The Peony Pavilion - A Walk in the Garden with English subtitles
The Peony Pavilion is a long play revolves round the love story of a young scholar Liu Meng-mei (Willow Dreaming Plum), and a cloistered girl Du Li-niang (Beautiful Du), the daughter of a high official in Nanan, ancient China
A Walk in the Garden is an excerpt of the long play. The 16 year-old young lady Du Li-niang, raised by her strict parents, is forbidden to leave her boudoir without permission. One day, she goes to the backyard garden while her strict father is out, accompanied by her maid, Chun Xiang (Spring Fragrance). She is sentimental on the scene that the spring flowers are in full bloom. Du Li-niang feels the mysterious beauty and joys of the spring, and longing of nature life and love.
Kunqu was designated by UNESCO as A Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2001.
Playwright : Tang Xian-zu (1550 - 1616)
Music notation by Ye Tang (circa 1792)
Shen Feng-ying as Du Li-niang
Lu Jia as Chun Xiang (Spring Fragrance)
Shen Feng-ying is a National Class One Performer and the winner of the Plum Blossom Award for Chinese Theatre. She was trained under Zhang Jiqing, Hua Wenqi, and Wang Fang. She has won the Performance Award at the Kunqu Arts Festival in China France
Lu Jia is a National Class Two Performer specialized in Liu-dan (vivacious young girl or servant girl) and Wu-dan (military female) roles. She was trained under Zhao Guozhen, Wu Meiyu and become a formal disciple of Liang Guyin in 2003. A gifted actress is capable of performing both civil and military roles. She has won a Silver Award of the ‘Red Prunus Cup’ Grand Prize of Jiangsu and a Budding Artist Award for Young Cultural Talents of Suzhou City.
Blossoms of Life Floral Festival.
Date: 29 March, 2012 .
Time: 5:00pm -- 7:00pm
Venue: Weiyuan Lake Chung Chi College Chinese University Hong Kong .
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