LCSD - Cultural Presentations Section ,Cantonese Opera Day 2017

Join Us to Celebrate the 15th Cantonese Opera Day

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

‧ Drama BACKSTAGE

‧ Opening Performance

‧ Young Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase

‧ Children Cantonese Opera Artists Showcase

‧ Film Show

‧ Talks

‧ Autograph Sessions

‧ Demonstration Workshops: Stylized Movement & Posture, Parent-child Make-up & Face Mask Drawing, Singing Style & Musical Instruments in Cantonese Opera

‧ Stall Games

‧ Guided Tour (conducted in English & Putonghua)

‧ Cantonese Opera Exhibition

Cantonese Opera Excerpt

1:00pm

Sweet Dream in the Garden from The Peony Pavilion

Opening Ceremony and Performance

1:30pm

Opening Ceremony and Performance

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

2:05pm	Kneeling by the Pond from Henpecked Husband
2:30pm	Purple Bamboo Forests from Merciless Sword under Merciful Heaven
3:15pm	Repenting at the Camp from Merciless Sword under Merciful Heaven
3:45pm	The Hunt from War and Never-ending Love
4:05pm	The Sorrow of River Luo
4:35pm	Saving Pei from The Reincarnation of a Beauty

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

2:00pm	Devise a Stratagem from The Matchless Pair
2:30pm	Stealing of Immortal Herbs from The Legend of the White Snake
2:50pm	The Match from The Fortified Muke Village

Workshop

3:30pm

Workshop on Stylized Movement & Posture of Cantonese Opera*

(Fighting with spears & horsewhips and flicking sleeves)

Open to persons aged 6 or above

* Free tickets will be distributed at the Enquiry Counter at 3pm on 26/11 on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.

Drama
11:30am

BACKSTAGE

This is a modern drama with both English and Cantonese dialogues, written and directed by professional stage performer Musette Tsang. After debuting at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014, the critically acclaimed show has already toured in Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, China and South Korea.

This is a story that takes place in the backstage of a Cantonese Opera troupe. The performance is about to start, and artists are getting ready for the show. A young foreign-born Chinese reporter who does not speak Cantonese is visiting the troupe in the backstage. She sees the Monkey King rehearsing a combat scene with the leading actor who is dressed in dazzling military costumes, the leading actress showing her stylized movement in her 3 inches shoes, the bearded actor showing his technique with his long beard… The reporter is curious and puzzled by all these. The producer answers her queries. At the same time, an aged artist steps into the backstage and is mistaken as a substitute musician. He rehearses with other musicians. As the Cantonese Opera starts, everybody leaves the backstage for the show. The aged artist remains in the backstage alone and reminisces his past as he sings a nanyin (a particular soft style in Cantonese music). When all artists come back to the backstage, they then realise this old gentleman is a renowned opera star… Audience will be able to appreciate and learn more about the colourful and vibrant elements of Cantonese Opera through the programme, which is presented with an easily comprehensible and casual approach.

Main Cast: Yuen Siu-fai, Barbara Tang, Musette Tsang, Wan Yuk-yu, Tsai Chi-wei, Cheung Kit-ha, Tong Yuen-ying, Au Kim-ying, Siu Wing-yee, Sung Ngok, Kwong Bing-chuen, So Lok-pui

Conducted in Cantonese and English, with Chinese and English surtitles

Free admission. Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Information provided by Spring Glory Cantonese Opera Workshop

Autograph Sessions

2:00pm	Lee Lung, Nam Fung
2:30pm	Sun Kim-long, Wong Chiu-kwan
3:00pm	Ng Chin-fung, Wan Fai-yin
4:00pm	Wai Chun-fai, Chan Wing-yee
4:30pm	Tam Sin-hung, Lau Wai-ming

