Highlights
Tea House Theatre Experience
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
16.1.2020-29.2.2020｜Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
2020 Hong Kong Arts Festival - Cantonese Opera – A Thorn Hairpin
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
10-11.3.2020｜Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera
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
14.1.2020 - 17.3.2020｜Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
Sugar Painting Workshop
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
15.2.2020｜Studio, Xiqu Centre
His Butterflies
Tong60+1 series: His Butterflies, Floral Princess, ArenA
21-31.3.2020｜Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Art of Cantonese Opera
This Cantonese opera series is presented by Art of Cantonese Opera Association on 5-9 February 2020
5-9.2.2020｜Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre Guided Tours
Supplemented with multimedia elements, this 60-minute guided tour helps you explore the Xiqu Centre facilities and discover fascinating facts about our new venue, and the culture and stories behind the art of xiqu
Music in the Atrium
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
18.1.2020 - 2.2.2020｜Atrium, Xiqu Centre
