What's On
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25.06.2020 to 30.08.2020, Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre Guided Tours due to take place 15 July to 30 August 2020 has been cancelled. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Tea House Theatre Experience due to take place 16 July to 30 August 2020 has been cancelled. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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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
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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
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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
