{"id":81032,"date":"2026-08-31T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81032"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:29:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:29:02","slug":"review-ccohks-space-fantasy-is-a-visual-spectacle-great-for-the-whole-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=81032","title":{"rendered":"Review | CCOHK\u2019s Space Fantasy is a visual spectacle great for the whole family"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK) has never been one to stick to the classical canon. After Wild<\/em> (2022) and Shark Symphony<\/em><\/span> (2024), the orchestra continues its run of original family musicals with Space Fantasy,<\/em> created by founder and artistic director Leanne Nicholls.<\/div>\n

The premiere took a bold, if slightly wobbly, leap into the cosmos. And while the narrative didn\u2019t always land, the sheer visual spectacle was hard to resist.<\/p>\n

The story is simple enough: 10-year-old Astrid, practising a Bach partita for her school competition, encounters Fluto, an alien from Pluto who has come to Earth in search of music. Their meeting sparks a fantastical journey to outer space, where they crash a talent show called \u201cStars of the Cosmos\u201d.<\/p>\n

The plot, as one might forgive for a children\u2019s piece, is more of a clothesline for spectacle than a tightly woven narrative. Act II\u2019s talent-show format felt like a convenient device to showcase the array of international guest artists, and the story occasionally defies logic \u2013 how, for instance, does an alien invasion lead to an intergalactic talent show with no clear stakes? But for a show aimed at three-year-olds and up, perhaps we\u2019re not meant to overthink it.<\/p>\n

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Recorder virtuoso Gabor Vosteen (right) and 10-year-old harpist and actress Adeline Wong perform during a scene in Space Fantasy. Photo: courtesy of CCOHK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

What Space Fantasy<\/em> lacked in narrative coherence, it compensated for in visual splendour. After setting up the premise in Act I with a few sweet domestic scenes, Act II exploded into a full-scale revue. Each planet took a turn in the spotlight, with circus performers and musicians vying for the audience\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

The undisputed star of the night was Gabor Vosteen (a German performer also known as The Fluteman), who plays Fluto, a mute alien who communicates solely through his recorder. Vosteen\u2019s Act II classical music medley was a breathtaking display of showmanship: he played five recorders simultaneously (including using his nostrils!), juggled, performed magic tricks, all while tooting Mozart and Rimsky-Korsakov flawlessly. He is a virtuoso and comedian rolled into one.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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