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To tie in with the "Asian Puppet Series", which features top Asian puppet performing troupes from the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan from last month (October) to March, 2008, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will hold a series of activities to give participants opportunities to learn more about puppetry.
These free fringe activities are exhibitions, demonstrations, talks and foyer performance. Participants in the activities will gain more knowledge about Asian puppetry in an interactive environment. Visitors to the Fun Corner at the Sha Tin Town Hall can also design their own puppets from now until November 8.
Schedule of Asian Puppet Series fringe activities is as following:
Exhibition
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November 1–8 Exhibition Gallery, Sha Tin Town Hall
(Fun Corner available)
November 10-18 Foyer, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Demonstration
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(In Putonghua)
November 3 Exhibition Gallery, Sha Tin Town Hall
(5.30-6.30pm)
November 4 Exhibition Gallery, Sha Tin Town Hall
(4.30–5.30pm)
(Limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis)
Talk - "Fun and Development of Asian Puppetry"
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(In Cantonese and Putonghua)
November 3 Exhibition Gallery, Sha Tin Town Hall
(3-5pm)
(Limited seats available on a first-come, first-served basis)
Foyer Performance
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(By MingRi Institute for Arts Education and Jumbo Kids Theatre)
November 4 Foyer, Sha Tin Town Hall
(3-4pm)
All activities are free. For enquiries, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/cp for more details.
Ends/Thursday, November 1, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:31
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