| 29/9 |
Kunqu Opera excerpts for ‘Music of Dao and Fengshui’
16-minute excerpts from The Startling Dream and In Pursuit of a Dream, from The Peony Pavilion, with English and Chinese surtitles |
Leicester Square Theatre, Leicester Place, WC2H 7BX |
|
| 27/9 |
Kunqu Opera Performance for Daoist Festival
Programme: Excerpts from The Startling Dream and In Pursuit of a Dream, from The Peony Pavilion (time to be confirmed)
Organiser: The London Chinese Culture and Arts Association
(LCCAA website pending completion)
|
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS),
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London |
|
| 13/9
|
Members’ Activities (3) 08 - 09
Programme: Movement,singing, percussion learning, and dvd viewing
(Details to be confirmed nearer the time. Enquiries welcome.) |
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
|
| 11/9 |
LJKOA programme: one aria from In Pursuit of a Dream from The Peony Pavilion |
St Helen’s Church, Bishopsgate
EC3A 6AT |
|
| 30/8
|
Performance of excerpt from Jingju Opera, 'The Drunken Imperial Concubine' at the Islington Chinese
Association's Re-location Celebration Concert |
Islington Chinese Association,
33 Giesbach Road, London N19 3DA |
|
| 12/8
|
Opera Fan Movements and Origami Workshops, Basildon Summer Project
|
Space Youth Centre, Basildon SS15 5UW |
|
| 10/8
|
LJKOA Jingju and Kunqu Opera programme
|
Bandstand, Horniman Museum
100 London Road, Forest Hill, SE23 3PQ |
|
| 8/8
|
‘An Actor Prepares’ – talk-demonstration and workshop presented by LJKOA, hosted by Merton U3A.
|
Drake House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 |
|
| 6/8
|
‘An Actor Prepares’ – talk-demonstration and workshop presented by LJKOA, hosted by Islington Chinese Association (ICA)
Islington Chinese Association |
ICA, 33 Giesbach Road, London N19 3DA |
|
| 25/7 |
Opera Movement Workshops leading to children’s performance, Chinese Summer School private function |
Sussex |
|
19/7
|
Free Public Performances – BBC Silk Screens, Leicester Square, part of CHINA NOW programmes
Organiser: Emergency Exit Arts Ltd, et al |
Leicester Square (opposite Odeon Cinema), Central London |
|
| 15/7 |
Opera Movement Workshop, St Thomas More School, organised by China People’s Promotions |
London |
|
| 15/7 |
Opera Introductory Talk and Demonstration, Thurstable School, organised by Wise Moves |
Colchester |
|
| 1/7 & 15/7 |
Opera Movements with Storytelling, Latymer School, organised by Wise Moves |
Edmonton Green, London |
|
| 9/7 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ and Movement Workshops, Highdown School |
Reading |
|
| 4/7 |
‘Opera Day’ at Manchester School for Girls |
Manchester |
|
| 30/6 - 9/7
|
Chinese Kunqu Opera: Voice & Movement |
Department of Music, School of Oriental and African Studies
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG |
|
| 29/6 |
Performance of ‘The Startling Dream’ from ‘The Peony Pavilion’ and Opera Face-painting and Movements Workshops, in conjunction with Beijing City Exhibition |
V&A, London |
|
| 28/6
|
Members’ Activities (2) 08-09
|
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) |
|
21/6 & 22/6 |
Chinese Opera Face-painting, West End Live, organised by Chinatown Arts Space |
Leicester Square, London |
|
| 11/6 |
Opera Movements, Opera Percussion and Storytelling with Puppetry, Carmel RC College |
Darlington |
|
| 2/6 & 15/6 |
Opera Movements Workshops for Chinese stories presentation, Sydneham School |
Sydneham |
|
| 28/5
|
Understanding Kunqu Opera - Voice and Movement in The Peony Pavilion’ |
