This evening of Chinese drama and dance is brought to the Garden by the highly energetic and multi-talented Canada Chinese Society of Song and Dance Seniors Group, celebrating its first anniversary of performing around the Lower Mainland.
Date/Time: Jun 25 2016, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese GardenCost: $15.00
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NOTE: Audience can take photos with performers in the Chinese Opera costumes after the show.
What to expect?
An evening of high artistry expressing love, passion, longing, pride and sorrow through song and dance. From Buddhist melodies, played with the ethnic instrument guzheng to the well-known song of “The Drunken Concubine”, from Chinese theatre and martial arts to the intricate dance of Chinese ethnic minorities such as the Dai and Uyghur people. There will be a medley of traditional Beijing and Yue Opera segments and a colourful mix of dance performances.
The Group is led by Mr. Dong Fang, the group’s singing teacher and Mr. Tingting Xu, the instructor of opera team.
It is an evening full of emotions and here is a look into the stories:
You will be moved while listening to Burial of the Fallen Flowers from Dream of the Red Chamber, or The Story of the Woodcutter and His Fox Wife in which the poor woodcutter living with his blind mother receives help from a fox-fairy only to find himself living ‘happily ever after’ with a fairy!
You will root for young lovers, a rural young man and the carpenter’s daughter in The Story of the Arhat Coin, a Hu Opera classic, who fought against the village chief and the village’s feudal system and united at the end.
You will feel the longing of a young nun to experience the freedom and explore the outside world in “In Longing for the World” and won’t help but feel pride and support for the witty and wise general Liang as he diverts imminent disaster with his “Empty Fort Strategy” in the scene: Viewing the Mountain from the Tower Gate. He ordered all the gates to be opened and instructed old soldiers to sweep the roads while he sat on the platform above the gates drinking and playing the Chinese Zither calmly. His enemy, Sima Yi was surprised by the scene when he arrived with the troops. Suspecting ambush in the city, Yi ordered a retreat and the city of Xicheng was saved. Clever, isn’t it?
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