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Cantonese instrumental tunes have been used in Cantonese opera, either as incidental instrumental music or as fixed tunes to which new texts were composed, since the 1930s. The use of instruments in Cantonese opera is influenced by both western and eastern cultures.
Due to its popularity, the WKCDA continues to organise the West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre annually after 2012. Starting from 2013, apart from Cantonese opera, the theatre also provides performances of modern music and Chinese dance. There was a New Year Fair being provided as well. [1]
Dance pioneers adapted water sleeve techniques for modern choreography, emphasizing their aesthetic and rhythmic qualities. Innovations during this period included blending traditional opera movements with contemporary dance elements, transforming water sleeves into a versatile symbol of Chinese cultural heritage.
Cantonese opera is the style of opera associated with the Cantonese language. Listed as an intangible cultural heritage of the world, [26] it originated in the late 13th century and is a stage art that combines acrobatics, singing, martial arts, and acting. Cantonese opera also uses a different set of musical instruments.
The Red Boat Opera Company (Chinese: 紅船) was a group of traveling Cantonese opera singers who toured China in the late 1800s and early 1900s. [1]Cantonese opera was popularized in the 18th century, primarily by the Red Boat Troupes who traveled the Pearl River Delta during the late Qing dynasty until World War 2.
The Hong Fook Tong Chinese Dramatic Company (Cantonese: 鴻福堂劇團 [1], romanized: Hung⁴ Fuk¹ Tong⁴ Kek⁶ Tyun⁴) [2] [3] [note 1] was an all-male [4] San Francisco, California-based Cantonese opera company which became the first major Asian American theatrical company in the country, inaugurating the first phase of the history of Chinese opera [note 2] in the United States. [5]
In Cantonese opera, the leading male role is usually the wenwusheng (Chinese: 文武生; Jyutping: man-mou-saang, Hakka: vun-vu-sang, "civil wusheng") which combined the xiaosheng and the wusheng into one role. (On the other hand, the junior wenwusheng or the secondary male role is known as the xiaosheng or siu-saang. [6])
Opera with divine powers (酬神戲) is a form of Chinese opera played at religious ceremonies, including for the gods' birthday, temple opening, at miaohui, ghost festival, Daijiao, and traditional festivals. It is the play performed to welcome the gods' race and is one of a series of celebrations held by the people to thank the gods and ...