What's On
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Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera
14.01.2020 to 24.06.2020, 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
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Dance on Screen: Dance and Film in Transformation
07.04.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
Dance on Screen: Dance and Film in Transformation on 7 April (Tuesday) has been cancelled. Programme Enquiries: learning@wkcda.hk
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Freespace x HKRep: The Great Pretender – a musical
21.05.2020 to 24.05.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Freespace x HKRep: The Great Pretender – a musical due to take place 21–24 May 2020 (Thursday – Sunday) has been tentatively rescheduled to January 2021. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in due course. Ticketing enquiries: Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, (852) 3103 5900
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Dialogue | Cantonese Opera
30.06.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
Cantonese opera plays an important role in the lives of people in Hong Kong. This talk explores its transition from the use of Mandarin to the Cantonese vernacular, demonstrating vocal styles and techniques and offering a deeper understanding of the aesthetic features of the art form
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: Ringing the Palace Bell
26.08.2020, 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
28.08.2020, 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
29.08.2020, 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
