2047 Apologue 2: Concept performance by renowned Chinese director premiers in Beijing

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"2047 APOLOGUE 2"- a concept performance directed by acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou has made its world-premier at Beijing's National Center of Performing Arts. The show breaks the form of traditional stage plays, combining Chinese folk arts with modern technology.

Table tennis, unmanned aerial vehicle, modern dance, mechanical device, opera and light installations. All these traditional and modern elements can be seen in the unique concept performance.

Zhang Yimou has gathered artists from seven countries to present a refreshing audio-visual feast.

ZHANG YIMOU DIRECTOR "In the show, we have put together traditional performance, modern technological devices and music, because we want to see what it will be like by combining all of them together."

ZHANG YIMOU DIRECTOR "We have produced several concept performances and it's our strength to make such kind of show. And each time it's a new experience."

The show focuses on the fact that technology and humans are merged together, but nothing is eternal and technology can leave us.

This is the second season of Zhang's Apologue 2047. The first edition also premiered in Beijing last summer.

In this new production, the director continues his idea from the original one by dealing with the theme of the relationship between humans and technology.