The Crab Flower Club June 3, 2009

Set in a noble household in the Qing dynasty, five daughters gather on the eve of their father’s 60th birthday to prepare a delicately complex feast of crabs for their patriarch, as well as to set up an all-women poetry club.

As each protagonist conjures up her own recipe, she also lays bare her intelligence, talent and desire on the culinary table. We become audience to their multi-faceted universe of morality, conspiracy and philosophy.

Acclaimed for his design and literary flair, author and director Goh Boon Teck’s latest work is based on poems in Cao Xue Qin’s masterpiece, Dream of the Red Chamber.

The Crab Flower Club is a calligraphic foray into the sensitive and simmering world of the female protagonists, accompanied by a live painting performance by Hong Sek Chern who unfolds the play’s setting as it progresses.

With Franz Liszt’s symphonic poem – Les Preludes, sound design by Darren Ng, and a stellar cast, this sumptuous production is set to be an aural and visual gem that will shed light on the feminine psyche.

Official Website: http://2009.singaporeartsfest.com/event/view/name/the_crab_flower_club/