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The performances for the upcoming 2011/12 District Cantonese Opera Parade will be staged from December 29, 2011 to March 11, 2012.
The District Cantonese Opera Parade seeks to promote Cantonese opera and increase performance opportunities for budding and amateur Cantonese opera troupes by providing extra financial support, performance venues and publicity. Since 1988, with the support of various Cantonese Opera troupes and the recommendations of five artistic advisors, namely Tse Suet-sum, Wong Chin-kwan, Sun Kim-long, Lung Kwun-tin and Liu Kwok-sum, the artistic merits of participating troupes have been much enhanced by joining the programme. This year, four amateur Cantonese Opera troupes – Streaming Chinese Opera, Moon on the Water Xiqu Association, Opera Artist Club and Sam Po Cantonese Opera Troupe – will perform in the parade for the first time.
Programme details are as follows:
December 29
Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
"The Ruthless Sword and the Two Lovers" by New Star Cantonese Opera Troupe
December 30
Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
"Princess Chang Ping: by Yvonne and Sabrinas' Cantonese Opera Troupe
January 17, 2012
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
"The Moon Pavilion" by Streaming Chinese Opera
January 18, 2012
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
"The Peony Pavilion" by Jade Lotus Opera House
January 30, 2012
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
"The Goddess of the River Luo" by Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe
January 31, 2012
Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
"The Rendezvous" by YSF Cantonese Opera Promotion Association
February 11, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"The Witty Matchmaker" by Moon on the Water Xiqu Association
February 12, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"The Ruthless Sword and the Two Lovers" by Phoenix Cantonese Opera Troupe
February 19, 2012
Jockey Club Auditorium, Polytechnic University
"Romance of the Phoenix Chamber" by Man Cheung Hung Chinese Opera
February 20, 2012
Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
"Emperor Ming of Tang and Princess Yang" by Ming Chu Cantonese Operatic Songs Association
February 21, 2012
Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
"Roaring of the Ferocious Wife" by Shiny Light Troupe
February 25, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"The Peony Pavilion" by Chi Chuk Hin Cantonese Opera Society
February 26, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"Reunion Through a Rabbit" by Opera Artist Club
March 3, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"The Golden Phoenix and the Silver Dragon" by Sam Po Cantonese Opera Troupe
March 4, 2012
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
"The Return of the Expeditionary Robe" by Ching Nam Art Square
March 9, 2012
Jockey Club Auditorium, Polytechnic University
"A Comedy of Errors in the Flower Fields" by Sensational Sprouts Cantonese Opera Association
March 10, 2012
Jockey Club Auditorium, Polytechnic University
"Princess Chang Ping" by Purple Maple Chinese Opera
March 11, 2012
Jockey Club Auditorium, Polytechnic University
"The Taming of the Princess" by Chuk Lin Wah Cantonese Opera Troupe
Tickets priced at $80, $60 and $40 are now available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by telephone credit card booking. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis).
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7367, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/ab/en/cabs/dcop.htm. For ticketing enquiries, please call 2734 9009. For credit card telephone bookings, please call 2111 5999. For Internet bookings, please visit www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Thursday, November 17, 2011
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