Please have your own camera ready

Game Stalls

2:00-5:00pm

● Costume Try-on Photo Corner

● Card Fishing Game

● Lady Zhaojun Departs the Frontier

● Card Matching Game

Cantonese Opera Riddle Quiz

3:00pm

Host: Wong Yan-keung

Cantonese Opera Excerpts / Cantonese Operatic Songs

2:00pm	The Guessing Game from Dik Ching Crashing through Three Passes
2:05pm	A Sword for the Hero
2:10pm	First Encounter from The Story of the Purple Hairpin
2:30pm	Fantasy of Heaven of Parting Sorrow from The Dream of the Red Chamber
2:40pm	Dik Ching Crashing through Three Passes
2:45pm	The Broken Bridge from The Legend of the White Snake
3:20pm	Farewell to Sister and Setting off for the Rebellion – the Return from Full Moon over Grand Realm
3:25pm	Lu' an Zhou
3:30pm	Chastising the Princess
3:50pm	The Story of Tung Siu-yuen
3:55pm	Return from Battlefields in Victory to Marry Caifeng
4:10pm	Killing His Loyal Wife
4:15pm	Fantasy of Heaven of Parting Sorrow from The Dream of the Red Chamber

Exhibition

21-26/11

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 Foyer "Exhibition of Discovering the Cantonese Opera Heritage" area and await the tour starts.

AC1

2:00-3:30pm

Talk: Stage Design of Cantonese Opera (In Cantonese)

Speaker: Tsang Man-tung

3:45-5:15pm

Talk:Young Artists' Chat Room (In Cantonese)

Speaker: Ko Yun-hung, Tse Hue-ying

AC2

2:00-3:30pm

Parent-child Workshop on Cantonese Opera Face Mask Drawing* (In Cantonese)

Suitable for children aged 5-10 with their parents

3:45-5:15pm

Parent-child Workshop on Cantonese Opera Make-up* (In Cantonese)

Suitable for persons aged 6-17 with their parents

Exhibition Gallery

2:00-3:30pm

Demonstration Workshop on Music in Cantonese Opera* (In Cantonese)

Open to persons aged 6 or above

3:45-5:15pm

Demonstration Workshop on Singing Style in Cantonese Opera* (In Cantonese)

Open to persons aged 6 or above

* Free tickets will be distributed at the Enquiry Counter on 26/11 as scheduled below on a first-come-first-served basis. Each person is limited to TWO tickets only.

1pm Parent-child Workshop on Cantonese Opera Face Mask Drawing and Parent-child Workshop on Cantonese Opera Make-up

1:30pm Demonstration Workshop on Music in Cantonese Opera and Demonstration Workshop on Singing Style in Cantonese Opera

Lecture Hall

Cantonese Opera Animated Film

2pm and 4pm

Crafty Princess and Her Reckless Husband

Director：Hung Sin-nui

Original Story：Ma Si-tsang

Adaptation：Guo Mingzhi, Hung Sin-nui

Voice︰Hung Sin-nui, Ou Kaiming

2004 / 95 min / Lyrics and dialogue with Simplified Chinese subtitles

This is a traditional and historic play that advocates the value of harmony amongst various interpersonal relations, including husband and wife, family, and neighbouring states. Princess Fengxia is smart, clever, but sassy and wilful; she is also vivacious, adorable, but unforgiving. Spoiled by her accommodating royal parents, the princess does things as she pleases. Meng Feixiong, the chief commander of three gates, is powerful and upright; he values highly of loyalty, is revered by others and sympathetic. Princess Fengxia and Meng Feixiong interrogate each other at the imperial court because they have different opinions. Love is in the air as they argue. At their wedding, the princess asks her husband to kneel down to welcome her. To uphold his dignity, Meng takes out the gold tablet given to him by the last emperor and pacifies the princess. Yet, the conflict between the couple is yet to be over. After a number of twists, the newly-weds eventually learn that they should respect each other as husband and wife and value harmony as this is the only way to achieve happiness in the family.

Free admission. Limited seats available on a first-come-first-served basis.

Source and information of the film provided by Culture China Investment

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.

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 organizations for their generous support to the event:

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