Asia House, 63, New Cavendish Street, W1G |
|
| 8/5
|
Understanding Kunqu Opera - Voice and Movement in The Peony Pavilion’ |
Kahn Lecture Theatre, Sadler’s Wells, Rosebery Avenue, EC1R |
|
| 4/5
|
Members’ Activities (1) 08-09
Programme: Singing with accompaniment, percussion learning and discussions on topics of interest. |
Sichuan Restaurant, Acton |
|
| 22/4 |
Opera Movement Workshops, Gravesend Grammar School |
Gravesend, Kent |
|
| 8/4 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ and ‘China Day’ workshops, Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle |
South Kensington, London |
|
| 3/4
|
'‘An Actor Prepares’ talk-demonstration and performance, featuring Qin Liang in Sword Dance from ‘The King Bids Farewell to his Favourite Consort’, British Museum ‘China Late’ series of free events
|
Enlightenment Gallery, G/F, British Museum |
|
| 27/3 |
Artists Corner – Critique Evening, organised by Chinese Arts Centre, Manchester – Kathy gave a Kunqu opera fan movement demonstration |
Candid Arts, Islington, London |
|
| 18/3 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ and ‘China Day’ workshops, Bridgewater Middle School |
Berkhamsted, Herts |
|
| 15/3
|
Family Workshops: Opera Fan Movements, Opera Face-painting, and Music
|
The Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN |
|
| 6/3
|
'‘An Actor Prepares’ talk-demonstration and performance, featuring Kevin Zhang in ‘Luo Cheng at the Gate’, British Museum ‘China Late’ series of free events
|
Enlightenment Gallery, G/F, British Museum |
|
| 23/2 |
LJKOA performance of short excerpts from Kunqu Opera scenes, Chinese New Year Festival Gala, London Fo Guang Shan Temple
|
Salvation Army’s Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, W1C |
|
20/2
|
‘An Actor Prepares’ – talk-demonstration and performance, (voluntary service from LJKOA) ‘China Week’, China Development Society, London School of Economics.
|
G/F, G Building, LSE, 20 Kingsway, London |
|
| 18/2 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ and workshops |
Bridgewater Middle School
Berkhamsted |
|
| 11/2 |
‘China Day’ Movement, Percussion and Face-painting workshops |
Blair-Peach Primary School
Ealing, London |
|
| 9/2
|
LJKOA performance of Kunqu Opera scene, British Museum Chinese New Year Celebrations programme. |
Great Court,
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London |
|
| 8/2 |
'An Actor Prepares', Movement and Calligraphy/painting workshops |
Slough Grammar School
London |
|
| 6/2 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ and workshops |
Kingsford Community School
Beckton, London |
|
| 4/2 |
Movement, Percussion and Face-painting workshops |
Canterbury Primary School
Canterbury |
|
| 29/1 |
Performance and workshop, Mapledown School (Special Education) |
London N7 |
|
| 27/1
|
Members’ Activities (5), 07- 08 |
Hampstead, London NW3 |
|
| 25/1 |
Performance and workshops for schools, Carlisle, organised by Music Resource and Development, Learning Support for Music, Cumbria City Council, supported by Creative Partnership |
Carlisle |
|
| 23/1 |
Music, Movement and Face-painting workshops |
Katharine Lady Berkeley's School
Gloucestershire |
|
| 22/1
|
LJKOA presentation on current projects, including the HSBC supported ‘China Now’ workshops, LB Merton Arts Consultative Forum |
Screen 7, Odeon Cinema, The Broadway, Wimbledon |
2007
|
| 9/12 |
Members’ Activities (4), 07- 08
|
Wimbledon |
|
| 6/12 |
'An Actor Prepares' -talk-demonstration and performance, 'China Late' series |
British Museum |
|
| 19/11 |
Opera Movement Workshops at King’s College, Wimbledon |
