Title
Arts Career Talk: From Oral History to Stage 藝術工作：從口述史料到舞台
Speaker(s)
Mr. Chun Fai WONG, Chief Resident Teaching Artist, Chung Ying Theatre
Organiser(s)
Chung Ying Theatre
Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit
Date/Time
27 September 2022
3:30 p.m.
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27 September 2022
4:30 p.m.
Venue
LCH LG01 (Sin Cho Ming Function Hall)
Medium
Cantonese
Target Audience
Staff
Postgraduates
Undergraduates
Objective
At the end of the activity, students will be able to:
- Develop an interest in community arts and oral history theatre;
- Know the skills of collecting personal stories and script-writing techniques of oral history play; and
- Deal with the potential challenges in producing community theatre programmes.
Description:
Partnered with LU's Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit, Chung Ying Theatre presents this lecture on oral history theatre, one of its signature community projects in which participants re-enact their life stories on stage after receiving drama training. Through their stories, audience will be able to understand the local history and be enlightened by their spirits. The theatre director will share his experience in producing oral history theatre, challenges he encountered and insights on promoting community arts programmes.
Remarks: 1 ILP unit (Aesthetic Development) [CRN:8938]