The Legend of the White Snake
18/5｜Sunday｜7:30 pm
Cinema Alegria
Tickets: MOP 80, 60
Script Coordinator: Ieong In On
Director: Zhao Lifang
Deputy Director: Chen Riyun, Deng Zhiming and Zheng Chunyuan
Artistic Director: Lo Hang Peng
Make-up Designer: Mai Suixiu
Set Installation: Cheong Kin Chi, Vong Cheong Son and Ng Fai
Costumes Designer: Chao Choi Keng, Ma Soi Wan, Ng Iok Ieng and Chau Lai Seong
Characters and Cast:
Bai Suzhen (White Snake) Cheong Sut Ian, Mok Weng Lam and Ng Chi Cheng
Xiaoqing (Green Snake) Chan Ian Hei, Mak Hio Iao, Chan Ka Ieng and Ng Chi Cheng
Xu Xian Kong Wai Lam and Tong Chi Wa
The Boatman Maggie Mok
Fahai Tam Weng Ka
Nezha Ku Wai Lam
The young samanera Ng U Seng
Female soldiers Cheong Sut Ian, Mok On Ieng, Mak Hio Iao and Lei Wai In
Xu Shilin, the son Chong U Chak
Each year, the Macao Arts Festival aims to boost the protection and promotion of Cantonese Opera by organizing a performance with a juvenile cast, providing a performance platform for teenagers committed to this art and helping them become an indispensable component in its development in Macao.
This year, the Macao Kaifong Cantonese Opera Juvenile’s Troupe is performing The Legend of the White Snake, a celebrated and legendary love story between a human and a snake. The unwavering love between the pair tugs at the heartstrings of the audience who witnesses how they reunite against all odds. The cast is comprised of 20 children, the youngest member being only four years old.
In 2006, Cantonese Opera was included in the Macao S.A.R. Intangible Cultural Heritage List and the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List’. In 2009, it was included in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Performed in Cantonese, with surtitles in Chinese
Duration: approximately 2 hours, including one interval
