Wuji in Chinese means boundless, endless and continuously evolving.

 

Innovation and a strong stylistic identity are the credo of Wuji Ensemble.

 

Founded in 2003, the group has been dedicated to creating a performing platform for local musicians, cultivating cultural insights and nurturing artistic accomplishments. Ensemble members are all highly skilled and experienced performers of the Chinese plucked-string instruments of the ruan and the pipa and sharing a love for music and culture. In terms of programming and performing, Wuji Ensemble constantly commissions new works as well as new arrangements of existing repertoires in Chinese and Western music, complemented with other theatrical elements. Depending on the music, solo instruments such as xiao, sheng and huqin may be added to enhance the mood, or to tie in with the highly creative staging effects of the modern theatre. Additional theatrical elements may include stage installations, lighting or special acoustic effects, giving free reign for a multimedia performance. Through its continuous development, the Ensemble is now a full-fledged professional group. Its new configuration of Chinese instruments, flexible performing formats and the potential in sustainable growth are comparable with the artistic character of Hong Kong – by using tradition as the axis and moving freely between the East and the West as well as incorporating myriad possibilities of interpretation and technology, the Ensemble hopes to open up a new path for creative expression.

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