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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1986

COUNCIL AWARDS $435 000 IN ARTISTIC GRANTS

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ELEVEN LOCAL PERFORMING GROUPS AND ONE PERFORMING ARTIST HAVE RECEIVED PROJECT GRANTS TOTALLING $435 000 UNDER THE GRANT APPLICATION SCHEME (GAS) 1986 OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (CFPA).

THE MAJORITY OF THE GRANTS WILL HELP COVER THE COSTS OF PERFORMANCES WHICH WILL BE STAGED LATER THIS YEAR.

RECIPIENTS OF PROJECT GRANT AWARDS UNDER THE GAS 1986 INCLUDE THE HAN HSIAO DANCE COMPANY AND THE HARMONIOUS DANCE TROUPE, THE INNOVATIVE DANCE-THEATRE GROUP ZUN! ICOSAHEDRON, AND FOUR DRAMA ORGANISATIONS - HONG KONG CHING WAN DRAMA ASSOCIATION, ACTOR, SEALS PLAYERS' FOUNDATION AND AMITY DRAMA CLUB.

IN MUSIC, THE HONG KONG COMPOSERS' GUILD AND THE HONG KONG SILVER JUBILEE SINGERS HAVE RECEIVED PROJECT GRANTS, AS HAS THE ARTLAND, A CANTONESE OPERA TROUPE.

AN INDIVIDUAL GRANT HAS BEEN AWARDED TO PHILLIP FOK, A MIME ARTIST, TO ENABLE HIM TO PRESENT A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES AT THE FRINGE CLUB LATER THIS YEAR. THE HONG KONG FESTIVAL FRINGE ITSELF HAS RECEIVED A PROJECT GRANT TO ASSIST IT IN MOUNTING THE FRSTIVAL FRINGE '87.

FURTHER APPLICATIONS FOR PROJECT GRANTS, INDIVIDUAL GRANTS AND CAPITAL GRANTS (THE LATTER BEING GRANTS WHICH ARE INTENDED TO ASSIST IN THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT ESSENTIAL TO PERFORMANCE) UNDER THE GAS 1986 ARE INVITED BY THE CFPA. THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JULY 31.

FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THE GAS, AS WELL AS GRANT APPLICATION FORMS, MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, TENTH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.

ENQUIRIES MAY ALSO BE MADE TO THE CFPA SECRETARIAT ON 5-735878, 5-735569 OR 5-735045.

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