The return of the ghoulish orchestra. Litty Scary, SO MUCH FUN!
Hailed from the U.S., Magic Circle Mime Co. (MCMCo.) is loved by audience around the globe. Years ago the Orchestra from Planet X was overwhelmed with positive reviews from local families. This October, the famous MCMCo., is returning for the 5th collaboration with Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong (MYOHK), presenting the No.1 family attraction, Phantoms of the Orchestra, to make you burst into laughter in this haunted concert hall!
Endless laughter in the Concert Hall
The duo from MCMCo., Maggie Peterson and Douglas Maclntyre are disguising in a wicked spirit and a chickenhearted apprentice. Maggie woke up the ghoulish orchestra with her frightening organ music, Doug accidently has a magical baton. While Doug wants to have a taste of being a maestro, Maggie is having so much fun playing tricks on Doug. The endless laughable tricks guarantee the audience burst into laughter in this haunted concert hall.
Classical Concert Evolution
Maggie and Doug give life to the music with their imagination and chain the music into an interesting story. To make it more fun, the conductor and the orchestra are dressing up as zombies and vampires. Though audiences still need to sit still over the concert, they need neither to worry about falling asleep during the concert (the jokes keep coming!) nor keeping quiet (laughter here and there). Blending classical music and mime, Phantoms of the Orchestra breaks the traditional setting of a classical concert and brings audience an extraordinary experience.
About MYO
Founded in 2003, the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Hong Kong (MYO) is one of the finest youth orchestras in Asia. Forming 6 orchestras at 4 different levels, near 260 passionate young musicians from over 120 music colleges, universities, secondary and primary schools build up their repertoire of various styles and periods through weekly rehearsals and share the joy of music. As to bring orchestra music to the community, the orchestra did two flash mob performances at the Pacific Place and received high acclaims.
2014 MYO Flash mob performance: https://youtu.be/LauW-dwCq7Y
2015 MYO Flash mob performance: https://youtu.be/p3sDuX8b8qU
About Magic Circle Mime Company
“Not a word was spoken once the music began, but the story was told vividly in both music and gestures, bringing the usually static symphonic stage to life and somes spilling over into the delighted young audience.” Wasington Post
Magic Circle Mime Company (MCMCo.) is the creative partnership of Maggie Petersen and Douglas Maclntyre. Both artists have backgrounds in theatre and instrumental music, and have utilized that training to create their highly regarded programs. MCMCo. performs with vitually every major orchestra in North America. The Co. also has a growing reputation outside North America. In the Pacific Rim and Far East they have performed at festivals and with major orchestras in Australia, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan.
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