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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the 2014 Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme will be launched in March, with 22 cultural ambassadors carrying out projects involving 570 events at the community level. The projects cover a wide range of art forms including music, dance, Chinese opera, theatre and multimedia art.
The 22 cultural ambassador projects include:
March to June 2014
"Traditional Cultural Journey - A Happy Marriage" by Whole Theatre
March to July 2014
"Water and Life - An Environmental Conservation Theatre" by James Mark, Andy Tang, Man Sui-hing and Freddie Chan
March to October 2014
"Ethnodrama of Education" by Pants Theatre Production
March to December 2014
"Aura of Chinese Performing Art - Chinese Music Programme Series" by Hua Xia Chinese Music Association
April to June 2014
"Piu Sik in Electronic Music" by Theatre Ronin
April to July 2014
"Feng Shui Trilogy - Change amid Stability" by Drama Gallery
April to August 2014
"I am Hakkanese - Indigenous Inhabitant Series of the Root of Hong Kong" by We Draman Group
April to August 2014
"Splendid yet Traditional - The Shang School of Peking Opera" by the Hong Kong Youth of Chinese Opera College
April to November 2014
"Puppet Storytime – Nian" by Hong Kong Puppet and Shadow Art Center
April to November 2014
"Musical Harmony" by Theatre Noir Foundation
April to December 2014
"Exploring Zheng's World - Music of Chinese Minorities" by Connie Ng Guzheng Ensemble
April to December 2014
"A New Cantonese Opera Garden" by Kim Sum Cantonese Opera Association
April 2014 to February 2015
"The Legend of Fung Kai" by Prospects Theatre
May to August 2014
"Cantonese Opera Open Stage" by Wong Siu-sang
May to September 2014
"Local Style: Aura of Hong Kong" by Class 7A Drama Group
May to December 2014
"Adoring Arts - Wandering in the World of Hong Kong Literature" by Alice Theatre Laboratory
May to December 2014
"Hear the Now, NOW!" by Hong Kong New Music Ensemble
June to July 2014
"4D Food Festival" by iStage
July to December 2014
"Dance Flea Market" by Y-Space
August to December 2014
"Breathe" with the Harmonica - Unlock the World of Classical Music by Hong Kong Harmonica Association
September to November 2014
"Love in Cantopop" by DanceArt Hong Kong
September to November 2014
"The Eight Trigrams - Wisdom in the Neighbourhood" by Pop Theatre
For detail information, please call 2591 1300, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/ccas2014.php .
The Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme was launched in 1999. Every year, local performing arts practitioners and groups are invited through an open invitation exercise to act as cultural ambassadors to conduct a wide range of outreach activities that are both educational and fun at various indoor and outdoor venues, including public spaces in the community. Activities include workshops, lecture demonstrations, exhibitions and performances. The aim is to develop an interest in the performing arts among the general public or specific community groups, enrich artistic experience and appreciation, and promote the development of community arts. Also, it encourages local performing arts practitioners and groups to make contact with the community so as to widen their audience base and further develop their creative skills and talents. More than 94 arts practitioners and groups have been selected as cultural ambassadors since the Scheme was launched.
Ends/Friday, March 14, 2014
Issued at HKT 11:40
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