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2024
- CroydonU3A invites Kathy Hall to give a Chinese Opera presentation, ‘A Brief Encounter with Chinese Opera: Jingju and Kunqu’ at The Masonic Hall, Oakfield Road, Croydon on Wednesday 12th June 2024 at 2pm. This event is only open to u3a members and guests.
Regular classes and workshops
- One-to-one in-person Jingju and Kunqu opera lessons in Wimbledon. Classes for singing and/or movements are for all ages and levels. One-off ‘Taster’ lesson available at a discounted price.
- Online one-to-one Jingju and Kunqu opera lessons at Kathy’s space at: https://www.whereby.com
- Movements only one-to-one in-person lessons are available for watersleeves水袖, round/palace fan团扇, folding fan折扇, ‘cloud-sweeper’云帚, long waist-sash长腰巾, ‘horse-whip’马鞭 , silk fan绸扇 or hand gestures only手指法两套. Each movement set is around 5 minutes and can be taught in 4 to 8 one-hour or 70-minute lessons.
- Chinese Opera Make-up Workshops (with full stage make-up, head-dresses and costumes) for individuals or small groups on requests.
- Towards Understanding Jingju and Kunqu Opera: Lecture-demonstration and workshop (1.5 to 3 hours) with PPT, AV and hand-props for primary/secondary schools, universities and community centres, on request.
- Storytelling of traditional myths and legends, some relating to Chinese Opera stories, suitable for children of all ages. This could lead onto workshops of movements, or design and colouring of printed or 3D masks to suit the age groups.
Instructor: Mrs Kathy Hall 李惠馨, London Chinese Opera Studio 伦敦京昆戏曲轩
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Please browse Watch Video page for images of some sets of movements.
London Chinese Opera Studio 