Jingkun Theatre Wins Prix Special du Jury in Paris
November 29, 2007
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The Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) extends its warmest congratulations to its One-Year Grantee -- Jingkun Theatre for winning the Prix Special du Jury in the 3 rd Traditional Chinese Opera Festival in Paris.
The Prix Special du Jury was conferred to the Jingkun Theatre for their performance of "La Maison Wulong", a Peking Opera, at the Festival held from 12 to 18 November. The Best Actor Award went to Mr Geng Tian-yuan, Director/Actor of the Jingkun Theatre, for his excellent performance as "Sung Jiang" in the play.
According to Mr Jean-Pierre Wurtz, President of the Jury of the Festival, the jury was bowled over by the performance, which respresents the true tradition of Peking Opera. "It is a recognition of the outstanding quality of a dramatic performance, which the jury found compelling and utterly ‘seductive', a performance which went straight to the hearts of the jury." Mr Wurtz said.
The ADC praised the significant achievement of the Jingkun Theatre and its artistic director Ms Tang Yuen-ha for her contribution to promote the development of chinese xiqu locally and internationally. Mr Ma Fung-kwok, Chairman of the ADC, said "the Award is a further recognition to the artistic accomplishment of the Jingkun Theatre. On the same token, it also gives a tremendous boost to local arts groups and arts practitioners."
Ms Tang Yuen-ha founded the Jingkun Theatre in 1986 with an aim to develop the art of Jingqu and Kunqu. She is the recipient of the Chinese Theatre Plum-blossom Award (China's most prestigious award for theatre workers) and won the Best Performance Award in the 3rd National Peking Opera Festival. The Jingkun Theatre has started receiving the ADC's support since 1998.
The 3rd Traditional Chinese Opera Festival is jointly organised by the Chinese Cultural Centre (Paris), Ministry of Culture and the Municipal Government of Paris. In addition to the Jingkun Theatre, five other theatre companies from China took part in the Festival.
Copy from “The Hong Kong Arts Development Council†website
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Bringing Kunqu to the World
A collaboration with Australian National University
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Ms Tang Yuen Ha and Mr Geng Tianyuan with Prof. John Minford and Prof. Larry Sitsky
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Extracts from Professor John Minford's Letter (Head of China Institute)
"We wish to thank you and your visiting artists for a hugely successful fortnight of performances, workshops, lectures and seminars here at the ANU. Our students and staff have responded with enormous enthusiasm, and have benefited greatly from your stay on campus...
Our Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Chubb was especially glad to be able to attend the opening of the seminar, and has personally expressed his eagerness to see this cultural exchange continue.
.....It has been made very clear to your audience here, that Hong Kong plays a pivotal role in preserving and promoting to the wider world this precious
and unique UNESCO-listed Intangible Cultural Heritage, kunqu 崑曲 theatre,
such a central part of traditional Chinese culture..."
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UK Project
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In January 2006, Jingkun Theatre conducted a series of lecture-demonstrations and workshops in London, York and Wales respectively.
The lecture-demonstration comprised a brief introduction of kunqu, illustrations of the major characteristics of Xiqu (Chinese Opera), an excerpt from "Wu Song and Pan Jinlian", as well as a "Question and Answer"session.
The tour was sponsored by the HKADC. Local and overseas project partners included the Centre for Translation (Hong Kong Baptist University), Arts Interlink, the Centre for Performance Research (University of Wales), and the University of York.
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