King’s College, Wimbledon |
|
| 14/11 |
Talk, demonstration and performance: ‘An Actor Prepares’, and Movement Workshops |
Malorees Junior School, London |
|
| 1/10 |
‘An Actor Prepares’ – talk-demonstration and short performance for the British Museum Friends’ Open Evening, in conjunction with the First Emperor Exhibition
|
Nereid Monument,
Room 17,
The British Museum,
Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG |
|
| 19/9 |
'An Actor Prepares' talk-demonstration for NHS staff retirement celebration |
King's College, London |
|
| 18/9 |
LJKOA Jingju excerpt from 'The King Bids Farewell to His Favourite' with orchestral accompaniment, at the ‘Oriental Court Banquet’, Mayor of City of London’s Annual Appeal
|
Mansion House, the City |
|
16/9
|
LJKOA 5th Anniversary Performance
Jingju Opera 'Parting at the Kiln' and other classics, with English and Chinese surtitles
|
Vanbrugh Theatre, Malet Street
WC1E 6ED |
|
| 10/9 |
Workshops at George Abbot School, Guildford |
George Abbot School, Guildford |
|
| 26/8
|
Members' Activities (3) 07-08
Opera Appreciation on DVD |
Wimbledon |
|
| 25/7 to 4/8
|
LJKOA presents Beijing Opera Music and Movement Course for
SOAS Summer School 2007 |
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London |
|
29/7
|
Introductory performance, talk-demonstration, and opera movements workshops at Summer School. for adopted children from China |
Mayfield, Sussex |
|
| 28/7 |
LJKOA Kunqu Performance at the 23rd Diaspora London MusicVillage 2007 ‘World Culture’, a free admission open air Festivalweekend organised by Cultural Co-operation, 28 and 29 July
|
Hyde Park,
by the banks of the Serpentine |
|
4/7
|
Introductory performance, talk-demonstration, and opera movements workshops at Berger Primary School. |
Hackney, London |
|
30/6
|
Opera Percussion and Lion Dance Workshop for Families
|
Sutton Central Library,
St Nicholas Way,
Sutton SM1 1EA |
|
23/6
|
'West End Live' outdoor festival, organised by Chinatown Arts Space.
12.30pm-6.30pm Opera Face-Painting and Calligraphy
|
Leicester Square,
London |
|
| 22/6 |
Opera Movements and Storytelling Workshop, Mapledown Secondary School for Special Needs |
Barnet NW2 |
|
| 17/6
|
Members' Activities (2) 07-8
Programme includes Sheng (male role) movements lesson, singing to accompaniment, and percussion learning.
|
King’s Cross Neighbourhood Centre
51 Argyle Street,
WCIH 8EF |
|
| May/June 07 |
Maxi Residency - Jingju Opera Project in Gallions Primary School |
Beckton E6 |
|
| April to June, 07 |
Chinatown Arts Space, Westminster, is offering a series of free workshops from April to June 07. LJKOA has been invited to present workshops on Opera Face-painting and Calligraphy |
Chinatown Arts Space, Westminster |
|
| 8/6 |
Introductory performance, talk/demonstration and Opera Movement Workshop |
Hylands School, Chelmsford |
|
| 6/6 |
Opera Fan Dance Workshops |
Cheam Primary School
Newbury |
|
| 29/4 |
Members’ Activities(1) 07-08 |
King’s Cross Neighbourhood Centre, London |
|
| 29/4 |
LJKOA held its 5th AGM |
51 Argyle Street,
King’s Cross |
|
| 21/3 |
‘Chinese Opera Day’ - Introductory performance, talk demonstration, and workshops on opera movements, acting and singing, percussion and opera face-painting. |
Burnt Mill Performing Arts School, Harlow Town |
|
| 14/3 |
Introductory talk-demonstration on Jingju and Kunqu opera for 6th Formers, followed by movements workshop. |
St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith |
|
| 11/3 |
Members’ Activities(6) 06-07
