The Prop Master's Dream - A Fusion Cantonese Opera
The Prop Master's Dream is a fusion Cantonese Opera based on the true-life story of Wah-Kwan Gwan, a professional Cantonese opera performer and legendary prop master born to a Chinese father and an Indigenous mother in B.C.
Date/Time: Nov 5 2022, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Orpheum Annex | Event calendar823 Seymour St
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Cost: $35.00
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Wah-Kwan Gwan (1929-2000) was born to a Chinese father and an Indigenous mother in BC. As a child, he lost contact with his mother when his father took him to Guangdong, China and sent him to train as an apprentice with a local Cantonese Opera troupe. He eventually sneaks off on a steamship bound for Vancouver, in search of his true identity and his birth mother. Along the way, he encounters discrimination, unexpected friendships, and a rekindled love for the opera that embraces him as a master of his art. A bilingual Cantonese-English production, open to all ages.
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