【Live Voice】Tan Zhaomin, Executive Director of Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong)
The previous generation is Ren Bai, Fang Yanfen, or Mai Bingrong, the Phoenix girl, and the middle generation is Mr. Ruan Zhaohui. I just mentioned Mr. You Shengpu, and there is also this one, Mr. Luo Jiaying. The new generation is Wei Junhui, Wu Meiying and even wireless. Wang Mingquan, Miss Wang, by 2022, in fact, the actors and musicians in our Cantonese Opera, a rising star in a teahouse, are the new generation. These all refer to very young and talented actors in their twenties and thirties. , In fact, when I saw the development of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong, I felt very hopeful.
[Explanation] Pieces of exquisite headwear, gorgeous costumes, and old photos of the past are displayed in the exhibition hall of the Hong Kong Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District. development changes.
Inheriting the past and opening up the future is the mission of the Hong Kong Xiqu Centre in inheriting Cantonese opera.
A few days ago, the Executive Director of Performing Arts of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong), Tan Zhaomin, introduced in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency that in order to cultivate new actors and attract new audiences, the Xiqu Centre has established the "Tea House Rising Star Troupe", composed of young local actors from Hong Kong. It is composed of musicians, aiming to bring the old to the new, so that the new actors can learn from the seniors and achieve zero-distance contact with the audience.
[Concurrent] Tan Zhaomin, Executive Director of Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong)
The first is to inherit, and inheritance is talent training. We have arranged a "Tea House Rising Star Troupe", so that more than ten youngest and most talented actors in Hong Kong, actors on stage and The musicians are led by one of the most famous singers in Hong Kong, Mr. Law Jiaying, and they have performed more than 200 performances in one year.
[Commentary] In addition to focusing on talent training, making Cantonese opera to innovate in the inheritance is also a highlight of the Hong Kong Xiqu Center.
In recent years, the Xiqu Centre has not only tried to combine different art forms with Cantonese opera, but also integrated technological elements into Cantonese opera performances.
[Concurrent] Tan Zhaomin, Executive Director of Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong)
We have a new program starting in August called "Happy Cantonese", which also includes this artistic and technological element. It has a robot element in it, that is, the wizard can have a projection on the stage. Image, how to sing with this real actor on stage.
In addition to the art and technology just mentioned, the new elements also include the sound of table lamps. Now there are more and more good venues, which is also a very interesting and important visual and audio-visual enjoyment for the audience.
[Explanation] In response to the new positioning of Hong Kong's "Sino-foreign Cultural and Art Exchange Center" in the "14th Five-Year Plan", the Hong Kong Xiqu Center is also making great efforts to link the mainland and Hong Kong to integrate Chinese and foreign art and culture.
[Concurrent] Tan Zhaomin, Executive Director of Performing Arts, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (Hong Kong)
Chinese opera is really too broad and too broad. There are actually nearly 300 to 400 different varieties in it, so in fact, we have also arranged a "Treasure Series" in this opera center, which is to differentiate our mainland China. Yes, Huai Opera, Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera were brought to Hong Kong.
Overseas audiences are in great demand for traditional opera, they find it interesting, and they are eager to know more.
Our Cantonese opera in Hong Kong is a very important brand in Hong Kong. As a cultural exchange center in Hong Kong, we are also our bridgehead. How can we bring the best Cantonese opera performances from Hong Kong to overseas and exchanges with the mainland are also very important.
Reporter Fan Siyi Liang Yuan Luo Qianqian Hong Kong reports
Responsible editor: [Fang Jialiang]