Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 7:30pm
Warner Concert Hall
77 West College Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
Since 2013, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts has offered a Cantonese opera degree in an effort to preserve the traditional art form designated as one of the world’s key cultural heritages.
Cantonese opera presents stories of Chinese history and mythology with colorful costumes, distinctive falsetto singing punctuated by gongs, and intricate gestures rich with symbolism.
Program:
Introduction to Cantonese Opera
Demonstration of Northern Chinese Style Opera
“Stealing the Magical Plant” from The Legend of the White Snake
Demonstration of Virtuality and Mimic Actions
with Excerpts from The Jade Bracelet
The Chinese Opera Band Chinese
Music (Percussion)
Western Music (Melody)
Demonstration of Southern Chinese Opera Style
with Excerpts from The Villian, the General, and the Heroic Beauty
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