Programme included movement class for Sheng role, and singing to music accompaniment. |
King’s Cross Community Centre |
|
| 21/2
|
Chinese Arts Day
Opera Movement/dance and Storytelling |
Ashcombe School, Dorking |
|
| 20/2 |
Opera Face-painting Workshop for the family
|
Polka Theatre,
The Broadway, Wimbledon
SW10 1SB |
|
| 17/2
|
Chinatown Arts Festival: 'The Circle'
1) Opera Face-painting Workshop for the family
2) Jingju performance of 'Parting at the Kiln' (with English/Chinese surtitles)
|
Linbury Studio,
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden,
Bow Street,
London WC2E 9DD |
|
| 13/2 |
Introductory performance, talk demonstration, and workshops on opera movements, opera face-painting, music and calligraphy/painting. |
St Anthony’s Preparatory School, Hampstead |
|
| 8/2 & 9/2
|
Kunqu Opera Movement Workshops
Programme for workshops: Kunqu opera dan movements with palace fans, folding fan and watersleeves. |
Upton Hall Convent School ‘China Through My Eyes’ Project, Wirral, Liverpool |
|
| 5,6,8/2 |
Chinese Arts Week
5/2 Calligraphy and Painting
6/2 Kunqu Opera Palace Fans Movements
8/2 Music |
Highfield Primary School, Maidenhead,
Berkshire |
|
| 2/2
|
'Chinese Cultural Day' Opera Performance and Movements
and Storytelling Workshops, St Augustine School
|
Beckenham, Catford |
|
| 30/1 |
'China Day' workshops in music
Calligraphy and Painting, and Opera Movements (male and female roles) |
Aragon Primary School, Lower Morden |
|
| 27/1
|
York Chinese Festival at the National Centre for Early Music
Opera Face-painting Workshop for the family
Chinese Opera Spectacular (with English/Chinese surtitles)
|
St Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York
YO1 9TL |
|
| 17/1
|
'China Day' workshops in music, opera movements and calligraphy/painting at Bishopsford Community School. |
Morden, Surrey |
|
| 15/1 |
'China Day' workshops in music, opera movements and opera face-painting at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School. |
Morden, Surrey |
|
| 14/1 |
Jingju movements and percussion learning |
Kings Cross Brunswick Community Centre, 51 Argyle Street, WC1H |
2006
|
10/9 to 17/12
|
Dan (Female) Watersleeves Movement Classes
Organiser & Instructor: Kathy Hall
|
Sohogym, 11-15 Brad Street, Waterloo
SE1 8TG |
|
19/11
|
Members' Activities (3) 06-07: percussion learning, singing with accompaniment and English/Chinese scripts, DVD viewing, and presentation by Dr Ashley Thorpe on his work in traditional Chinese Theatre at the University of Reading and his study of the clown role in Beijing. |
Sichuan Restaurant,
116 Churchfield Road , Acton W3 6BY |
|
| 16/11 |
'China Week' opera performance and movement workshops at Passmores School and Technology College |
Harlow, Essex |
|
| 3/11 |
'China Day' workshops in calligraphy/painting, opera face-painting, and opera movements at St Thomas of Canterbury School. |
Mitcham, Surrey |
|
| 19 & 20/10 |
Chinese Music and Opera Movement Workshops at Haberdasher's Aske Knight School. |
Lewisham. |
|
| 4/10 |
The first of five one-off ‘China Day' Workshops supported by the LB Merton Arts Development Team.Calligraphy and Painting; Opera Face-painting, Opera Movements, Music, and Storytelling. |
Wimbledon Chase Primary School , London SW19 |
|
| 24/9 |
Members' Activities (2) 06-07
Jingju percussion learning and singing with English and Chinese explanations. |
Sichuan Restaurant,
116 Churchfield Road, Acton W3 6BY |
|
| 20/9 |
Jingju and Kunqu performances at the Peter Townsend Memorial Service. |
Clore Auditorium,
Tate Britain , Millbank, London SW1P 4RG |
|
| 5/7 |
