Compiled from the Performing Arts programmes* and Visual Arts exhibition records from HKADC’s Arts Yearbooks and Annual Arts Survey projects dating from 2010.

Cantonese Opera Excerpts (title only available in Chinese)

Xiqu

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Art Genres / Sub-categories

Cantonese Opera

Location

West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre

Start Date

2012/01/22

End Date

2012/01/22

Art Genres / Sub-categories

Cantonese Opera

Location

West Kowloon Cultural District, West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre

Start Date

2012/01/22

End Date

2012/01/22

Cantonese Opera Excerpts (title only available in Chinese)

West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre 2012

Description

Description

The Marshal’s Marriage
The king of Song decides to find his daughter, Caifeng, a husband that can defend the state. Failing to impress Caifeng, the princes of Han and Zhao attack marshal Gai Shiying from Cai who wins Caifeng’s heart. This excerpt is about how the princes of different states contend for the princess.

Two Heroic Families
A civil war breaks out in the state of Qi, General Xia Yunlong and his sister Yunxiang flee to seek refuge at the house of his fiancee, Caifeng, who is the daughter of Marshal Hoe Feihu. Yunlong requests an army from Feihu to help the prince to regain his throne. The excerpt describes how all the sides argue on leading the army in a barrack.

Princess Chang Ping
Ming Dynasty is on the verge of breakdown, Princess Chang Ping and her husband Zhou Shixian pretend to surrender so as to bury the king and save the prince. This excerpt is about how they sacrifice for the state.

Language : Cantonese
Excerpt:The Marshal's Marriage; Two Heroic Families; Princess Chang Ping

Note:This event record is compiled from "Hong Kong Xiqu Yearbook 2012" published by International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong).

Info

Admission

$10

Indoor / Outdoor

Outdoor

Local / Non-local Production

Local

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