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Local and international entertainment professionals will bring fun to audiences this winter with a series of diverse programmes ranging from music and acrobatics to dance, puppetry and multi-media shows in the Leisure and Cultural Services Department's "Cheers!" Series to be held between late November and January.
Details of the series are:
"Fruit Story" by Fantasy Puppet Theatre
November 25 to 27 (Friday to Sunday)
Exhibition Gallery, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
December 2 to 4 (Friday to Sunday)
Exhibition Gallery, Tuen Mun Town Hall
December 9 to 11 (Friday to Sunday)
Exhibition Hall, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $100 to $120
Puppet ballet "The Little Mermaid" by Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Puppet Troupe of China
December 2 (Friday) Theatre, Sheung Wan Civic Centre
December 3 (Saturday) Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
December 4 (Sunday) Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
Tickets: $120 to $190
"An Evening of Ballet Music" by the Hong Kong Symphony Orchestra
December 4 (Sunday) Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
December 30 (Friday) Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre
Tickets: $80 to $140
"A Concert of Popular Chinese Music" by the Hong Kong City Chinese Orchestra
December 4 (Sunday) Auditorium, Kwai Tsing Theatre
December 10 (Saturday) Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
January 7 (Saturday) Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $100 to $160
"The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer" by Weeping Spoon Productions (Australia)
December 16 to 18 (Friday to Sunday)
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Tickets: $180
"A Fantastic Journey @ X'mas" by Jumbo Kids Theatre
December 16 to 18 (Friday to Sunday)
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
December 23 to 25 (Friday to Sunday)
Theatre, Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre
Tickets: $100 to $130
"Heroic Boys" by the Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe of China
December 24 (Saturday) Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
December 25 (Sunday) Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall
December 26 and 27 (Monday and Tuesday) Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre
Tickets: $100 to $220
Red Star Red Army Chorus (Russia)
December 29 (Thursday) Auditorium, Tsuen Wan Town Hall
December 30 (Friday) Auditorium, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Tickets: $100 to $260
"ONIONOISE" by the Vegetable Orchestra (Austria)
December 30 (Friday) Theatre, Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre
December 31 (Saturday) Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
January 1 (Sunday) Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre
Tickets: $140 to $220
"The Little Snowman & Sunflower II" by Make Friends With Puppet
January 6 to 8 (Friday to Sunday)
Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong Arts Centre
Tickets: $120 and $160
Tickets are now available at all URBTIX outlets, on the Internet and by credit card telephone booking. Half-price tickets are available for senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and their minders, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (limited tickets for CSSA recipients available on a first-come, first-served basis). A maximum discount of 20 per cent is offered for the "Cheers!" Series and group booking. Please refer to the programme leaflet for details.
For details of individual programmes, please check the respective promotional leaflets, call 2268 7323 or 2268 7321, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/multi_arts/00000304.html. Ticketing enquiries can be made on 2734 9009 and credit card telephone bookings on 2111 5999. Tickets can also be booked online at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Saturday, October 15, 2011
Issued at HKT 10:01
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