Connecting through social media, Savannah and Chun navigate the complexities of friendship and romance in the digital age. But with friends and online personas influencing their choices, what does it mean to be truly authentic in a world driven by likes and filters?
Likes & Lies – this year’s flagship youth musical production – tackles issues around online integrity. Performed by young Hong Kong performers aged 9 to 25, written and directed by Lindsey McAlister, founder of Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, and with original music by multi-disciplinary artist Amuer Calderon, Likes & Lies is co-presented and co-produced by WestK and HKYAF.
薩梵娜和阿俊在網絡世界中探索「交友」和「脫單」的模糊地帶,在社交媒體開展一段數位情緣。在「點讚」與自我形象掛鉤的數位時代,他們面對朋輩的壓力,以及虛擬與現實世界的落差,能否摘下濾鏡、看清自我?
音樂劇由香港青年藝術協會創辦人麥蓮茜(Lindsey McAlister)創作和編導,Amuer Calderon創作原創音樂,並由九至二十五歲才華橫溢的歌者、舞者和演員演出。作品以另類的方式來邀請年輕人反思社交媒體在生活中扮演了的角色及真實性,引起年輕人的共鳴。