Faye Wong concert starts with a bang but ends with puzzling finale

Faye Wong concert starts with a bang but ends with puzzling finale
By Han Wei Chou |
Posted: 31 October 2011 1421 hrs

 

 

 
 
 

---

 

---

SINGAPORE: Cantopop diva Faye Wong has an otherworldly quality to her whenever she performs in concert.

Her performance at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Saturday was no exception

Wong kicked off the evening with her classic hit “Promise”, followed by the hauntingly beautiful “Red Bean” to the cheers of the 6500-strong audience.

She appeared to retreat into her own little world whenever she sang, closing her eyes and letting her voice ring through the venue.

Wong was in fine form. Her vocals were impeccable and brought the lyrics that pass her lips to life.

The brilliant lighting design and amazing sets, along with Wong’s gorgeous costumes served to accentuate Wong’s vocal prowess.

She went on to perform a medly of hits like “I’m Willing” and “Sky”, with her performance of the latter being the absolute highlight of the concert.

Wong sat on an intricately decorate platform suspended from the ceiling of the Singapore Indoor Stadium and began to sing “Sky” even as the platform moved to the centre of the venue, just inches above the heads of her fans.

Seeing their idol up close caused a stir among the audience members and some literally ran down the aisle with their cameras to photograph Wong, who took time to wave to her appreciative fans.

Wong’s detached performance style is well documented, and true to form, that segment of the concert was probably the only time Wong interacted at length with her audience.

The rest of the time, she mostly stood still, giving an occasional wave and saying only 12 words to her fans – “Thank You” in Mandarin five times and once more in Cantonese.

However, her fans loved her anyway, showering her with applause every time she spoke and even more so as the concert moved into its final minutes.

A mysterious end

Ironically, her fans could not give her a rousing sendoff after the show’s finale, which saw Wong perform “Flower of Paradise” before a giant mirror.

They simply did not know it was the final song of the evening.

When the song ended, Wong slipped away wordlessly, like she had done after every song during the concert.

The only difference was that this time, she never returned.

The lights gradually went on, and a picture of a lotus along with words that translate roughly as “for them” appeared on the two video screens at either side of the stage.

It took the audience a good five minutes or so to realise Wong wasn’t coming back and start shuffling out the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Some departing audience members believed that it is an esoteric reference, to how the rebirth theme prevalent in the last part of her concert is connected to Wong’s own Buddhist beliefs.

Others did not read too much into it and expressed that it is just Wong’s unique style.

“Don’t care whether you like it or not, she just go, don’t even want to say goodbye to you,” one concert-goer said of Wong’s wordless departure.

<!– Zone Tag : Channel News asia In Text

innity_pub = “66368270ffd51418ec58bd793f2d9b1b”;
innity_zone = “12251″;
innity_width = “**”;
innity_height = “**”;
innity_country = “SG”;

–>