Chinese Opera Workshop and Performance on 'China Day' |
Trinity School, Croydon |
|
| 4/7 |
Jingju and Kunqu Movement Workshop, Southampton Chinese Association Women's Group |
Southampton |
|
| 6/6 |
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Medallion Presentation
Recipient - Kathy Hall, Churchill Fellow 2004 |
Buckingham Palace |
|
| 26/5 |
Opera Movement and Music Workshop for Culturally Creative Curriculum Inset Day |
St Antony's School, Slough |
|
| 20/5 |
Jingju and Kunqu Opera Performance
Performers: Kevin Zhang, Kathy Hall, and introducing Qin Liang, daomadan (military lady's role). |
Helmsley Arts Centre,
The Old Meeting House, Helmsley,
North Yorkshire
YO62 5DN |
|
| 6/5 |
Jingju and Kunqu Talk-demonstration by Kathy Hall
Mandarin Chinese Conference 2006 |
Parkside Community College, Cambridge |
|
| 30/3 |
Title: 'A Taste of Jingju and Kunqu Opera'
'Jing and Kun Opera Talk-demonstration organised by Lyndhurst Music Society
|
Pine Room, Lyndhurst Community Centre, Lyndhurst, Hampshire
SO43 7NY |
|
| 28/1– 29/3 |
Two Jing and Kun Opera Lecture-demonstrations, presented by Chinese Cultural Centre Malta and Heritage Malta, in conjunction with the 28/1/06 – 29/3/06 exhibition of 60 exquisitely crafted and fully costumed Beijing Opera figurines in Malta
Lecture-demonstration dates and venues:
-Tuesday 21/3 6pm – Medieval Room, National Museum of Archaeology
-Wednesday 22/3 6pm – Small Theatre, St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity (TBD) |
Malta |
|
| 18/3 |
Jingju and Kunqu Performance for Children Adopted from China, organised by China People Promotions. |
Hinckley, Hants |
|
7/3
|
Kun
Opera Talk-demonstration in central London
Chopsticks Club meeting,
|
Central London |
|
| 4/3
|
Solo
Jingju performance at Duckies |
Duckies,
Vauxhall |
|
| 3/3
|
'Evocative Voices from China', Kingston Festival of
Voice
English and Chinese surtitles.
|
Arthur
Cotterell Theatre, Kingston College,
Kingston Hall Road
KT1 1AQ |
|
| 23
– 28/2 |
Chinese
Opera Make-up Workshops and Kun Opera Performance of a fragment from the ‘The Startling Dream’
(from ‘The Peony
Pavilion’), 38th International Festival of Contemporary
Theatre
|
La
Biennale de Venezia, Venice,
Italy |
|
18/2
|
Chinese
Jing and Kun Opera Performance, Jeffrey Alexander
School of Martial Arts Opening Launch
|
Battersea
Arts Centre,
Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN |
|
|
4/2 |
Solo
Jingju performance, Chinese New Year Celebrations |
Chinese
Students’ Association,
Christ Church College
University of Cambridge |
|
21/1
Manchester
25/1
Bristol
27/1
Birmingham |
Solo
Jingju performances in Chinese New Year Celebrations in
public
places |
Manchester
Arndale,
Bristol Broadmead,
Birmingham Bullring |
|
| 31/1 |
‘Chinese
Jing and Kun Opera Spectacular’
with English/Chinese surtitles. |
Clotworthy
Arts Centre, Randalstown Road, Antrim,
Northern Ireland,
BT41 4LH |
|
|
31/1 |
Music
and Movements Workshops |
City
Hotel,
Queen’s Quay,
Derry BT48 |
|
30/1 |
Jing
and Kun Opera Spectacular
Organiser: Chinese Welfare Association, Derry |
|
|
|
29/1 |
Chinese
music, opera make-up, and calligraphy workshops |
St
Georges Market,
Belfast |
| |
|
|
|
28/1 |
Jing
and Kun Opera Spectacular
Organiser: Chinese Welfare Association, Belfast |
NTL
Studio,
Belfast Waterfront Hall,
Belfast BT1,
Northern Ireland |
|
| 19/1 |
‘Chinese
Jing and Kun Opera Spectacular’
co-organised by SOAS Chinese Society, SOAS Taiwan Society
and LJKOA |
School
of Oriental and African Studies,
Thornhaugh Street,
London WC1H |
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