Past Events
January
2014
In
a short period of two weeks,
near 3,000 people visited the
popup opera tent in Tsueng Kwan
O and watched a 90-minutes documentary
of La Traviata. FAMA would like
to thank everyone for their
love and support. We truly hope
that the public can experience
the fascination of western opera
and increase the awareness of
classical music.
June
2013
Further
to the success of previous activities,
The Foundation for the Arts
and Music in Asia (FAMA) joined
hands with the Audience Building
Office of the Leisure and Cultural
Services Department (LCSD) to
bring the "PopUp Opera
Tent” into New Territories’
community for the very first
time. LCSD Audience Building
Office Senior Manager Arthur
Leung said: "FAMA is full
of enthusiasm to promote opera
and it organizes ‘The PopUp
Opera’ activities in various
districts. This is in line with
our notion to introduce high-quality
performing arts to each community.
So we partner up with FAMA to
provide free venue for ‘The
PopUp Opera’ and help publicize
this activity, which is listed
as one of the events in our
‘School Culture Day Scheme’.
We hope Hong Kong students and
ordinary citizens can have a
chance to see the performance
of opera.”
For
three weeks, more than 4,000
people visited Sha Tin to experience
90 minutes of Verdi’s La Traviata.
One of the audience members
who attended the opera with
her two children said: "When
we were young, we thought enjoying
opera was somewhat out of the
reach, but now it becomes more
common. Even children today
can enjoy it as well. For them,
this is an initial approach
to opera."
January
2013
The
tent also appeared
at the beginning
of January outside
the Hong Kong Cultural
Centre. Against
the backdrop of
the city’s famous
harbour, this spectacular
structure was certainly
a sight to behold.
Over a thousand
people were introduced
to opera through
The Traviata Story
in this location.
October
2012
Last
October, the PopUp
Opera tent amazed
the people of Lok
Fu, an economically-disadvantaged
area in Kowloon,
during the project’s
inaugural outing
at Lok Fu Plaza,
supported by The
Link. One
community member
said, on seeing
the tent for the
first time, “This
is just like discovering
a diamond in a rock,
which gives you
a surprise and joy”.
During the
tent’s residence
many people experienced
their first taste
of Western opera.
One delighted
audience-member
said “I can’t
believe something
cultural will happen
in a shopping mall
in Lok Fu, so immediately,
this leaves a very
deep impression”.
Another commented
that “at first,
I thought it was
an ordinary show,
but La Traviata
is a show with rich
cultural depth”.
They enthusiastically
embraced the opportunity
to view The Traviata
Story, with over
4,000 people attending
the screenings at
Lok Fu.
You
can see more of
their responses
here.
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