Alexandre Dumas' Three Musketeers: When East Meets West
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02 May 2026 - 03 May 2026 |
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3:00PM (Sat & Sun) |
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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
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180 - 380 |
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02 May 2026 - 03 May 2026 |
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3:00PM (Sat & Sun) |
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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts |
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180 - 380 |
This interdisciplinary production brings new life to Henri Diamant-Berger’s 1921 silent film Les Trois Mousquetaires, blending Chinese martial arts, Western classical music, and live performance into a striking contemporary vision. The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts unites its schools—Music, Drama, Chinese Opera, Film & Television—for a collaboration that bridges cultures and disciplines.
French composer and conductor Béatrice Thiriet leads the music direction, creating original music, conducting live performances, and mentoring students in composition and performance. Filmmaker Jérôme Diamant-Berger, grandson of Henri Diamant-Berger, adds a parallel program of workshops and talks on cinema history, production, and preservation, offering unique insight into the legacy of early film.
Artistic Director Tang Shu-wing provides the narrative foundation, adapting the classic tale into a specialized stage script that weaves live dialogue with the evocative musical score. Through a series of masterclasses, Tang guides School of Drama students to master physical expression, creating a dynamic contemporary dialogue between movement and silent film.
Together, stage and screen converge in a dynamic celebration of art, history, and innovation.
Béatrice Thiriet is an acclaimed French composer specializing in film music and opera. She has composed scores for over fifty films and numerous stage productions, collaborating with leading directors such as Pascale Ferran, Dominique Cabrera, and Marc Esposito. Her work has earned prestigious accolades, including the Nadia and Lili Boulanger Prize from the Académie des Beaux- Arts. She currently teaches film music composition at the École Normale de Musique de Paris, where she leads the department. Her artistic practice is rooted in narrative, improvisation, and interdisciplinary collaboration, making her a key figure in contemporary French music and cultural exchange.
Jérôme Diamant-Berger is a French filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter with a career spanning over five decades. He is the grandson of
Henri Diamant-Berger, director of the 1924 silent film adaptation of The Three Musketeers, and has dedicated much of his work to preserving
and reinterpreting early cinematic heritage. His filmography includes fiction, documentary, and experimental works, with a focus on cultural
history and restoration. He has produced and directed numerous documentaries on figures such as Alexandre Dumas and Georges Clemenceau, and
is the founder of Le Film d’Art, a production company committed to artistic cinema. His expertise in film history and production makes him a
key contributor to projects that bridge archival material with contemporary artistic practice.
Tang Shu-wing is a theatre director, actor and educator, having worked in professional theatre for 30 years. He has done more than 60 works, including spoken drama, non-verbal theatre, dance drama and opera. Tang is hailed by the media as "one of the most important theatre directors in Hong Kong". Minimalist aesthetics and physical theatre that Tang advocated have become a brand of contemporary theatre in Hong Kong. To acknowledge his achievement in past decades, Tang was awarded a Medal of Honour by the Government of the HKSAR in 2020, the Award for Outstanding Contribution in Arts by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2021, an Honorary Doctorate by HKAPA in 2022.
Music Director: Béatrice Thiriet
Filmmaker: Jérôme Diamant-Berger
Artistic Director: Tang Shu-wing
