Outdoor Activities 2021
Outdoor Activities 2021
Outdoor Activities 2021

Puppet show Come Across In Childhood

Shanghai Happy Horse Puppet Theater Activity Center Shanghai Happy Horse Puppet Theater Activity Center is associated by Professional Puppet Acting Team; Professional Children Theater Team; Children Educational Team; is one of the best puppet theater group in Shanghai. Hobby Horse Puppet Theater is dedicated into inheriting and developing Chinese traditional puppetry culture; as well as running a program called "Youth Puppetry Training Organization " which is going to develop more of the Youths members to understand and develop the puppetry art. In recent years, Happy Horse produced over one hundred public performances in Shanghai and performed in over fifty schools. Happy Horse has also been showed up in some local TV Channel such as Shang Hai Oriental Local TV Channel on the program called Xiao Ao Jiang Hu, Guang Dong Local TV Channel Puppet Movement and etc. Come Across In Childhood is a story about love and growth. In the story, there are two papermen fall in love with each other. From the first encounter and acquaintance then being brave for pursuing love and end up as a sweet love, just like everyone else having their first love. It presents the pure love belong to everyone. Come across in Childhood is not as same as the traditional puppet show, it is a new element puppet show by creativities, using the abandon paper to create paperman to present the shyness, movement and love emotions and so on. Even though this is a dumb show without dialogue in the story with, it is full of romantic love.

Outdoor Activities 2019

Dance:Lion Dance

LION DANCE – Performing Traditional Dance in a Modern WayFrom martial arts to dance, a new perspective to contemporary dance Traditional lion dance incorporates such elements of Chinese culture as kung fu, feng shui formations, acting masks, traditional costumes, dance and drama. From a modern perspective, lion dance, which appeared earlier than the concept of contemporary art, is definitely its prototype.LION DANCE marries traditional skills with contemporary dance concepts, redefining and paying tribute to the lion dance culture in a form of public art. This also reflects the elasticity of combining contemporary dance and art with traditional skills, in line with the trend of international contemporary art.The cross-disciplinary team work their magic on new, unique elements that evolved from traditional folk art, creating a contemporary Hong Kong-style lion dance that is an exciting martial arts-dance crossover:◆ They use the techniques of personification and objectification typical of lion dance to add a contemporary touch to the characters. Young choreographers, lion dance performers and tricking athletes demonstrate difficult stunts, such as human pyramid and plum blossom piles. The theatrical setting effectively shows the essence of traditional lion dance moves. ◆ The gong-and-drum sequences of traditional Chinese music and lion dance are rearranged in a contemporary way, with the addition of electronica, interactive audio-visual installation and live music. Together they bring audiences into a reimagination of lion dance and lion dance theatre from a contemporary perspective, taking them on an oscillation between traditional and experimental music.◆ The southern-style Chinese lion dance, which showcases colourful and fierce appearances, takes reference from masks of Cantonese Opera. The dance is led by a ‘Big-headed Buddhawith a fan in hand who performs interesting and surprising feats. The site-specific choreography of lion dance fully utilises the space surrounding the audience, enthralling them with lion dance moves such as preparing for action, emergence from the cave, cross the mountains, pluck the greens, jump on piles and hike up the terrace. Contemporary choreography and performing skills bring lion dance theatre into the modern context, blurring the boundary between the traditional and the contemporary, and broadening the imagination of lion dance culture.

Outdoor Activities 2018

Voices of Hong Kong: Concert by Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble

The Windpipe Chinese Music Ensemble endeavors to preserve, inherit and develop Chinese music culture in Hong Kong. The concert Voices of Hong Kong will show the audience the succession and development of traditional and modern Chinese chamber music in Hong Kong.The programme includes works of Cantonese Music virtuosi, they are Thunder in the Droughtby Yan Laolie, In Celebration of Good Times by Yau Hok-chau, Autumn Moon over a Placid Lakeby Lui Man-shing, Rain Lashing on the Plantain by Ho Lau-tong, an ancient tune Meditations in the Boudoir, and other works of Hong Kong famous composers, they are Koel on Mount Parker by Clarence Mak, Lotus Pond Balladeby Sierra Tse, By The Nan Lian Garden by Chan Wing-wah, and The Joy of Tea-pickingby Lo Leung-fai.The concert is an epitome resembling the evolution of Hong Kong from a small fishing village to one of the worlds best known metropolitan cities nowadays and it also demonstrates Hong Kong-specific cultural characteristic combined with tradition and modernity.Acknowledgement: Supported by Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionDirector/ Speaker: Pak Tak-wan ChristopherDirector: Chan Chiu-yinCoordinator: Shek Yuk WuStage Manager: Lee Yau Chung JonesAdministrator & Stage Assistant: Leung Chung YanPerformers:Chan Kai-him(Erhu/ Gaohu)Tse Kim-fei(Zhonghu/ Yehu/ Percussion)Kwok Ka-ying(Yangqin)Wong Ling-yan*(Pipa/ Qinqin)Chan Sze-tung(Zhongruan/ Daruan)Chow Lai-kuen(Zheng)Ho Siu-cheong(Dizi/ Xiao)Kwok Shing-cho(Sheng)Co-concertmaster

Outdoor Activities 2017
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