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The 2016 Community Cultural Ambassador Scheme, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will be rolled out from the end of February with 19 cultural ambassadors carrying out projects involving around 520 events at the community level.
This year's scheme targets the general public and is themed under two special topics: activities enhancing the participation of people with different abilities in performing arts and activities initiated from the concept of family. The projects in the scheme cover a wide range of art forms including music, dance, Chinese opera, theatre and multimedia art with details as follows:
February to November
Blue Ka Wing x Wilfred Wong
"My Daddy, My Flying Car and Me"
March to August
James Mark, Andy Tang and Freddie Chan
"Bird and Life - An Environmental Conservation Theatre"
March to October
Ray Kwok, Estella Wong, Pewan Chow and Alex Tam
"Arts in Life"
March to December
Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble
"Music for Heart"
March to December
Hua Xia Chinese Music Association
"Aura of Chinese Performing Arts"
April to August
Wong Siu-sang
"Cantonese Opera Open Stage"
April to August
The Hong Kong Youth of Chinese Opera College
"The Li School of Peking Opera"
April to August
Hong Kong Ling Nan Orchestra
"Music High Tea"
April to September
Sammy Wong & Samuel Kwok
"Integrative Community Mass Dance Performance"
April to November
Theatre Space
"Scraps of Life - Family Treasure Hunt"
April to December
Theatre Ronin
"Stories of Rice Family"
May to August
Actors' Family
"Detective Ling"
May to December
The Nonsensemakers
"Nobody is Perfect but Everybody Can Do it!"
July to October
We Draman Group
"Building with Bamboo"
July to December
Pants Theatre Production
"All About Family"
July to December
Arts' Options
"Those Were the Days: Let's PLAY"
July to December
Unlock Dancing Plaza
"X Comfort Zone"
July to December
Tam Tam Mandingue Hong Kong
"Sewa Party: African Drumming for Community Inclusion"
September to November
R & T (Rhythm & Tempo)
"'Sing' with the Feet"
For detailed information, please call 2591 1300, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/ccas2016.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 public spaces in the community, including workshops, lecture demonstrations, exhibitions and performances. The aim is to develop interest among the general public or specific community groups in the performing arts, enrich their artistic experience and appreciation, and promote the development of community arts.
More than 103 arts practitioners and groups have been selected as Cultural Ambassadors since the Scheme was launched.
Ends/Friday, February 26, 2016
Issued at HKT 11:33
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