EdUHK Introduces Cantonese Opera Teaching Award
The Research Centre for Transmission of Cantonese Opera (RCTCO) of The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) announced today (31 May) the details of the “Cantonese Opera Teaching Award for Hong Kong Music Teachers 2022”.
The competition, jointly organised with the Xiqu Centre of the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) and supported by the Rural Training College Alumni Association, aims to recognise music teachers who have demonstrated outstanding performance and creativity in teaching and promoting Cantonese opera.
Teachers who are interested in participating in the competition are required to submit a teaching plan with a supplementary teaching video in a classroom setting (around 30-60 minutes). A panel of adjudicators consisting of professionals from schools, academic and cultural sectors will evaluate their performance according to its content, creativity and teaching effectiveness.
Officiating at today’s event were Dr Frankie Yeung Wai-shing, the Vice-Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council and Chairman of the Xiqu Centre Advisory Panel under WKCD; and Professor John Lee Chi-kin, the Vice President (Academic) and Provost of EdUHK. Some young Cantonese opera talents, including Mr Ng Lap-hei, Mr Lai Yiu-wai, Ms Janet Wong and Ms Cheng Nga-ki, together with some in-service teachers in primary and secondary schools, also attended to share their experience.
Chair of the Organising Committee of the Teaching Award, Professor John Lee said, "Teachers play a crucial role in facilitating the transmission and sustainable development of the Cantonese opera culture. Through this competition, it is our hope to reward excellent teachers for their unfailing contributions in promoting this precious tradition and stimulate more creativity in teaching the subject, benefitting both teachers and students in the long term.”
Dr Frankie Yeung said, “Xiqu is an art form that reflects the traditions of Chinese aesthetics and embodies the rich heritage of Chinese culture. The Xiqu Centre of the West Kowloon Cultural District is a realisation of the District’s objective to conserve, promote and develop Cantonese opera and other forms of xiqu. We are delighted to co-organise this meaningful Cantonese Opera Teaching Award with The Research Centre for Transmission of Cantonese Opera of EdUHK, which will encourage and acknowledge enthusiastic and creative music teachers to provide high-quality Cantonese opera cultural education for the next generation.”
Professor Leung Bo-wah, Director of RCTCO, spoke of the Centre’s latest developments, "Many teachers in Hong Kong do not know how to get started in teaching Cantonese opera. Therefore, the University introduces techniques and knowledge in singing, accompaniment, music theory and pedagogy to in-service teachers through a recent teacher-training programme, hoping to build up their confidence in teaching Cantonese opera while incorporating life and cultural values into the subject,” he said.
For details of the “Cantonese Opera Teaching Award for Hong Kong Music Teachers 2022”, please refer to the website: https://www.eduhk.hk/rctco/ch/award2022.php
EdUHK Introduces Cantonese Opera Teaching Award
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