Artistic Stones

If life were a horror story, Alice of the Wonderland would turn in to the Queen, Miyazaki Hayao’s Totoro to Junji Ito’s cannibal fish, and Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tales to Stephen King’s supernatural fictions; the poisoned apple remained, leading to Snow White’s adversity. Would a prince show up and save the world? It depends on the level of civilization of mankind…

Hoi Chiu is the Co-Artistic Director of All Theatre Art Association. He was trained at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for prop-making and was the founder of Hong Kong Puppet Centre on Lamma Island. He has led a colourful artistic life as an illustrator, puppeteer, actor, director, set and costume designer, exploring a wide spectrum of artistic endeavours, from formal ritual theatre to the community-based playback theatre. Since 2009, he has been invited to do sand paintings, including a music video for pop singer Eason Chan and TV programme Headliner by Radio Television Hong Kong, etc.