LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,Cantonese Opera Day

Come and add more colours to Cantonese Opera Day!

Cantonese Opera Day is into its fourteenth year, fun-filled programmes include:

‧	Young Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase
‧	Children Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase
‧	Autograph Session
‧	Young Artists' Chat Room
‧	Talk
‧	Stall Games
‧	Rod Puppet Cantonese Opera Show
‧	Demonstration Workshops:
	Stylized Movements & Posture, Make-up & Dress-up,
	Singing Style & Musical Instruments in Cantonese Opera
‧	Guided Tour (conducted in English & Putonghua)

Cantonese Opera Excerpt

1:00pm

Finding the Rat from Fifteen Strings of Cash

Opening Ceremony and Performance

1:30pm

Opening Ceremony and Performance

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

2:05pm	Meeting on the City Tower from The Warrior’s Marriage
2:30pm	Farewell at the Cavern
3:15pm	Xue Pinggui Leaving His Humble Abode
3:55pm	White Dragon Pass
4:25pm	Yang Wulang Saving His Younger Brother
4:50pm	Grabbing the Dizi from To Grab a Husband

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

2:00pm	The Attack on the City from The Warrior’s Marriage
2:30pm	The First Encounter from The Lost Kite
2:50pm	A new version of Farewell My Concubine

Workshop

3:30pm

Workshop on Stylized Movement & Posture of Cantonese Opera *#

(Fighting with spears, wielding the magic duster and flicking sleeves)

* The workshop is open to persons aged 6 or above

#Free tickets for “Workshop on Stylized Movement & Posture of Cantonese Opera” will be distributed at the Enquiry Counter at 3pm on 27.11.2016 on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.

Autograph Session

2:00pm	Lee Lung, Nam Fung
2:30pm	Yuen Siu-fai, Chan Wing-yee
3:00pm	Ng Chin-fung, Wan Fai-yin
3:30pm	Wai Chun-fai, Tang Mi-ling
4:00pm	Sun Kim-long, Wong Chiu-kwan

Please have your own camera ready

Game Stalls 2:00-5:00pm

‧Cantonese Opera Face/Hand Painting

‧Perfect Match

‧Monkey King in Cantonese Opera Day

Rod Puppet Cantonese Opera Show 3:00-4:30pm

A Sword of Loyalty

Guided Tour (conducted in English & Putonghua)

A guided tour of the Cantonese Opera Day fun fair! You will learn more about this performance art form and enjoy the edutainment programmes all the more.

Session: 1:30 – 4:30pm

(20 minutes per session)

Quota: 12

* No reservation required

Cantonese Opera Excerpts / Cantonese Operatic Songs

2:00pm	Happy Wedding
2:10pm	Vagrants’ Meeting
2:30pm	The Story of the Lute
2:35pm	Celestial Maiden Strews Flowers
2:50pm	The Palace of Eternal Life
3:20pm	Happy Wedding
3:25pm	Rendezvous at River Luo in a Dream
3:30pm	Chasing the Fish from Cross-boundary Marriage
3:50pm	The Ruthless Sword and the Two Lovers
4:10pm	Message Delivered by Hongniang
4:30pm	A Glimpse of the Drunkard from Butterfly and Red Pear
4:45pm	A Wild Duck under Sunset

Foyer Exhibition

23-27/11

Discovering the Cantonese Opera Heritage

Coordinated by Hong Kong Heritage Museum

AC1

Talk

2:00-3:30pm

Fond Memories of old neighbour Mr. Luo Pinchao

Speaker: Wong Yan-keung

(In Cantonese)

3:45-5:15pm

Young Artists’ Chat Room

Speaker: Wong Po-huan, Cheng Nga-kei

(In Cantonese)

AC2

Workshop

2:00-3:30pm

Seminar on the Musical Accompaniment of Cantonese Operas *#

Speaker: Luo Qinger

Demonstration by Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

(In Cantonese)

3:45-5:15pm

Cantonese Operatic Singing Style Demonstration Workshop *#

Speaker: Chow Sze-sum, Boaz

Demonstration by Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

(In Cantonese)

Exhibition Gallery

Workshop

2:00-3:30pm	Cantonese Opera Make-up Demonstration Workshop *#
3:45-5:15pm	Cantonese Opera Dress-up Demonstration Workshop *#

(Conducted in Cantonese and English)

The audience can take turns to take pictures with the demonstrators after the workshop (Please have your own camera ready)

* The workshops are open to persons aged 6 or above

# Free workshop tickets will be distributed at the Enquiry Counter on 27.11.2016 as scheduled below on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.

12:30pm	Distribution of tickets for ‘Cantonese Opera Make-up Demonstration Workshop’
1:30pm	Distribution of tickets for ‘Seminar on the Musical Accompaniment of Cantonese Operas’ and ‘Cantonese Operatic Singing Style Demonstration Workshop’
2:30pm	Distribution of tickets for ‘Cantonese Opera Dress-up Demonstration Workshop’

Collect your stamp coupon at the Stamp Counter and get it chopped at Piazza Area A & C and at one of the Game Stalls/Talks/Workshops – you can collect a souvenir from the Redemption Counter (while stock lasts)

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Please refer to Chinese version.

Enquiries : 2268 7325

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists

The programme does not represent the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support to the event:

Agency For Volunteer Service, Hong Kong St. John Ambulance, Civil Aid Service, Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps, The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association and the many other people associated with staging the event