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Yuk Ming Chinese Operatic Society was founded in Leeds 28 years ago. Most of the former artists included in the society originally coming from Guangdong and Hong Kong. This society is based in Leeds. For more than 12 years, they have been invited to perform many times in Leeds City Town Hall and the Civic Theatre of Leeds. The Yuk min has gone on tour to places such as London, York, Bradford, Liverpool and Paris.
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Introduction to Cantonese Opera
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Address: 10 Abbey Avenue, Leeds, LS5 3DH
Email: info@steptochina-cic.org
Phone: 01132249162
Contact us:
Address: 10 Abbey Avenue, Leeds, LS5 3DH
Email: info@steptochina-cic.org
Phone: 01132249162
Cantonese Opera (also known as "Guangdong Drama") is the main drama art form in the Guangdong area. Cantonese Opera started at the end of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of over three hundred years. At the end of Qing Dynasty, the Guangzhou dialect was used in Cantonese Opera because officials in China wanted to make use of Cantonese Opera as propaganda tool for voicing revolution. In the early stages of Cantonese Opera, performances were mostly held in bamboo-shed constructions, near statues of local gods and altars.
Traditional musical instruments used in Cantonese Opera include wind, strings and percussion. The winds and strings encompass ¡®gaohu¡¯, ¡®erhu¡¯, ¡®yehu¡¯, ¡®yangqin¡¯, ¡®pipa¡¯ and ¡®dizi¡¯, while the percussion comprises of many different drums and cymbals. The percussion controls the overall rhythm and pace of the music, while the gaohu leads the orchestra. The¡¸Big Gong and Big Drum¡¹style is the characteristic of traditional Cantonese Opera beating music.
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Introduction to the Chinese Unicorn dance
Chinese Unicorn (called Qilin in Chinese) was very special to the Chinese. It was a creature of great power and wisdom, and would show itself at special times. Its appearance was always considered a sign of good fortune. When a ruler was just and kind and the times peaceful and prosperous, the unicorn would appear. It would also appear when a great leader was about to die or be born. The earliest recorded appearance of the Qilin is in 2900 BC.
The unicorn dance only has one sole person controlling and another holding the tail (as shown in Figure 1). In the Qilin Dance, movements are characterised by fast, powerful strokes of the head. Qilin Dance is often regarded as the hardest dance to perform due to the weight of the head, stances and the emphasis on "f¨£ j¨¬ng", outbursts of strength/power/energy. The unicorn dance symbolises the bringing of good luck and prosperity in the year to come and scaring away sprits and ghosts for all the human beings on earth in Chinese legends.