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Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the 2015 Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme is taking place from March onwards, with 21 cultural ambassadors carrying out projects involving around 540 events at the community level. The projects cover a wide range of art forms including music, dance, Chinese opera, theatre and multimedia art.
The 21 cultural ambassador projects include:
March to August
James Mark, Andy Tang and Freddie Chan
"Weather and Life – An Environmental Conservation Theatre"
March to November
Hong Kong Puppet and Shadow Art Center
"3D Puppet Story Time - Chang'er Flies to the Moon"
March to December
Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
"Tales of Hongkongers"
March to December
Prospects Theatre
"Song of Fanling Wai"
April to August
Wong Siu-sang
"Cantonese Opera Open Stage"
April to August
Whole Theatre
"Traditional Cultural Journey – Our New Born Baby"
April to August
JohnChen Ensemble
"Music Without Boundaries"
April to August
The Hong Kong Youth of Chinese Opera College
"The Li School of Peking Opera"
April to November
Pants Theatre Production
"Taking Root"
April to December
Kim Sum Cantonese Opera Association
"Splendour of Novices in Cantonese Opera"
April to December
James Kwan
"Sewa Party: African Drumming for Community Inclusion"
April to December
Theatre Space
"Scraps of Life – Hong Kong Stories"
April to December
Theatre Noir Foundation
"Musical Harmony II"
May to December
Centre for Community Cultural Development
"Hong Kong Tales in Community Music"
May to September
Chris Leung, Margaret Ho, Ivy Tsui, Joe Lam and Kenneth Sze
"Circus in the Dark"
June to January 2016
Muse Motion and Antony Szeto
"The Purple Thread"
July to November
DanceArt Hong Kong
"Alice in Hongkongland"
August to December
The Nonsensemakers
"Travel With Mom"
September to November
Pop Theatre
"Let's Have Fun with Shakespeare! – A Pound of Flesh"
October to November
R & T (Rhythm & Tempo)
"Muban: A Tap Dancing Journey"
October to November
iStage
"Treasure Land"
For detailed information, please call 2591 1300, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/ccas2015.php.
The Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme was launched in 1999. Every year, local performing arts practitioners/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 the general public or specific community groups' interest in the performing arts, enrich their artistic experience and appreciation, and promote the development of community arts. This year, the Scheme has introduced two special topics: activities enhancing the participation of ethnic minorities in the performing arts and activities for building elderly audiences, with a view to embracing cultural and inter-generational inclusion through the performing arts. Also, the Scheme encourages local performing arts practitioners/groups to make contact with the community so as to widen their audience base and further develop their creative skills and talents. More than 99 arts practitioners/groups have been selected as Cultural Ambassadors since the Scheme was launched.
Ends/Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Issued at HKT 11:59
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