{"id":1336286,"date":"2025-09-12T16:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/event\/xiqu-centre-original-production-experimental-cantonese-opera-farewell-my-concubine-new-adaptation\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T16:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:02:01","slug":"xiqu-centre-original-production-experimental-cantonese-opera-farewell-my-concubine-new-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/event\/xiqu-centre-original-production-experimental-cantonese-opera-farewell-my-concubine-new-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiqu Centre Original Production: Experimental Cantonese Opera \u201cFarewell My Concubine\u201d (New Adaptation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning production shedding new light on Cantonese opera<\/p>\n<p>Blending traditional Cantonese opera techniques with contemporary stage and lighting design, this groundbreaking adaptation of a Peking opera classic reimagines the last moments of a hero caught between reality and illusion.<\/p>\n<p>In the bleak cold of autumn, Xiang Yu, the self-proclaimed \u201cOverlord of Western Chu\u201d, realises he faces defeat. As the moon rises, and the sombre mood augurs his downfall, his heartbroken lover Concubine Yu bids farewell before taking her own life with his sword. As he sits, distraught, by the bank of the Wu River, Xiang Yu hears the voice of his dead lover and the spirits of slain soldiers urging him to fight to the end.<\/p>\n<p>The Xiqu Centre\u2019s first ever commissioned work, Farewell My Concubine (New Adaptation) premiered in 2016 and has received overwhelming reviews for performances in various cities in Asia. The production was recognised with a Best Experimental Xiqu award at the China (Beijing) Performing Arts Expo 2018, and an Honorary Credential award at the 2018 and 2019 Xiqu Opera Black Box Festival (Beijing).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","location_type":[350136],"event_category":[373316],"area_type":[350138],"event_language":[],"series":[],"event_category_other":[],"class_list":["post-1336286","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry","location_type-indoor-en","event_category-xiqu-en","area_type-local","search-detail"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/1336286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1336286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location_type?post=1336286"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=1336286"},{"taxonomy":"area_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/area_type?post=1336286"},{"taxonomy":"event_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_language?post=1336286"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=1336286"},{"taxonomy":"event_category_other","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.artseventsdb.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category_other?post=1336286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}