Current & Forthcoming
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Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung
06.03.2021 to 07.03.2021, The Studio, Freespace
Specially designed for children aged four to nine, this interactive family workshop leads participants into the magical world of imagination and play. Through fun conversations and live music, children are encouraged to make up and tell stories and co-create a poem with local storyteller Uncle Hung
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06.03.2021 to 28.03.2021, 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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Tri Ka Tsai @ Lau Bak Livehouse
11.03.2021 to 14.03.2021, Livehouse
Co-created by multidisciplinary artists Yuri Ng, Anna Lo and Rick Lau, this original Hong Kong-style cabaret production takes a humorous look at the joys and horrors of the city’s complex and uniquely hybrid trilingual, tricultural landscape
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11.03.2021 to 27.03.2021, 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
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13.03.2021 to 14.03.2021, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
Bamboo Theatre, a documentary that celebrates the long-standing Hong Kong tradition, make a triumphant return to the Xiqu Centre
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16.03.2021, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre and live-streaming
In this talk, members of the arts group The Gong Strikes One illustrate with live demonstrations how the vocal and instrumental melodies of nanyin are created and developed based on the lyrics
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18.03.2021 to 21.03.2021, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
The series comprises five iconic xiqu films, each highlighting a different opera genre and starring an esteemed female xiqu artist. From rare footage of xiqu performers to modern adaptations of period dramas, these screen gems tell women’s stories from ancient China that still resonate today
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20.03.2021, 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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Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio – Scenes from a Marriage
20.03.2021 to 28.03.2021, The Box, Freespace
Internationally acclaimed director Tang Shu-wing brings Swedish film maestro Ingmar Bergman’s classic to the stage in a production starring award-winning actors Ben Yuen and Emily Kwan
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Cantonese Opera Movement Workshop – Mime a Carriage
21.03.2021, Atrium, Xiqu Centre
On 21 March 2021, join us with a friend or partner at our Atrium workshop and let the tutors of Cha Duk Chang Children’s Cantonese Opera Association guide you through the basic techniques for miming a carriage
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Cantonese Opera Film Screenings
25.03.2021 to 28.03.2021, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
The series features six classic comedies starring iconic on-screen couples, to celebrate the season of Spring
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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
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Tea House Theatre Student Matinees (English)
01.02.2021 to 31.03.2021, Xiqu Centre
This English-language programme for schools offers non-Chinese speaking secondary students an introduction to Cantonese opera through a guided tour of the Xiqu Centre and a narrated performance in the Tea House Theatre
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04.03.2021 to 23.03.2021, Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre Guided Tours due to take place from 2 to 30 December 2020 have been cancelled. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
