Current & Forthcoming
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Exhibition: Constructing the Xiqu Centre
10.01.2020 to 31.01.2020, Atrium, Xiqu Centre
This exhibition of stunning photographs by photographer Ducky Tse documents the eight-year development process of the Xiqu Centre from initial design drafts to completed venue
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Tea House Theatre Experience
16.01.2020 to 29.02.2020, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Presented by our Tea House Rising Stars Troupe, this 90-minute narrated performance is specially designed to introduce new audiences to Chinese traditional theatre. To recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong’s early 20th century tea houses, audiences are also served traditional tea and dim sum during the show
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Music in the Atrium
18.01.2020 to 02.02.2020, Atrium, Xiqu Centre
Presented in the Xiqu Centre Atrium, our free performances of Chinese music by a changing line-up of invited professional troupes showcase a range of styles and traditional instruments
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Art of Cantonese Opera
05.02.2020 to 09.02.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This Cantonese opera series is presented by Art of Cantonese Opera Association on 5-9 February 2020
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Sugar Painting Workshop
15.02.2020, Studio, Xiqu Centre
Join local sugar painting master Ko Hiu-ming in a hands-on workshop to learn about the history and techniques of this traditional folk art and create three works to take home
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2020 Hong Kong Arts Festival - Cantonese Opera – A Thorn Hairpin
10.03.2020 to 11.03.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
A Thorn Hairpin is retold by famous Cantonese opera playwright Yip Shiu-tak which is rarely staged in Hong Kong. For this production, audiences are in for a special treat: the lead roles are performed by on-and-off-screen star couple Law Kar-ying and Liza Wang with a star-studded cast of veteran Cantonese opera artists
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Floral Princess
19.03.2020 to 05.04.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Tong60+1 series: Floral Princess, His Butterflies, ArenA
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His Butterflies
21.03.2020 to 31.03.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Tong60+1 series: His Butterflies, Floral Princess, ArenA
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: Ringing the Palace Bell
29.04.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Based on a classic tale, this award-winning production presents a philosophical portrayal of an emperor facing the end of his rule. A rare Kunqu tale of war with Plum Blossom Award winner Li An taking the lead as Emperor Chongzhen
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: The Story of the Jade Hairpin
01.05.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
A tale of young love, this popular Kunqu romance – often seen as a measure of the skills of the lead male and female actors – sees a young scholar fall hopelessly for a pretty nun. Forced to part, they tearfully pledge to honour their love
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: The Outburst of a Shrew
02.05.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This much-loved comic tale of marital strife features the award-winning team of Yu Bin as the domineering wife and Li An as the henpecked husband forced to recognise the error of his wandering ways and the importance of submitting to a woman’s demands
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Freespace x HKRep: The Great Pretender – a musical
21.05.2020 to 24.05.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Bringing together some of Hong Kong’s top creators and performers, The Great Pretender uses the language of musical theatre to enact a fable for our contemporary world and hold up a bright mirror in defence of justice for all
