esea ArtClub: Cantonese Opera Singing Workshop

Join esea ArtClub from 11am on Thursday 18th July for a complimentary creative workshop tailored for East and Southeast Asian elders (aged 50 and over). This summer, we warmly welcome both new and existing ArtClub members to come together for art-based activities in a Cantonese Opera Singing workshop.

Led in Cantonese, Kamling Fung and Yuen Wah Leung will guide participants through the fundamentals of Cantonese opera, covering techniques such as 'Gunhua' and 'Zhongban,' alongside a range of other vocal techniques.

Furthermore, this session will include performances of classic songs such as ‘The Encounter of Breaking Plum Blossoms in The Red Plum Blossom: Rebirth’ and ‘The Unfinished Love and Hatred in The Feng Pavilion: Barbarian Song of the Hu Di.’

Materials and light refreshments will be provided throughout the workshop. Attendance is free of charge, but due to limited capacity, advance booking is essential to secure your place.

esea ArtClub將於7月18日星期四上午11時，舉辦免費的創意工作坊，為東亞和東南亞的長者（50歲及以上）量身定制。今年夏天，我們歡迎新舊ArtClub成員，共同參與以粵劇唱腔為基礎的藝術活動。

本工作坊在馮錦齡和梁宛華導師的帶領下，參加者將了解粵曲的基本知識，包括『工尺譜』，『叮板』，發聲方法等。同時亦會一齊學習經典家傳戶曉的曲目 「再世紅梅記之折梅巧遇」，「鳳閣恩仇未了情之胡地蠻歌」。另外，亦會教授粵曲梆黃的「滾花」 和 「中板」。

工作坊期間提供材料和輕食點心。

門票免費，但名額有限，請提前預訂以確保您的位置。

About Aroma Opera

Kamling Fung and Yuen Wah Leung are Cantonese opera practitioners from Hong Kong. They established the ‘Aroma Cantonese Opera Troupe’ in 1994 and have since initiated annual performances, accumulating a rich portfolio of on-stage experience over the years. In 2004, they enrolled in the School of Chinese Opera at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and were awarded the ‘Performing Arts Training Certificate (Cantonese Opera) – Evening Part-time Course.’

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About esea ArtClub

Begun as a research project in 2018, the Dumpling Social Club is the longest community-oriented project initiated by the former Centre for Chinese Contemporary Art. Now reestablished as esea ArtClub, the fortnightly art club is open to the elderly (50+) members from local communities.

Throughout the pandemic, esea ArtClub members continued to meet up virtually and gained confidence in experimenting with various mediums of art-making. By offering creative opportunities to people of less-represented age groups and from a range of economic, social and cultural backgrounds, esea contemporary continues to review its community responsibility and the social dimension of participation.

If you are interested in supporting or participating in the group, please get in touch at [email protected] or call 0161 832 7271.

About esea contemporary

esea contemporary is the UK’s only non-profit art centre specialising in presenting and platforming artists and art practices that identify with and are informed by East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) cultural backgrounds.

esea contemporary is situated in an award-winning building in the heart of Manchester, home to one of the largest East Asian populations in the UK. Since its inauguration as a community-oriented visual arts festival in 1986, esea contemporary has continuously evolved to establish itself as a dynamic and engaging space for cross-cultural exchanges in the British art scene, as well as in a global context.

esea contemporary aims to increase the visibility of contemporary art practices from the East and Southeast Asian communities and their diasporas. It is a site for forward-thinking art programmes that beyond exhibitions also include commissions, research, residencies, publishing, and a wide range of vibrant public events. esea contemporary values creativity, compassion, interconnectedness, and collectivity in implementing its mission.

Learn more at: www.eseacontemporary.org

Photo credit: Joe Smith

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