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(Silent Film Scoring, 2003 Hong Kong Arts Festival, 2003 Singapore Arts Festival, 2003 Images Of Asia, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2007 Shanghai International Arts Festival, 2010 Singapore Season Paris, Musee Quai Branley)
“Singaporean composer Mark Chan brought a deeper nuance to his work – breathing life into the silent Chinese film classic Little Toys” – Clarissa Oon, Straits Times June 25 2003
“Chan’s score gave the movie.. a gratifying, emotional depth” – Tan Shzr Ee, Straits Times, 16 June 2003 “Mark Scores A Hit in China”
Chan Heng Wing, Singapore Consul General in ShanghaiRuan Lingyu’s screen presence is electrifying. Mark Chan’s music is not just an accompanying score to a silent movie. It is a moving and loving tribute to an icon of Chinese cinema. The composition brought colour, depth and powerful emotions to this silent black and white movie. … the Shanghainese in the audience were enthralled and I was proud to be a Singaporean seeing this Singapore piece appreciated by the people from the home of Ruan Lingyu.
“Michelle Zhang – Shanghai Daily newspaperMark Chan’s “Little Toy” is a creative approach which perfectly combines music and movie. Through its concise, romantic tunes, the audiences are able to experience the emotional changes of the characters in the movie. Chan manages to revive the old Shanghai style with his modern composition.Michelle Zhang Shanghai Daily
Mark Chan：祝贺你Little Toys的演出取得成功。我感觉整场演出制作相当精良，音乐色彩丰富。我们乐团的徐佳佳能参加这次表演也是很有意义。 希望今后还有更多类似的合作机会。 祝安康 陈光宪 上海交响乐团 Chen Guang Xian General Manager, Shanghai Symphony
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Music & Libretto: Mark Chan
An Oratorio in 6 Parts:
1. Discovery
2. Intoxication
3. Economics
4. Addiction
5. Conflict
6. Epiphany
Commissioned by the Singapore Arts Festival 2004 & the New Vision Festival Hong Kong 2004
The Production was Co-Created by Mark and Casey Lim.
Inspired by the events of the illicit opium trafficking that took place in China in the 19th Century, Opiume is a modern view of not only what took place but also a comment on how we live our lives now:
the difficulties of cultural interaction, the power play, the dangers and seduction of drug use and also the harsh reality of economic trade and imbalance.
3 Photopoems:
1) Meeting Buddha On The Road
One of Mark Chan’s first photopoems incorporating his own photography, poetry and music into a spiritual, moving meditation on life, travel and growing.
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2) Reflections On War
The 1st of of his Diptych: “War & Peace”
“Reflections on War” was originally commissioned for the War Memorial at Bukit Chandu in Singapore, the site of the tragic last stand of the joint forces agianst the invading imperial Japanese army (2nd World War).
the 2nd in the Dipych is “Reflections On Peace”
This time Mark used archived photographs from various museums, libraries and collections around the world, combining them with his words and music Mark plots a sobre yet hopeful path through the meaning and reason of war.
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3) Reflections On Peace
Another of Mark Chan’s photopoems. This is the 2nd of his Diptych: ”War & Peace”
The first was “Reflections on War”
this his “Reflections On Peace”
Using his own photography, words and music Mark plots a meditative path through the meaning and reason of peace.
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the Flying Bird will carry your message,
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In many many cultures birds have from early times been considered messengers between the world of men and the world of the spirits, the world of man and the world of god.
Nowadays, glued to our screens and ear-plugged into the digital soundtracks of our lives
we neglect the beautiful, informative and natural past time of bird-watching, birding, at our own peril.
There is much to learn from their song, their flight, its seasonal patterns and the shifts and changes in these patterns. About the life of birds, the state of the world and about ourselves.
photo credits: Renaud Corlouer, Tadayuki Naito, Zann Huang, Teo Tee Hua, Alex Chan, Pat Chan, Brian Gothong Tan, Joyce Ng, Mark Chan
Mark is currently working on his first novel. In the meantime here is a varied collection of letters:
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photo credits: Renaud Corlouer, Tadayuki Naito, Zann Huang, Teo Tee Hua, Alex Chan, Pat Chan, Brian Gothong Tan, Joyce Ng, Mark Chan
Mark is currently working on his first novel. In the meantime here is a varied collection of letters:
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