SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1981
SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT TO BE EXTENDED INTO FOURTH WEEK
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SHA TIN ARTS FORTNIGHT, WHICH STARTS NEXT SUNDAY (DECEMBER 13), HAS HAD TO BE EXTENDED INTO A FOURTH WEEK SO THAT ALL ITEMS CAN BE INCLUDED.
THE FORTNIGHT WAS ORIGINALLY TO HAVE RUN FROM DECEMBER 20 TO JANUARY 3, BUT WAS ADVANCED ONE WEEK BECAUSE OF THE RESPONSE TO PARTICIPATION.
THE VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, DR. MA LIN, WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FORTNIGHT AT THE SIR RUN RUN SHAW HALL, FOLLOWING WHICH THE FIRST EVENT, A CONCERT BY THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA, WILL TAKE PLACE.
THE 22-DAY PROGRAMME CONTAINS A WIDE RANGE OF EVENTS, INCLUDING SEMINARS, CANTONESE OPERA, AND HISTORY, PAINTING, CALLIGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITIONS.
THERE WILL BE A CHINESE MUSIC CONCERT, A CHRISTMAS CONCERT ON DECEMBER 22 AND A CHRISTMAS VARIETY SHOW THE FOLLOWING DAY.
OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE PUPPET, ACROBATIC AND DRAMA SHOWS, AN OUTDOOR BAND CONCERT, SONGS FROM CHINESE OPERA, CHINESE FOLK SONGS AND DANCE, AND A PERFORMANCE BY THE INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET.
EVENTS WILL BE HELD AT MANY VENUES THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT, WITH MOST OF THE CONCERTS TAKING PLACE IN THE HALL OF THE CARITAS SOCIAL CENTRE NEAR TAI WAL.
BESIDES THE HONG KONG CHINESE ORCHESTRA AND THE INTERNATIONAL STRING QUARTET, OTHER PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS WILL INCLUDE THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE PAN ASIA ORCHESTRA, THE MUSIC LOVERS CHINESE ORCHESTRA, THE MUK LAN DANCE TROUPE AND THE HONG KONG REPERTORY THEATRE.
A WEEK OF CANTONESE OPERA WILL BE STAGED FROM DECEMBER 21 27 BY THE CHOR FUNG MING OPERA TROUPE, THE LUNG CHEUNG OPERA TROUPE FROM RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL PERFORM ON DECEMBER 19.
SHA TIN CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRE DRAMA GROUP, SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION CANTONESE OPERA TRAINING CLASS AND DISTRICT DANCE TROUPES WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN THE PROGRAMME.
A FEATURE OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE AN EXHIBITION OF LOCAL HISTORY TO BE HELD AT SHA TIN PUBLIC SCHOOL, TAI WAI, FROM DECEMBER 16 21.
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THE FORTNIGHT IS BEING JOINTLY PRESENTED BY SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD SHA TIN ARTS ASSOCIATION, THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE MUSIC OFFICE.
/THE BUDGET
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