Hong Kong Sinfonietta brings cartoon pig McDull to life
Choreographer Yuri Ng plays the plucky piglet in a stage performance that fuses animation and a classical music score to tell the story of character's humble beginnings
Hong Kong's favourite piglet is returning to the stage this month accompanied by the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and a real-life twist.
For the first time in the history of the McDull series, the plucky animated piglet is fully fleshed out as a character in the form of award-winning choreographer Yuri Ng Yue-lit (left).
Based on the 2014 film McDull: Me & My Mum, the production involves animated graphics, classical music and a one-man live performance.
"By bringing McDull to life, it opens a lot of possibilities for ways to interpret the story," says Ng, who will be playing the piglet.
"I'm not a mascot, but a human playing the role of Detective Bobby."
Although the dialogue will be Cantonese, language should not be an issue, according to Ng. "If the music, visuals and tone of my voice can convey something to the audience, then maybe it's not about the language," he says.