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Cantonese Opera Day is into its seventeenth year, entertaining programmes include:
Opening Performance
Young Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase
Children Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase
Film Show
Talks
Autograph Sessions
Demonstration Workshops: Stylised Movement & Posture, Miniature Props for Cantonese Opera, Musical Accompaniment, Make-up & Dress-up in Cantonese Opera
Game Stalls
Virtual Reality Experience in Chinese Opera
Guided Tour (conducted in English & Putonghua)
Cantonese Opera Exhibition
Cantonese Opera Day Promotional Trailer 2019:
Cantonese Opera Excerpt
1:00pm
The Warrior’s Marriage
Opening Ceremony and Performance
1:30pm
Opening Ceremony and Performance
Cantonese Opera Excerpts
2:05pm
Reunion in Dream at Lake Tai from Xi Shi
2:30pm
Joining Forces to Defeat Cao Cao
3:20pm
Stealing the Magical Plant from The Legend of the White Snake
3:45pm
Executing His Own Son to Demonstrate Patriotism from The Tragedy of Two Patriotic Brothers
Free seating on a first-come, first-served basis. Please bring your own seat mat.
Cantonese Opera Excerpts
2:00pm
Winning Pearl in a Battle of Wits
2:30pm
Two Sisters-in-law in a Feud from Fanjiang Pass
3:00pm
Cleaving Open Mount Hua
Workshop
3:45pm
Workshop on Stylised Movement & Posture of Cantonese Opera#
(In Cantonese)
(Fighting with horsewhips, broadsword flourish and spears)
Open to persons aged 6 or above
# Free tickets will be distributed at the Piazza C Enquiry Counter at 3pm on 24/11 on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.
Autograph Sessions
2:00pm
Loong Koon-tin, Chan Wing-yee
2:30pm
Yuen Tak-man, Ko Lai
3:00pm
Leung Siu-ming,Cheng Wing-mui
3:30pm
Wai Chun-fai, Zong Yun-sin
4:00pm
Sun Kim-long, Tang Mi-ling
4:30pm
Ng Chin-fung, Wan Fai-yin
Please have your own camera ready
Game Stalls
2:00-5:30pm
Costume Try-on Photo Corner
Fish and Match
Word & Picture Match
Virtual Reality Experience in Chinese Opera
- The Computerised Kinetic Chain Assessment and Learning System
- Cantonese Opera in Virtual Reality
Cantonese Opera Excerpts / Cantonese Operatic Songs
2:00pm
Cleaving Open Mount Hua
2:05pm
The First Meeting at the Inn from The Handsome Pan An
2:25pm
The Ten-year Dream
2:30pm
Romance of the Phoenix Chamber
2:40pm
The Resurrection of the Beauty from The Story of Liu Wushuang
2:45pm
A Respectable Tutor
3:20pm
The Sassy Princess and Her Blunt Husband
3:35pm
Excerpt of Chastising the Princess
3:45pm
Two Lovers Buried Alive for Love
3:50pm
War and Never-ending Love
4:10pm
The Chance Encounter of a Mortal and an Immortal from The Magic Lotus Lantern
4:30pm
Smashing the Imperial Chariot
Exhibition (Foyer Exhibition Area E2)
19-24/11
Exhibition of Discovering the Cantonese Opera Heritage
Coordinated by Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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 per session: 12
No reservation required. Please gather at the Foyer ‘Exhibition of Discovering the Cantonese Opera Heritage’ area and await the beginning of the tour.
AC1
Talk & Workshop
2:00-2:30pm
2:35-3:05pm
3:10-3:40pm
Hands-on Workshop – Miniature Props for Cantonese Opera# (In Cantonese)
Tutor: Kwok Lai-ling
Open to persons aged 6 or above
3:45-5:15pm
Two Generations of Cantonese Opera Artists in Dialogue (In Cantonese)
Speaker: So Wing-chi, So Premium Jiny
AC2
Talk & Workshop
2:00-3:30pm
Demonstration Workshop on Music in Cantonese Opera# (In Cantonese)
Speaker: Luo Qinger
Demonstration: School of Chinese Opera, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Open to persons aged 6 or abov
3:45-5:15pm
Talk on Cantonese Opera Tunes# (In Cantonese)
Speaker: Boaz Chow (Lecturer of School of Chinese Opera, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts)
Open to persons aged 6 or above
Exhibition Gallery
Workshops
2:00-3:30pm
Cantonese Opera Make-up Demonstration Workshop#
3:45-5:15pm
Cantonese Opera Dress-up Demonstration Workshop#
Moderator: Barbara Tang (Conducted in Cantonese and English)
The audience may take turns to take pictures with the demonstrators after the workshop (Please have your own camera ready)
# Free tickets will be distributed at the Piazza C Enquiry Counter on 24/11 as scheduled below on a first-come, first-served basis. Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.
1:00pm Demonstration Workshop on Music in Cantonese Opera & Talk on Cantonese Opera Tunes
1:20pm Cantonese Opera Make-up Demonstration Workshop & Cantonese Opera Dress-up Demonstration Workshop
1:40pm Hands-on Workshop – Miniature Props for Cantonese Opera
Lecture Hall
Cantonese Opera Film The Legend of Liu Yi
11:00am-1:00pm
Duration: 112 minutes
Lyrics and dialogue with Simplified Chinese and English subtitles
Free admission. Limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Collect your stamp coupon at the Stamp Counter and get it chopped at Piazzas 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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Celebrating Inheritance and Integration－ 10th Anniversary of Inscription of Cantonese Opera onto Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Exhibition
Venue: Exhibition Hall & 1/F Foyer, Hong Kong Film Archive
Date: 6.9-1.12.2019 (Closed on Tuesdays)
Time: 10:00am – 8:00pm
Free Admission
Tuen Mun Town Hall Venue Partnership Scheme (Programme Cancellation)
Glory Chinese Opera Institute – Cantonese Opera Performances
Venue: Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Date: 20-24.11.2019, 23.11.2019
Time: 7:30pm (20-24.11), 1:45pm (23.11)
*$360 $280 $220 $160 $100
Cantonese Opera – Kiu Fai Conton Opera Group
Venue: Ching Wah Court Basketball Court
Date: 24.11.2019
Time: 3:00 – 5:30pm
Free Admission
Cantonese Opera Education and Information Centre
Public Guided Tour Services
Venue: 3/F, Ko Shan Theatre New Wing
Date: 24.11.2019
Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Free Admission
Please refer to individual programme leaflets or websites for details
#Unless otherwise stated, programmes above are presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Programme 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 organisations for their generous support to the event:
Agency For Volunteer Service, Auxiliary Medical Service, The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association, Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps, Research Centre for Transmission of Cantonese Opera of The Education University of Hong Kong and the many other people associated with staging the event
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