“Butterfly Dreams” 梦叠蝶梦 – Dance Musical was performed on 25 July 2009 (3pm and 8pm at Victoria Theatre). Resonance Quartet was part of the live fusion ensemble which comprised 6 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, a double bass, a pipa, a chinese flute, a piano, 2 guitars, a keyboard and percussion. The dance troupe is Dance Ensemble Singapore (DES) and Music Director (with an acting role thrown in as well) was Jiu Jian – a singer in the 90’s and more recently known as a judge for SuperBand08. Nick Shen was cast as one of the main actors – his stardom apparent when his female teen fans somehow managed to get into the backstage area after the Matinée. Singers from Echo Music provided (back-up) vocals.  Late nights were common fare as the team re-worked both music and script to improve coherence. Extremely tiring but interesting experience.

Photos by Ace, made available by Jiu Jian: