Stage Dedication and Open Day Performances – Excerpts from The Legend of the White Snake
Xiqu
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Three excerpts from The Legend of the White Snake: “Roaming the Lake”, “Stealing the Magical Plant” and “The Broken Bridge”
Learning of the marriage between scholar Xu Xian and the beautiful Bai Suzhen (Lady White Snake), the powerful Buddhist monk Fahai becomes concerned. After informing Xu that his wife and her friend Xiao Qing are both magical snakes in human form, Fahai holds the young man captive at Jingshan temple. When Xiao Qing and Bai arrive and plead with Fahai to release Xu, he refuses. Pregnant with Xu’s child and desperate to free her husband, Bai uses her powers to flood the temple, calling upon aquatic creatures to help her. Will Bai and Xiao Qing prevail in their efforts to save Xu?
Artistic Director：Sun Kim-long
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