This July, Our Death Won’t Hurt Anybody – Freely inspired by The Art of War by Sunzi (Part 1), a collaboration between the two companies, was presented as a work-in-progress at the world-renowned Grec Festival de Barcelona.
In early September, around 20 participants, including I, have ended a magical month as theatre practitioners. The world-renowned theatre scenographer Jan Versweyveld, whose work is always related to productions directed by the acclaimed director Ivo van Hove, came to Hong Kong to run a four-day workshop on his works
英國著名劇場創作人添・高治（Tim Crouch）早前來港演出《我，馬伏里奧》（I, Malvolio），演出過後，Tim和我們談到他的創作、演出，以及他下月來港進行為期十天的「表演基本步」工作坊。
西九戲曲中心今年9月首辦「小劇場戲曲展演」。七場演出包括新編作品：小劇場粵劇《霸王別姬》、小劇場淮劇《孔乙己》、京崑合演《春水渡》；傳統劇目：梨園戲《朱文》（孤本）。
Cantonese opera Mu Guiying Routing Hongzhou was written by renowned Hong Kong scriptwriter-librettist, Yip Shiu-tak (1929–2009), for the inaugural production of Fook Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe, founded by Law Ka-ying and Liza Wang Ming-chuen in August 1988.
Premiered by Fook Sing Cantonese Opera Troupe on 10 February 1994, A Perfect Match is a comedic Cantonese opera written by renowned mainland playwright, Qin Zhongying (1925–2015). In February 2017, it was part of the Chinese New Year programme of the Rising Stars of Cantonese Opera presented by the West Kowloon Xiqu Centre, and won general acclaim.
The HR department has arranged another internship program about the roles, events and development of the Performing Arts Department to all summer interns on Monday and invited the executive director of performing art department to share his experience and work to us.
This summer’s showcase is also the last before the Xiqu Centre officially opens, and I would like to share with you our thoughts at this juncture
The Cantonese opera Forty Years of Cherished Love was written by the mainland librettist, Chen Guanqing (1920–2003). Premiered in 1984 in Guangzhou with the renowned veteran actors, Luo Jiabao (1930–2016) and Bai Xuehong, it was taken on tour to Hong Kong and the US and established a popular following. After numerous stagings over the past three decades, it has become a classic in the Cantonese opera repertory.
