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Following an encouraging response to the first two series, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will present the third part of the "Face to Face with a Star in Cantonese Opera - Talk Series" next month. The talks (in Cantonese) are to be hosted by Sun Kim-long and numerous Cantonese opera virtuosi, who will share their valuable experience with the audience.
Details of the talks are as follows:
February 4 (Saturday)
Topic: Sweet young thing, wicked consort and loving mother
Speaker: Lee Heung-kam
February 11 (Saturday)
Topic: Actor, businessman and legacy torch-bearer
Speaker: Danny Li
February 18 (Saturday)
Topic: From theatre stage to the screens - the natural voice actress
Speaker: Tam Sin-hung
February 25 (Saturday)
Topic: Comedic art, stylised routines and high-flung emotions
Speaker: Yau Sing-po
March 3 (Saturday)
Topic: From Cantonese opera and films to calligraphy and painting
Speaker: Nam Hung
The talks will be held at 2.30pm at AC2, 4/F, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural Centre (the talk of February 25 will be held at AC1). Tickets priced at $60 (per talk) 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 the minder, full-time students and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients. (Limited tickets for full-time students and CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis.)
For programme enquiries, please call 2268 7325, or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/chinese_opera/00000362.html. For ticketing enquiries, please call 2734 9009. For credit card telephone bookings, please call 2111 5999. Internet bookings are available at www.urbtix.hk.
Ends/Friday, January 6, 2012
Issued at HKT 16:49
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