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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1981

RICH REPERTOIRE FOR FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL

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WITH THE INSTALLATION OF A 35MM FILM PROJECTION SYSTEM IN THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES HALL OF TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL RECENTLY, AUDIENCES OF THE FOURTH TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY FILM SHOWS.

THIS WAS REVEALED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, MR CHAN PO-FONG WHEN ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE FILMS WILL INCLUDE +RASHOMON+, +RAINING IN THE MOUNTAIN+, +BLACK HOLE+ AND +F IDDLER ON THE ROOF+

THE FESTIVAL, TO BE HELD BETWEEN JANUARY 22 AND FEBRUARY 13, 1982 AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, WILL BE JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD, THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL, THE TSUEN WAN CULTURE AND RECREATION CO-ORDINATING ASSOCIATION AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.

THIRTEEN OVERSEAS AND LOCAL GROUPS WILL GIVE 39 INDOOR PROGRAMMES AS WELL AS 16 OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES DURING THE FESTIVAL.

PROGRAMMES OF THE FESTIVAL WILL INCLUDE AN OPENING PERFORMANCE OF THE DANCE DRAMA, +NI-CHANG YU-Y! FANTASY+ AND A SERIES OF CANTONESE OPERAS BY THE POPULAR CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE.

THE GU-ZHENG AND ER-HU RECITAL BY SOLOISTS SO CHUN-POR AND WONG ON-YUEN, AS WELL AS THE PIANO RECITAL BY FOU TS'ONG WILL ALSO BE A FEATURE OF THE FESTIVAL.

THE KANDYAN DRUMMERS FROM SRI LANKA AND THE JAPAN FOLKLORIC ART DANCE TROUPE, AT THE INVITATION OF THE TSUEN WAN ARTS FESTIVAL, WILL PARTICIPATE TOO.

MEMBERS OF THE SRI LANKA'S TROUPE COME FROM VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THEY WILL OFFER A COLOURFUL PROGRAMME OF THE NATIONAL DANCE OF SRI LANKA, THE KANDYAN DANCE, WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR ITS MYSTICAL INTERPRÉTATIONS.

THE JAPAN FOLKLORIC ART DANCE TROUPE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1962 WITH AN AIM OF INTRODUCING JAPANESE FOLKLORIC CULTURE TO THE WORLD. JAPANESE TRADITIONAL FOLKLORIC DANCES HAVE BEEN ADAPTED INTO A FINE STAGE ART, GIVING THEM A NEW, MODERN FLAVOUR WHILE MAINTAINING THE IR TRUE ORIGINAL STYLE.

INCORPORATED INTO THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME WILL ALSO BE CONCERTS BY THE ZUR ICH TONHALLE ORCHESTRA AND THE GABRIELI STRING QUARTET. THESE GROUPS ARE INVITED TO PERFORM IN THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL.

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