To: Editors and editorial directors of major media
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong, Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and the University of Nottingham Malaysia signed a memorandum of exchange and cooperation on March 9, 2022. The three parties will work together in the next two years to promote cultural exchanges in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the United Kingdom and other places, and promote Cantonese opera culture to different corners of the world. At that time, The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong will lead local Cantonese opera celebrities, emerging actors, young musicians and academy students to the Malaysian branch of the University of Nottingham and the UK main school for exchanges at the end of 2022 and the first half of 2023 respectively. In addition, the three parties are also actively preparing for exchanges with the Ningbo branch.
The signing ceremony of the cooperation memorandum was held via online video. It was signed by Dr. The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Chairman Wong Ming-Chuen, Mr. Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Executive Committee Vice-Chairman Lung Koon-Tin and Professor Andy Chan, Deputy Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange) of the University of Nottingham Malaysia. It was completed under the witness of Pandya-Wood. The school's deputy dean Dr Joanne Lim, director of the Department of Performing Arts Dr Sergio Camacho and director of the Research and Knowledge Exchange Center Ms Nengaswary Maniam also attended the ceremony.
Professor Sarah Metcalfe, Dean of the University of Nottingham Malaysia, said in her speech: "This is the 21st year of the University of Nottingham Malaysia. As the world is slowly reopening, we look forward to continuing to expand our work in a vibrant artistic and cultural atmosphere. Therefore, this cooperation opportunity is particularly important to us. We are very much looking forward to your first visit to Malaysia. By expanding our joint creative exchanges, our students will benefit a lot from this exchange event."
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Chairman Dr. Wong Ming-Chuen hopes that this cooperation plan can promote the inheritance and development of Cantonese opera culture. She pointed out: "In addition to local performances, education and other inheritance work, in the past The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong We have also performed and exchanged in many mainland cities, Taiwan, Macau and other places, and the response has been very good. "In last year's "14th Five-Year Plan", the central government included Hong Kong cultural planning into the national development blueprint for the first time to support the development of Hong Kong as a Chinese and foreign cultural and art exchange center. Therefore, The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong will seize this opportunity to "make full use of Hong Kong's background of the intersection of Chinese and Western cultures to promote traditional Chinese culture overseas so that more people can understand and experience the tradition. Cantonese opera The culture is broad and profound." Wang Chairman added that he was very happy to be the first international partner of the University of Nottingham and hoped that this cooperation could promote cultural exchanges between the three places. He also revealed that the local musicians will perform with the Chinese Orchestra of the University of Nottingham during the exchange, hoping to bring freshness to audiences in Malaysia and the UK.
Mr. Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Executive Committee Vice-Chairman Lung Koon-Tin said: "The University of Nottingham is a very well-known university and is excellent in the study of Chinese music and performing arts. There are many historical traditional theaters in Malaysia, Cantonese opera The famous actress Cai Yanxiang is also in Malaysia, and the exchange in Europe and the United Kingdom will definitely be a very valuable experience for the previous students of the college who are accompanying the group, so that they can learn different cultures and increase their artistic accomplishment."
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong has been committed to promoting Cantonese opera overseas. Recently, the large-scale online project "The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Channel: Online Cantonese opera School" has launched an English version. This cooperation with the University of Nottingham will further bring Cantonese opera internationally. The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong and the University of Nottingham will continue to discuss specific cooperation plans, hoping to bring positive and long-term effects to the promotion and exchange of Cantonese opera art and other performing arts.
About The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong was established during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of more than 130 years. It has always been a professional organization for practitioners in Guangdong Cantonese opera. In 1953, The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong was registered and established with the purpose of promoting traditional Cantonese opera art. It not only actively promotes Cantonese opera to the public, but also pays attention to the professional development and inheritance of Cantonese opera artistic actors and practitioners. The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong is more actively involved in social welfare affairs and is a registered non-profit charity organization in Hong Kong. The current 39th Board of Directors Chairman is Dr. Wong Ming-Chuen, and Vice-Chairman is Mr. Ng Chin-Fung, Mr. Sun Kim-Long and Mr. Lung Koon-Tin.
The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong website:www.hkbarwo.com
"Cantonese Opera Young Talent Showcase" website:www.hkbarwoymt.com
"The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Channel: Cantonese opera Online School":https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2ICDbA_GaKY1Y9k9I2q5bg/featured
About Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong
Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong has received administrative funding from the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and continues to offer courses on different topics to strengthen the training of current actors, especially new actors, thereby improving the current Cantonese opera performance level and attracting more new generation audiences. Since 2010, the college and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Lui Yun Choi Memorial Secondary School have jointly organized the Cantonese opera teaching collaboration project, which for the first time has included Cantonese opera art into the formal art curriculum of junior high schools. In 2011, the College jointly organized the "Cantonese opera Introduction to Art" course with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to promote Cantonese opera education to tertiary institutions. Starting from the 2012 school year, the college and Po Leung Kuk have become partners to jointly implement the Cantonese opera curriculum for junior secondary schools. In addition, the college has successively organized different Cantonese opera professional courses to enhance the artistic skills of Cantonese opera practitioners in various fields.
Cantonese Opera Academy of The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong website:https://hkbarwocoa.com
About the University of Nottingham
The University of Nottingham Malaysia is the first international campus directly affiliated with a British university in Malaysia and the world. In addition to adhering to the design style and teaching standards of the century-old British main school, students' graduation diplomas are also uniformly issued in the UK, which is no different from the British main school. The Malaysian branch has the same degree courses (bachelor, master and doctoral) as the University of Nottingham campus in the UK, and also has the same curriculum as the main campus of the University of Nottingham in the UK. The University of Nottingham is backed by its comprehensive curriculum, abundant resources and professional talents to assist in the establishment of the Malaysian campus and promote its degree programs. The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus has well-known domestic and foreign teachers. It not only cultivates outstanding talents, but also actively participates in research and publishes various academic journals.
University of Nottingham Malaysia website:https://www.nottingham.edu.my
Ceremony Photos
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Hong Kong Eight Harmony Association
March 9, 2022
Media enquiries: The Chinese Artists Association of Hong Kong Project Director Zhang Kairou 2384-2939 hazelcheung@hkbarwo.com
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