A Festive February at the Arts Hub | |
It has been a festive February at the West Kowloon Cultural District with two events welcoming the Year of the Snake.
The West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre drew its curtain on 16 February, with more than 100,000 visitors during the three-week Cantonese opera and music event, which is six times more than its debut last year. The huge success has proved that traditional culture still has its appeal to a wide range of audience - locals and tourists of all age groups. “For a man who runs theatre, nothing makes me happier than a 99% sell out! The Xiqu Centre will be built on this site later this year but we are going to continue this anchor event at another location next year with even more dance and music elements appealing to the younger audience.” Mr Lynch promised more arts and culture programmes in the year to come. About 6,000 citizens had a fun afternoon at the first large-scale outdoor drum concert, with a huge drum measuring 3.47 metres as a centerpiece. The programme of the day also included a concert by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, under the baton of Principal Conductor Yan Huichang, performances by the winning teams of the HKCO’s highly popular Synergy 24 Drum Competition of Hong Kong, game stalls with Chinese New Year themes and traditional arts-and-craft classes. It was a fun day out for the family, children and adults alike. |
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