CANTONESE OPERA WITH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL Dramatic, acrobatic, colourful Cantonese opera, traditionally performed in bamboo theatres in Hong Kong’s rural villages, has been staged in grand venues such as the 戲曲中心 Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District 西九文化區, and in historic buildings like the Yau Ma Tei Theatre. In fact, it is the first of Hong Kong’s cultural traditions to be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. See why John Clifford,

【Hong Kong: The Vibrant Revival of Cantonese Opera】 Recently, a special educational performance of Cantonese opera was held at the Tea House Theatre of the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong. On stage, musicians played familiar melodies using instruments such as the gaohu and yangqin. Below the stage, nearly a hundred teachers and students hummed along at times and applauded enthusiastically. "Yue Mu Shang Xin" is a program specifically designed for primary and secondary school students at the Tea House T

Cantonese Opera shines as Hong Kong's first UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Chen Xiyu, born in Hong Kong, belongs to a new generation of Cantonese Opera talents, and also serves as one of the youngest full-time actors in the Tea House Rising Stars Troupe at the Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District. #ChinaFace For more: https://english.cctv.com/ | CCTV

Chinese Opera (Cantonese) Concert

#Guangdong | On March 11th, the "Featured #Guangdong - #Cantonese Opera" event was held at the Guangdong Cantonese Opera Institute. Officials and their families from 34 Consulates General in Guangzhou visited the Cantonese Opera cultural theme exhibition and learned about Cantonese Opera instruments, costumes, and props. | The South

A PASSION FOR CANTONESE OPERA An ancient art form is gaining a new generation of fans. Chloe Ng Brossard Yee Tsing is one of them. The 14-year-old girl was drawn to Cantonese Opera as a toddler. She made her stage debut at the age of three, in a performance of the opera Dai Nui Fa, or the story of Princess Cheungping, in Vancouver, Canada. In 2010, at age nine, she wowed audiences at the Shanghai World Expo. When they moved to Hong Kong in 2006, Chloe started formal training at a school of Chine