“... It remains one of the most evocative performances of the year...”  SUNDAY STAR

“Spring Kisses is a total theatre experience, perfectly capturing the period of the 30s to 60s in song, setting and mood, and reaching beyond recital to operetta.”  MEN’S REVIEW

“The hauntingly melancholic music brought back waves of nostalgia, placing the listener in a time warp of tragic love and silent yearning”  THE STAR

Synopsis
This concert paid tribute to famous Chinese songstresses and movie stars from the 1930s to 1960s. First staged in 1997, the production earmarked Dama’s pioneering efforts in reviving public interest in the forgotten era of Chinese shi dai qu (Chinese golden oldies). Since its debut, the concert has been presented to full houses throughout the country.

SKLT was a nostalgic trip down memory lane with songs and music made famous by songstresses and movies stars during the golden era of cinema and broadcasting when musical scores and songs were simply exquisite.

This concert provided an opportunity to savour Dama's renditions of signature songs of stars from yesteryears - Zhou Xuan, Lin Dai, Yao Li, Li Xiang Lan, Liu Yun, Wu Yin Yin and Pan Xiu Qiong. Ma Sheng Long, the former resident conductor of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, collaborated with Dama on the music arrangement for this production.

Production Team
Producer/Music Director
Khor Seng Chew
Artistic Director
Pun Kai Loon
Concert Master
Gan Boon We
Set Design
Pun Kai Loon
Lighting Designer
Mac Chan Ban Hing
Costume
Datin Susan Lai
Hair Styling
A Cut Above
Dry Cleaning
Wah Li Drycleaners
Soprano
Angela Chock(Cast A)
Soprano
Phoon Sook Peng (Cast B)
Soprano
Tan Soo Suan (Cast C)


Tenor / Chinese Narrator
Lim Cheng Hock (Cast A)
Chinese Narrator
Tan Teck Beng
Baritone / English Narrator
Liau Siau Suan (Cast B / C)
English Narrator
Ng Aik Soon
Pipa / Guitar
Khor Seng Chew
Erhu
Gan Boon We
Yangqin
See Keh Fong
Dizi / Flute
Bong Boon Khee
Percussion
Ng Boon Hean
Double Bass
Tee Hsien Onn

Performance History
2 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 May 1997
Actors Studio Theatre, Kuala Lumpur (Cast A)
17 May 1997
Carcosa Seri Negara, Kuala Lumpur (Cast A)
8 Aug 1997
Hotel Istana, Kuala Lumpur (Cast A)
16 Aug 1997
Allson Klana, Seremban (Cast A)
5 / 6 / 7 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 26 / 27 / 28 Sep 1997
Genting Highlands Resort (Cast B)
7 Dec 1997
Dewan Sri Pinang, Peneng (Cast B)
21 Dec 1997
Radisson Hotel, Shah Alam (Cast B)
28 Jul 1998
Hotel Shuen, Ipoh (Cast B)
5 Jul 1998
Dewan Sri Pinang, Penang (Cast A)
12 Jul 1998
Equatorial Hotel, Malacca (Cast B)
9 / 10 / 11 Aug 1998
Mont'Kiara Theatre, Kuala Lumpur (Cast A & B)
24 Sep 1999
Rennaissance Hotel, Malacca (Cast A)
5 Mar 2000
Crown Plaza, Johor Bahru (Cast B)
11 Mar 2000
Shangri-La Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (Cast A & B)
12 Nov 2000
Jotic, Johor Bahru (Cast A)
15 Jul 2000
Old China Cafe, Kuala Lumpur (Cast B)
21 / 22 / 23 / 24 Jun 2000
Actors Studio Theatre, Kuala Lumpur (Cast B)
25 / 27 / 28 / 30 Jun / 1 Jul 2000
Actors Studio Theatre, Kuala Lumpur (Cast A)
1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Aug 2000
Actors Studio Theatre, Kuala Lumpur (Cast B)
12 May 2001
Shangri-La Hotel, Kota Kinabalu (Cast A & B)
6 Jul 2001
Bankers Club (Cast A)
21 / 22 Sep 2001
Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel, Singapore (Cast A & B)
10 / 11 / 12 Jan 2003
Majestic Theatre, Shanghai (Cast A)