The Chinese version of Cinderella with a new classical twist of music and movement.

If you know Cinderella, you know Ye Xian. Predating the European fairytale, Ye Xian follows a path familiar to many in search of a place to belong. Untold reveals new twists conjuring to life Ye Xian's story of the transnational journey between and beyond different cultures. Co-created by composer Alex Ho and creative director and choreographer Julia Cheng, Untold weaves together movement and music into an intricate tapestry of colours, sounds, memories, and dreams, imagining a more hopeful future for Ye Xian and those who come after.

In the context of All Arias Musictheatre Festival.

Winner of the OPERA PRIZE 2023 of FEDORA.

“This old story, a musical intermingling of East and West, becomes more than an eye-pleasing, intriguing and convincing performance. The piece is moreover deeply moving on a human level and allows a European audience to feel what it means to be part of a society that is not completely alien to you, but in which you never completely find your place. The work deservingly won the international Fedora Opera Prize this year.”

PZAZZ - Johan Thielemans - 23.03.2023

“All this is portrayed with an ingenious musical and theatrical dramaturgy … The instrumentation with Ho’s piano, Daniel Shao’s flute, Mantawoman’s yangqin and Joanne Chiang’s comprehensive percussion takes the spectator to a faraway world without it becoming orientalist … The scenography too makes subtle use of elements from Chinese Opera without it becoming chinoiserie … Hopefully this production will see its deservedly triumphal march around the world.””

Theaterkrant.nl - Neil van der Linden - 21.05.2023

Credits

YE XIAN ADAPTATION: CHUA ORTIGA

ADDITIONAL TEXT:  JULIA CHENG, JOANNE CHIANG, JASMINE CHIU, ALEX HO, ELAYCE ISMAIL, MANTAWOMAN,  KEITH PUN, DANIEL SHAO