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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1982

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CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE AT ARTS CENTRE

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+LEGEND+, A CHINESE MUSIC PIECE DEPICTING THE STORY OF YOUNG HERO NIE ZHENG WHO LEARNED TO MASTER THE KU-CHIN SO AS TO ENTER THE IMPERIAL PALACE TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF HAN WHO EXECUTED HIS FATHER WILL BE PERFORMED IN AN EVENING OF CHINESE MUSIC AND DANCE NEXT MONTH.

THE PROGRAMME, FEATURING THE HONG KONG JING YING, IS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COUNCIL IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL.

THE HONG KONG JING YING, COMPRISING OUTSTANDING YOUNG MUSICIANS AND DANCERS FROM HONG KONG, WILL PERFORM SOLO AND ENSEMBLE ITEMS AS WELL AS CHINESE CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES AT 8 PM ON MARCH 3 AT THE SHOUSON THEATRE, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

LEADING THE HONG KONG JING YING CHINESE ENSEMBLE IN PRESENTING THE +LEGEND+ WILL BE RENOWNED ER-HU PLAYER TONG LEUNG-TAK AND PIPA SOLOIST CHAN MAN-CHONG.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE +NIGHT THOUGHTS+, WHICH CAPTURES THE FEELINGS OF SOLDIERS CAMPING IN THE WILDERNESS FAR FROM HOME.

+SONG OF THE HERDSMAN+ WHICH PORTRAYS THE UNTAMED SPIRIT OF THE MONGOLIAN HERDSMAN WILL ALSO BE PERFORMED.

ANOTHER ATTRACTION WILL BE DOMING LAM'S +CONTRAST+ A WORK WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE TO COMMEMORATE THE HONG KONG JING YING CHAMBER ORCHESTRA'S FIRST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA IN AUGUST 1981.

IN A UNIQUE WAY, THE MUSIC PICKS OUT THE CONTRASTING SPIRIT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CHINESE AND WESTERN ORCHESTRA AND TRULY REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF HONG KONG WHICH EMBRACES THE HERITAGE OF EAST AND WEST.

ON THE DANCE SIDE, THE JING YING CHINESE DANCE ENSEMBLE WILL PRESENT A COLOURFUL PROGRAMME OF CHINESE CLASSICAL AND FOLK DANCES.

IN ADDITION TO FAN DANCE AND RIBBON DANCE, WHICH ARE CLASSICAL DANCES OF THE TANG DYNASTY, THERE WILL BE A PAS DE DEUX +MERMAIDS+ FEATURING THE HAPPY GRACEFUL MOVEMENT OF FISHES.

OTHER DELIGHTFUL ITEMS ARE SHAWL DANCES AND SPRING IN TIAN SHAN, CHOREOGRAPHED BY NG KA-MAN.

TICKETS FOR THE PROGRAMME ARE PRICED AT $10, $20 AND $30 AND MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE ARTS CENTRE BOX OFFICE, AND SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST BOOKSHOPS AT 107 WORLDWIDE HOUSE AND 313 OCEAN CENTRE. POSTAL BOOKING IS ALSO AVAILABLE AND FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING THE ARTS CENTRE BOX OFFICE (5-280626) BETWEEN 9.30 AM AND 9.30 PM.

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