised theatre production deconstructing the identities of Hong Kong's domestic workers, reclaiming their lives beyond the labels.

Lighting Designer
Close-up promotional poster for Rooftop Productions' contemporary theatre piece 'Milk and Honey: Songs of the Sacred and Profane'. The high-key photography features two performers with their eyes closed, their faces completely coated in a thick, glistening layer of golden honey that drips down onto their shoulders, creating a surreal, mask-like effect. The lighting emphasizes the viscous texture of the honey and the calm, contemplative expressions of the actors, evoking themes of migration and the 'promised land'. 'A striking, evocative key visual poster for Rooftop Productions' song theatre piece, 'Milk and Honey: Songs of the Sacred and Profane', exploring themes of migration and the 'promised land'. The artwork features visceral, close-up, high-key photography of performers Billy Sy, Ivor Houlker, Lung Jes, and Michelle Li. A thick, glistening layer of honey covers their faces, creating a provocative, mask-like effect that echoes the production's exploration of sweetness and desire on a long march. The poster is framed by a clean white border. Large, distressed white Traditional Chinese characters displaying the title (流奶與蜜之地) are positioned across the center, contrasting sharply with the honeyed faces.'
Best Stage Effect

Milk and Honey

17/7/2016 至 20/7/2016

Milk and Honey is a unique song theatre piece by Rooftop Productions. Exploring migration through myths and 20+ global folk songs, are you satisfied?

Lighting Designer

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