CANTONESE OPERA WITH INTERNATIONAL APPEAL Dramatic, acrobatic, colourful Cantonese opera, traditionally performed in bamboo theatres in Hong Kong’s rural villages, has been staged in grand venues such as the 戲曲中心 Xiqu Centre in the West Kowloon Cultural District 西九文化區, and in historic buildings like the Yau Ma Tei Theatre. In fact, it is the first of Hong Kong’s cultural traditions to be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. See why John Clifford,

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Cantonese opera is a centuries-old art form found in southern China. SCMP went behind the stage of an all-children Cantonese opera group to see how these performers ­– some as young as 10 years old – are keeping the cultural heritage alive. Full story: http://sc.mp/Cantonopera | South China Morning Post