International performing arts group from Italy (20 artists from 13 different countries)
Gen Verde is a group of musicians and performing artists with a distinctly international profile. The current line-up is 21 women from 13 different countries. The band has given over 1400 performances in tours of Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and South and North America, achieving a strong and popular track record for its concerts, workshops and for cultural and educational events.Gen Verde’s style of music has evolved with the arrival of each new member. The band’s current concert includes rock and pop rock songs often with an original twist influenced by the group’s own rich cultural and ethnic mix. To date Gen Verde has released a total of 66 albums.While Gen Verde’s line-up has changed over the years, the values at the heart of its artistic goal remain the same: to contribute towards creating a global culture of peace, dialogue and unity. The band offers concerts as well as various types of artistic educational projects especially for young people.“START NOW”: Dialogue, peace, unity… it begins with meWorkshops & ConcertThe variety of artistic expertise within the group makes Gen Verde ideally suited to offer workshops across a range of artistic forms including song, dance, drama and percussion. In an intense 5-day programme called Start Now the band works with groups of young people to share skills and prepare them to perform in concert alongside Gen Verde members.The Start Now workshop-concert programme is designed for schools, universities and colleges, conventions and youth groups, and can be tailored to specific age profiles and artistic experience. Participants are encouraged to develop existing talents and discover new ones. Through the creative and rehearsal process of preparing a show, the band and workshop members work side by side as co-protagonists and members of a team in which respect and openness are the norm.TICKETS:HK$ 380, HK$ 280, HK$ 180Student ticket: 50% on $280/$180 regular price only (limited quota)Ticket order: http://www.mariapolis.hkEnquiry Hotline: 5643 1345