Argentina's Kukla Company returns to Hong Kong with its new black light puppetry theatre for children, "Music, Maestro!", in December. The audience is promised a great variety of world musical styles as part of the performance.

     In addition to world music and black light theatre, the performance includes puppets, masks and lots of other gags, along with exciting choreography and constant changes of costume and staging. The show flows quickly with colourful visuals and characters making it a joyful and entertaining experience for the audience.
 
     Kukla Company was created by artistic director Antoaneta Madjarova. Since 1991, the company has been based in Argentina and has created many kinds of play for children and their families, all of which were widely acclaimed by audiences. The company has toured extensively in Argentina and internationally to the Netherlands, Germany, Bulgaria, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Singapore and Malaysia. All three performances of "Circus Hokus Pokus" by the same company in Hong Kong in 2011 were sold out, with overwhelming responses from the audience.

     Details of the performances are as follows:
 
December 24 (Saturday), 7.30pm
Auditorium, Yuen Long Theatre
Tickets: $130 to $200
 
December 25 (Sunday), 7.30pm
Auditorium, Tai Po Civic Centre
Tickets: $130 to $180
  
December 26 (Monday), 7.30pm
December 27 (Tuesday), 5pm
Auditorium, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $130 and $180

"Big Mystery in Black Light Theatre Workshop"
December 27 (Tuesday), 11am and 2pm
Auditorium, North District Town Hall
Tickets: $80
(Tickets for workshop at 2pm are sold out.)
 
     Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, "Music, Maestro!" (with Cantonese dialogues) is one of the attractions of the "Cheers!" Series. Tickets are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 2111 5999. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/f_entertainment/program_1272.html.

     A post-performance talk (in English with brief Cantonese interpretation) will be held after each performance. Members of the audience are welcome to stay behind for the session.

Ends/Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Issued at HKT 12:15

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