Current & Forthcoming
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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
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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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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
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15.08.2020 to 16.08.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
PAT Music Over Rainbow 雷有輝音樂會 due to take place 15-16 August 2020 (Saturday to Sunday) has been rescheduled to 10-11 October 2020 (Saturday to Sunday). Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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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
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: Ringing the Palace Bell
26.08.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe Presents Three Classics due to take place 26-29 August has been rescheduled. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in due course. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: The Story of the Jade Hairpin
28.08.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe Presents Three Classics due to take place 26-29 August has been rescheduled. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in due course. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe: The Outburst of a Shrew
29.08.2020, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe Presents Three Classics due to take place 26-29 August has been rescheduled. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in due course. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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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
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The D. H. Chen Foundation – West Kowloon Tea House Student Matinees
01.02.2019 to 31.07.2021, Xiqu Centre
Specially devised for Secondary one to four students, The D. H. Chen Foundation – West Kowloon Tea House Student Matinees offer a fun and interactive way to learn about xiqu and Chinese culture
