Guangzhou Culture Week: Dance Drama Awakening Lion by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre

【Additional Tickets for Sale】

**Due to overwhelming response, there are limited additional tickets available for sale at URBTIX from 10am on 24 October 2024, on a first come, first served basis. **

【Change of Artist】

Due to health reasons, performer Iliwan Umar will not be able to perform as planned and Li Ao will take his place in the performances. Details are as follows:

26 October 2024 (Sat) 8pm and

27 October 2024 (Sun) 3pm

Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

For enquiries, please call 2268 7323 (Cultural Presentations Section) during office hours.

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"The seamless blending of dance, martial arts and lion dance has created a distinctive dance idiom characteristic of South China." — Guangzhou Daily

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The story is set in 1840 when the warships of the Western powers blockaded the Pearl River estuary, and the First Opium War broke out. An irregular force made up of Chinese militia and citizens fight against the British in the Sanyuanli village on the outskirts of Canton (now Guangzhou). The story reflects the spiritual awakening, courage to fight and the national spirit of the people in Guangdong during the time. Such a social climate is likened to “a lion awakening”, and this theme runs throughout the programme as the storyline traces the coming of age of ordinary folks driven by patriotism. It is also a rich tapestry displaying with insight humanism, family relationships, friendship, love, and the dilemma between the family and the state in the southern part of Guangdong.

In terms of artistic style, Awakening Lion shows strong characteristics of South China and indigenous features of Old Canton. By integrating innovative elements and multimedia technology, the staging exudes both modern appeal and visual impact. In terms of choreography, the blending of Chinese dance and traditional lion dance is a bold, innovative concept. With "awakening" as its spirit and "lion" as its form, the programme incorporates various southern Guangdong intangible cultural heritage elements such as lion dance, Nanquan (Southern Style Boxing), Wooden Fish Songs, Yingge Dance, and Big Head Buddha, among others, drawing on their forms and shaping their essence to fully realize the "creative transformation and innovative inheritance" of outstanding traditional culture. It won the 11th 'China Dance Lotus Award', recognising the highest achievement for professional dance in the Mainland. 

Co-presenter of Guangzhou Culture Week: Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau

A programme of the Fourth Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival

The running time of each performance is approximately 2 hours including an intermission of 15 minutes.

Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually.  Latecomers and those who leave their seats during the performance will only be admitted and allowed to return to their seats respectively during the intermission or at a suitable break.  The presenter reserves the right to refuse admission of latecomers, or determine the time and manner of admission of latecomers. 

The presenter reserves the right to change the programme and substitute artists / speakers / instructors.

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

Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre

Founded in 1965, the Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre (formerly known as Guangzhou Song and Dance Troupe) is praised as a “bouquet of flowers of the Guangzhou City” by the Guangming Daily, a national daily newspaper. The Theatre has, by upholding the development philosophy of "repertoire as basics, talent as drive, and market as booster", attracted a lot of artistic talent and created a large number of excellent works, thus receiving attention and praise from all walks of life.

Its masterpieces include: Dance Drama Awakening Lion, Loong, Yingge and Xinghai · Yellow River; Dance Epic Guangzhou in the Old Days, etc. It has won numerous top awards, including the National ‘Five One Project’ Award, Wenhua Award, China Theatre Awards for Outstanding Play, first prize at the National Showcase for Excellent Plays and China Dance Lotus Awards, etc.

【Change of Artist】

Due to health reasons, performer Iliwan Umar will not be able to perform as planned and Li Ao will take his place in the performances. Details are as follows:

26 October 2024 (Sat) 8pm and

27 October 2024 (Sun) 3pm

Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

For enquiries, please call 2268 7323 (Cultural Presentations Section) during office hours.

Ａrtistic Director / Chief Director : Shi Qianjin

Chief Co-ordinator: Zhang Yi

Cheif Choreographers : Qian Xin, Wang SIsi

Playwright : Luo Li

Composer : Wang Zhe

Set Designer : Liu Kedong

Lighting Designer : Xing Xin

Costume Designer : Tao Lei

Multimedia Designer: Hu Tianji

Make Up Designers: Wang Yan, Zhang Jiangjiang

Lion Dance Director : Zhao Weibin

Martial Arts Director/ Lion Dance Director : Ma Xiaobin

Main Cast : Iliwan Umar, Pang Guanyu, Liang Qiqi, Li Ao, Liu Xingyue

From lion dance to “Awakening Lion” – A sharing on innovation and integration of intangible cultural heritage elements in the creation of dance drama

Date: 24 October 2024 (Thu)

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: AC1, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

Speakers: Chief choreographers and main cast

Free admission. Limited seats available on a first come, first served basis by online registration from 10 am on 27 August.

In Putonghua

Participants will learn selected dance segments from cast members gaining firsthand experience of dance and martial arts elements of the performance.

Date: 25 October 2024 (Fri)

Time: 7:30pm

Venue: Podium Workshop, Hong Kong Cultural Centre  (Take the elevators at Administration Building to Podium)

Ticket Price: $200

In Putonghua

Suitable for those aged 16 or above with some dance experience. 

Please dress casually and wear dancing shoes.

Enjoy an exclusive pre-performance visit on stage and backstage to see the props and sets and experience the South China spirit with the “awakened lion”.

Date: 26 October 2024 (Sat) 

Time: 4:30pm

Venue: Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

Free admission for ticket holders of the performance of Awakening Lion by online registration from 10 am on 27 August on a first come, first served basis. 

In Putonghua

The running time of the tour is approximately 45 minutes

Guangzhou Culture Week: Dance Drama Awakening Lion by Guangzhou Song and Dance Theatre

DATE

VENUE

PRICE

25.10.2024 (Fri)
19:30

Dance Workshop: Podium Workshop, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

$200

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26.10.2024 (Sat)
20:00

27.10.2024 (Sun)
15:00

Performance: Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

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DATE

25.10.2024 (Fri)
19:30

VENUE

Dance Workshop: Podium Workshop, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

PRICE

$200

BUY NOW

DATE

26.10.2024 (Sat)
20:00

27.10.2024 (Sun)
15:00

VENUE

Performance: Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall

PRICE

$420 $340 $260 $200

BUY NOW

Tickets of performances and dance workshop are available from 27 August at all URBTIX outlets, self-service ticketing kiosks, on internet, by mobile app and telephone.

Concessionary tickets

Half-price tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. Tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.

Discount Scheme
❖"Guangzhou Culture Week" Package Discount*
20% off for each purchase of standard tickets of both programmes

❖Group Booking Discount*
For each purchase of standard tickets for the programmes of Guangzhou Culture Week, the following concession applies:
10% off for 4 – 9 tickets, 15% off for 10 – 19 tickets, 20% off for 20 or more tickets

❖Package discount for performance and workshop of Awakening Lion
20% off on standard tickets of performance for each purchase of standard tickets of performance and dance workshop of Awakening Lion

❖Early Bird Discount (Only applicable from 27 August 10:00am to 26 September 11:59pm)
An extra 5% discount for purchase of tickets through any of the above discount scheme during the early bird period

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Patrons can enjoy only one of the above discount offers

* "Guangzhou Culture Week" includes A New Cantonese Opera Princess Wencheng and Dance Drama Awakening Lion
 

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