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Cantonese Opera

Chinese opera embraces over 360 different styles of theatre that make one of the richest performance arts in the world. It combines music, speech, poetry, mime, acrobatics, stage fighting, vivid face-painting and exquisite costumes.

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Publication:Hong Kong University Press, 2021
Information Sources : Internet

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Siu Wang-Ngai and Peter Lovrick

Siu Wang-Ngai is a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and co-author of Chinese Opera: Images and Stories. He also authored The Hong Kong Ballet. Peter Lovrick is a professor at St. Augustine’s Seminary and George Brown College.

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《香港粵劇簡史:社會文化變遷中的聲腔、劇目、藝人 

自粵劇形成以來,香港經歷三個高峰:1930年代成為時尚娛樂,1950年代唐滌生提升其藝術地位,2000年代至2018年則因年輕創作者的湧現而市場活躍。本書基於作者多年研究,梳理粵劇從萌芽至今的發展,反映政治和文化變遷。

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Publication:三聯書店(香港),2024
Information Sources : SUEP電子書

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陳守仁

陳守仁,前香港中文大學音樂系教授,創辦「粵劇研究計劃」。2008年移居英國,2015年回港。近著包括《香港神功粵劇的浮沉》和《粵曲的學和唱》。現任香港大學翻譯碩士課程客席教授。

 

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Cen, Chenghong, Guang Luo, Ye Tian, Boyu Fu, Yuxin Chen, Shanglan Huang, Tan Jiang, and Guanghui Huang. "Enhancing the Dissemination of Cantonese Opera among Youth Via Bilibili: A Study on Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission." Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 11, no. 1 (12, 2024): 1038. ProQuest Databases Services.

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Wong, Margaret. "HONG KONG OPERA REMAINS AN ART OF MANY FACES CANTONESE PERFORMERS COPE WITH DOWNSIZED CASTS AND VENUES, ENGAGING THEIR POTENTIAL AUDIENCES OF THIS ART TO PRESERVE IT." Chicago Tribune, Aug 01, 2000. eLibrary.

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王璐瑤、朱恒夫。〈戲曲瀕危劇種生存現狀與發展研究〉。《民族藝術研究》,2025年01期:頁100-109。中國期刊全文數據庫。

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韓愛忠。〈山西瀕危劇種的傳承現況與保育對策〉。《戲友》,2024年04期:頁117。中國期刊全文數據庫。

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楊忠衡。〈戲曲也回不去了〉。《古典樂刊》,2013年,72期:頁10。Kono Libraries。

Kono Libraries

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Chan Lv, Tzu-Fan Hsu, Xian-Feng Tu and Jia Li. "Schoolchildren's motivation for viewing Chinese opera animation according to opera genre." PLoS ONE 18, no. 10 (October 2023). Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints.

Gale in Context - Opposing Viewpoints

"Dance Meets Peking Opera ; Xing Dance Theatre Works to Preserve Ancient Chinese Masterpieces." Toronto Star, Apr 04, 2002. ProQuest Databases Services.

ProQuest Databases Services

Leung, Bo-Wah. “Transmission of Cantonese opera in school music education: a survey of Hong Kong and Guangdong music teachers for policy review.” Arts Education Policy Review 125, no. 2 (April 2024): 108–23. OmniFile Full Text Mega.

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王甜蜜。〈從京劇《憐香伴》看傳統戲曲文化的繼承與發展〉。《漢字文化》,2021年16期:頁178-179。中國期刊全文數據庫。

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宋思儒。〈民族聲樂對傳統戲曲的繼承與融合〉。《藝術評鑒》,2022年04期:20-23頁。

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