Chinese Opera Lecture Series with Dr. William Hu

Friday March 24, 2006, 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Chinese Martial Arts and its Relationship to Cantonese Opera
Free
Chinese Performing Arts Foundation (724 Commercial Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 8, 10:30 to 2 pm
Symbolism in Chinese Lion Dance and its Relationship to Cantonese Opera
$5 registration (includes up close up performance of lion dance, a simple lunch and a tour of Chinatown's back alleys)
Chinese Culture Center (750 Kearny Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 15, 10 to 12 noon
Chinese Opera and the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco
Free
Chinese Historical Society of America (965 Clay Street, San Francisco)

Saturday April 29, 10 to 12 noon
Chinese Opera - From Shamanistic Rituals To A Developed Theater
Free (includes a walk thru of the exhibition "Dook Dook Chaang: The Clamor and Glamor of Chinese Opera")
Chinese Culture Center (750 Kearny Street, San Francisco)

For details, contact David Lei at david@leifamily.com.

These lectures are a collaboration of the Chinese Performing Arts Foundation, the Chinese Culture Center, the Chinese Historical Society of America, and Chung Ngai Dance Troupe.