2017/2018 Sai Kung District Activities on Arts and Culture

Sai Kung District Music, Arts and Cultural Festival

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Event Highlights

   Activities of the Music, Arts and Cultural Festival
   

Programme	Date	Time	Venue		Co-organiser	Remarks
Opening Ceremony cum Golden Oldies Concert	5 Oct 2017 (Thursday)	6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Central Lawn, Hong Kong Velodrome Park		Hang Hau Rural Committee Sai Kung Rural Committee Leisure and Cultural Services Department	Prog. poster Finished (Chinese ver. only)
Content： Famous singers will be invited to sing Chinese and English golden oldies in the evening of the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival to pass the songs along and share the joy.
Tseung Kwan O Folk Music Concert	5 Nov 2017 (Sunday)	2 p.m. - 5 p.m.	Central Lawn, Hong Kong Velodrome Park		Tseung Kwan O Cultural & Recreational Centre Sai Kung & Tseung Kwan O Secondary School Heads Association   Leisure and Cultural Services Department	Prog. poster Finished (Chinese ver. only)
Content： Famous folk singers and other local singers will be invited to sing classic folk songs to spread folk music to every corner of the community and bring along reminiscences of classic folk music and emotional relief.
Drama  (including the workshop)	18 Nov 2017 (Saturday)	8 p.m. - 10:15 p.m.	Hang Hau Community Hall		Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Women’s Association Tseung Kwan O Kai Fong Joint Association Limited	Prog. poster Finished (Chinese ver. only)
	19 Nov 2017 (Sunday)	3 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Content： Water Margin’s Lou Luo is a satirical comedy newly adapted from Water Margin.  Apart from its amusing plot and vigorous dialogue, the blend of Chinese and Western forms of performance including Chinese opera, martial art, live music and Commedia dell’Arte will add in an absurd sense of humour!
Sai Kung Art and About	9-10 Dec 2017 (Saturday & Sunday)	12:30 p.m. – 6 p.m.	Sai Kung Promenade Park, Mei Yuen Street, Sai Kung Jockey Club Town Hall and Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple Square		Sai Kung District Community Centre	Prog. poster Finished
Content： A two-day street art fair in Sai Kung Town Centre, offering free art and entertainment programmes.  More than 60 talented artists will showcase their artworks with different media, styles and techniques and exchange views with the visitors.  Other activities including DIY creative souvenirs, pastel drawing zone, seminars, workshops, outdoor gallery walk, art exhibition and mural painting demonstration, music performance etc., for the enjoyment of visitors of all ages.
Chinese Music Concert (including the workshop)	17 Dec 2017 (Sunday)	1:30p.m. - 4:30p.m.	Sai Kung Jockey Club Town Hall		Sai Kung Cultural Centre	Prog. poster Finished (Chinese ver. only)
Content： Professional Chinese orchestra will perform music from different parts of China to enable the audience to experience the customs and folklore of various places in China. The live performances of the orchestra will be accompanied by the display of Chinese martial arts to bring extraordinary visual and auditory enjoyment to the audience.
The Youth Chinese Opera (including the workshop)	6 Jan 2018 (Saturday)	5:30p.m. - 9:30p.m.	Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple Square		Sai Kung Kai Fong Committee	Prog. poster Finished (Chinese ver. only)
	7 Jan 2018 (Sunday)	2:00p.m.- 5:00p.m.	Hang Hau Community Hall
Content： The Young Academy Cantonese Opera Troupe will impress the audience with the passionate performance by young actors through expressive and refined movements on stage.  Together with the special lighting and brilliant use of stage setup, their performance will break the boundaries of traditional Cantonese opera and add some contemporary stage elements to this art form.  These two exhilarating programmes will present to the audience a feast for the eyes.
Closing Ceremony cum Jazz Concert	3 Feb 2018 (Saturday)	5:00p.m.- 8:00p.m.	Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple Square		Sai Kung District Community Centre	Prog. poster Finished
Content： To put an amazing ending for the season, with sending message that music can transcend cultural and traditional boundaries will be disseminated among Chinese and foreigners through Jazz music.

Cantanese Opera Festival:
 

Programme	Date	Time	Venue		Organiser	Remarks
Cantanese Opera in celebration of Hung Shing Festival at Kau Sai Village	26 Mar - 3 Apr 2018	2:00p.m.- 10:00p.m.	Kau Sai Temple Square		Kau Sai Village Committees