Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera

14.01.2020 to 13.10.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Over three talks, Lee King-chi and Chan Chi-kong of The Gong Strikes One provide demonstrations of how to read gongche music notation and talk with experts in the field to offer insight into various aspects of this traditional notation form

Freespace Open House

18.07.2020 to 23.08.2020, Freespace

Freespace Open House programmes due to take place on 18-19 July, 25-26 July, 1-2 August, 8-9 August, 15-16 August and 22-23 August 2020 have been cancelled

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung

25.07.2020 to 15.08.2020, The Studio, Freespace

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung due to take place on 25 July and 1, 8, and 15 August 2020 (Saturday) have been rescheduled. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk shortly

Paper Puppet Making Workshop: Lion Dance Head

15.08.2020, Studio, Xiqu Centre

Paper Puppet Making Workshop: Lion Dance Head due to take place on 15 August 2020 (Saturday) has been tentatively rescheduled to 19 September (Saturday). Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Cantonese Opera Movement Workshop – Mime a Carriage

16.08.2020, Atrium, Xiqu Centre

Cantonese Opera Movement Workshop – Mime a Carriage due to take place on 16 August has been tentatively rescheduled to 20 December. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Musical Theatre Appreciation Series

19.08.2020 to 30.09.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

In this series of three talks, award-winning composer and music director Cynthia Wong Chi-wing offers a short history of musical theatre, discusses iconic and upcoming UK and US productions, and looks at Hong Kong’s blossoming musical theatre scene

The Stage Movements of Cantonese Opera

02.09.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

This talk looks at how acting, martial arts and dance are combined in Cantonese opera stage movement to create patterns of formulaic gesture that help define character and contribute to the unfolding of plot

Using Confucian Texts and Ancient Classics in Cantonese Opera

27.10.2020 to 03.11.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

In this series of two talks, writer Woo Kwok-yin discusses the creative process behind his work The Peregrinations of Confucius and explores how Cantonese opera, as a multidisciplinary art form, can breathe new life and relevancy into classic texts