Author KHANH MY on Tuoi Tre Newspaper
The Kiss of the Sea, a performance by ECA2 – the French water production unit, will officially debut in Hoang Hon Town, Phu Quoc on January 26, promising a symphony of multimedia technology, fireworks, and spectacular performances for visitors. Let’s look forward to the explosive performance from Hoang Hon Town Just a few days before the official debut, the stage and backstage are still brightly lit all night. Directors, producers, choreographers of ECA2, along with the creative team of Sun Group and 60 artists from 20 countries around the world, are still dedicated to rehearsing every night.
Share your emotions before the show, Lucas, the team captain of the Argentine dance team, says: “I gave up a big show to perform here. You can’t imagine a show of this scale in life, with countless fire, water effects, and especially the amazing performance of artists from many countries around the world. I am eagerly counting down to the official opening day of the show to show off to my family, and they can be proud of me – becoming part of such a magnificent and challenging show.”
Jean-Christophe Canizares, CEO of ECA2, the leading multimedia production company in France and the “father” of The Kiss of the Sea, also revealed that to realize the show, it requires significant investment, not only financially, reaching billions of dong but also time and effort.
From the invitation of Sun Group, ECA2 came to Vietnam for the first time 8 years ago, started discussing 5 years ago, and practically initiated the project 3.5 years ago. “We started with the idea of creating a multimedia performance in Phu Quoc, and for the past 3.5 years until now, we have been able to do it. The scale of the show will be very impressive, with a combination of effects, artists, on a giant seawater lake. In addition, the effects will soar over 65 meters in the sky. We believe that everything will tell an impressive story in a grand performance space on the debut day.”
The actors are diligently training for the debut on January 26 The Kiss of the Sea has a fictional storyline, telling the love story of a Phu Quoc boy and a guardian girl from the galaxy who unexpectedly comes to Earth through a black hole in the universe. The power of love and unity helped the main characters overcome the dark forces threatening the safety of the Earth and the universe.
As a show of imagination and modern technology, The Kiss of the Sea also contains hidden Vietnamese cultural codes from effects to content such as shadow puppetry, the theory of five elements, …
The show debuting on January 26 is the 4th consecutive product added by Sun Group to the entertainment complex worth over VND 4,000 billion in Hoang Hon Town, during this year’s festive season.
With the combination of 8 performance technologies including fire, water, laser, light, music, projection, fireworks, and the performing arts demonstrated in a sophisticated and spectacular manner by 60 actors from 20 countries around the world, The Kiss of the Sea promises to be one of the most anticipated outdoor shows when coming to Phu Quoc and Vietnam in general.”