A dramatic stage scene from Rooftop Productions' contemporary Hong Kong theatre play, 'Testimony' (《山下的證詞》). In the center, actor Mohammad Kashif Ali stands alone in a harsh, bright spotlight, wearing a t-shirt and trousers with a pensive, slightly weary expression. To the left, a performer interacts with a camera, projecting a distorted, blue-tinted live video feed onto a large screen behind the stage, which displays the Chinese and English text '小子, 身份證 / Kid, ID card.' To the right, another figure stands in the shadows. The staging highlights themes of surveillance and identity common in contemporary local performance art. Testimony

Testimony: Surveillance and Identity

Mohammad Kashif Ali navigates the tension of identity and surveillance in this haunting scene from Testimony.

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Mohammad Kashif Ali

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Testimony

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Credit: Fung Wai SunThursday, 15 August 2019 at 09:36:49