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Class 7A Drama Group - Interpretation of Classical Chinese Literature through Drama V Pre-performance Talk and Performance

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Class 7A Drama Group - Interpretation of Classical Chinese Literature through Drama V Pre-performance Talk and Performance (Completed)


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Class 7A Drama Group

Class 7A Drama Group is a local professional theatre group funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.  The group is good at performing with a minimalist and unrestrained way based on quality texts.  It focuses on the most compelling part of the play and highlights the most 'theatrical' and 'dramatic' elements which move the audience to generate an experience that cannot be obtained from other forms of media;  it also puts the impact of the theatre into full play.  Some of its recent productions are the musical theatre Lake of the White Bird (Showcase), The Sympathetic Detonation, the musical Love at First Snow, International Arts Carnival 2021: The Gallants, Ya can Breathe!!, The Big Happy Dying, 2097: A Fairy Tale of Two Cities, International Arts Carnival 2018: The Statute of Magic, the musical Love to Forget, daddi, etc.  In addition to performing, the group is also a pioneer in merging theatrical methods to the instruction of formal academic subjects including Chinese Language, English Language, History, General Studies, Liberal Studies, Moral Studies, Humanities, Project Week and Other Learning Experiences in the Senior Secondary Curriculum.  The group has served more than 100 schools and has been dedicated to the development of educational theatre for learning of classical Chinese literature through drama in recent years.

Class 7A Drama Group has been successfully producing performances and pre-performance talks of Interpretation of Classical Chinese Literature through Drama since as early as 2015/16 by adopting classical Chinese essays and presenting them as dramas.  By doing so, Class 7A Drama Group has been bringing students the artistic experience which not only help them learn classical Chinese but also allow them to appreciate theatre.  The initiative was enthusiastically received by participating teachers and students alike.  They thought that it could help them acquire an in-depth understanding of the essays in the curriculum and was obviously beneficial for classical Chinese learning.  Some teachers clearly expressed their wish for the group to produce more plays explaining classical Chinese to help deepen students' interest and knowledge in the area.  The group has invited Dr Lui Pan as the project's language consultant.  The curriculum and script of this programme would be created by the group's Artistic Director Dr Leung Shing-him (aka Yatyau).  The pre-performance talk enables students to grasp the main points of the chosen classical Chinese essays.  Professional actors would be demonstrating and explaining the contents to enhance the educational impact of the play.

Programme Contents

Three of the recommended passages of the classical Chinese essays under the Senior Secondary Curriculum for Chinese Language, namely Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru, Cao Gui on War and Enjoyment in Untroubled Ease, are adapted into dramas for performance in Interpretation of Classical Chinese Literature through Drama V.  Complemented by minimalist stage treatment, the arts group vividly and stereoscopically presents these classical Chinese texts on stage.  As students are exposed to theatrical art, they are at the same time 'reading' the three important designated classical Chinese essays in a lively manner, while teachers may also use the drama as a focal point for classroom instruction.

Creative Team

Artistic Director / Playwright Dr Leung Shing-him (aka Yatyau)
Director Sit Hoi-fai
Language Consultant Dr Lui Pan

Enquiries

Tel: 3619 1722 (Programme / Class 7A Drama Group)
2591 1798 (Enrolment / LCSD)

Date
8.1.2025 (Wed)
9.1.2025 (Thu)
10.1.2025 (Fri)
Venue
Cultural Activities Hall, Tuen Mun Town Hall
Time
11:00am - 12:30pm(9-10.1.2025)
3:00pm - 4:30pm(8-10.1.2025)
Target
S.4 - S.6 students
Ticket price
$50 (Students, Teachers)
* Tickets at $10 are available for Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients on a first-come-first-served basis.
Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Capacity per performance
238

Language

Cantonese

Pre-performance Talk

Date

December 2024 to January 2025

Content

Through interactive activities, demonstration and briefing, students will be able to:

  • Grasp the contents and background of the three classical Chinese texts;
  • Understand certain features of classical Chinese;
  • Access the Chinese cultural elements of the texts; and
  • Learn how to appreciate classical Chinese texts that have been adapted into drama

Duration

Approx. 1 hour

Language

Cantonese

Remarks

  • For an enrolment of 150 tickets or more, the pre-performance talk will be conducted in school premises
  • For fewer than 150 participants from one single school, students and teachers will be invited to attend the talk held at LCSD venues
  • Participants would receive education materials
  • Actual date and time to be arranged with participating schools

 

The programme is also one of the activities in the Chinese Culture Promotion Series.  The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organizing an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture.  For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.