London Jing Kun Opera Association 12 Year Anniversary Photo Book

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London Jing Kun Opera Association2002-2014: A Photographic Retrospective

Twelve Years of Promoting and Practising

Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera in the UK

倫敦京崑研習社十二年回顧

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Mission

London Jing Kun Opera Association (LJKOA) is a not-for-profit organisation. We promote the appreciation, under-standing and practice of Chinese Jingju (Peking Opera) and Kunqu Opera through educational workshops, talks, demonstrations, classes and performances. We aim to make these multi-faceted art forms accessible to artists of all disciplines and to the general public.

Table of contents Page

1 Board and Administration 管理及行政 1

2 Landmarks 里程碑

i) Venice Biennale Theatre Carnival 2006 2-4 ii) Malta 2006 5-7 iii) 5th Anniversary Performance 2007 8-11 iv) Incorporation 2007 12-13 v) CHINA NOW Workshop Series 2008 14-16 vi) Costume Exhibition 2011 17 vii) 10th Anniversary Series of 6 Talks 2012 18-25 viii) 10th Anniversary Performance 2012 26-33 ix) Public Recognition 34

3 Workshops and School Residencies 35-39 工作坊及駐校計劃

4 Lecture Demonstrations, Courses & Classes 40-44 示範講座及課程

5 Activities for Members 會員活動 45-50

6 Further Learning in China 中國深造 51

7 Repertoire Development and Performances 52-76 劇目及公演

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Board and management (voluntary) 管理及行政 2002-2007 (Pre-incorporation years)

Founding Chairman Kathy HallCommittee Members Kevin Zhang Hai Li Ying Wan (02-06) Lawrence Lau (06-07)Co-opted Member and Business Advisor Sennen Chiu

2007-2014

Chairman Lady Katy (Tse) Blair (2007-2010) Dr Rachel Harris (2010-2014)

Vice Chairman Sennen Chiu (2007-2008) Dr Rachel Harris (2008-2010) Alan Murray (2010-2013) Dr Ping Hua (2013-2014)

Board Member Dr Rachel Harris (2007-2008) Alan Murray (2008-2010) Lady Katy (Tse) Blair (2010-2011) Dr Ping Hua (2011-2013) Yee-Fun Mak Lord (2013-2014)

Executive Team Kathy Hall – Chief Executive Kevin Zhang – Programme Lawrence Lau/Sukyi Ma – Finance (07/08; 08/09) Hai Li – Membership (2007-2010) Jenny Yan, Sukyi Ma (2010-2014) – Membership

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Landmarks 里程碑

Venice Biennale 2006 威尼斯雙年展

The Face-Painting Team (L-R) Kevin Zhang, Maggie Kwan, Max Lee,

Sin-Man Yue, Kathy Hall, Jessica Hall, Alison Richards, Ruijun Hu

Venice Biennale Theatre Carnival –the 38th International Festival of Contemporary Theatre, 23-28.2.2006威尼斯雙年展第38届國際當代戲劇節2006

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Chinese opera face-painting at the Teatro Goldoni and the Atrio Fonderie (Arsenale) for 6 days京劇臉譜繪描六天整


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Kunqu Opera excerpts from The Startling Dream and In Pursuit of the Dream from The Peony Pavilion at the Corderie dell’ Arsenale for 6 evenings. <牡丹亭 - 驚夢· 尋夢>選段演出六晚

Actors: Kathy Hall and Kevin Zhang 演員：李惠馨，張克蔚

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LJKOA in Valetta, Malta 瓦莱塔，馬爾他

Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera Talk and Demonstration, the National Museum of Archaeology, 21.3.2006

Peking Opera Talk and Demonstrations presented by the Chinese Cultural Centre Malta and Heritage Malta, in conjunction with the 28.1-29.3 Exhibition of Peking Opera Figurines in Malta

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Opera demonstration and workshop for children, St James Cavalier Centre for Creativity, 22.3.2006

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Performance for H.E. Ambassador Liu Zhengxiu of The People’s Republic of China to Malta, and the President of Malta, at the Chinese Cultural Centre Malta, 23.3.2006

Interview with Malta Educational Television, 22.3.2006

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LJKOA 5th Anniversary Performance 五週年社慶公演

Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre, London, 16.9.2007

Lady Katy (Tse) Blair, Chairman of the incorporated

LJKOA, addressing the audience

Performances by Chongxin

Cao, Dr Marnix Wells, Haili Sun,

and children of Zenghui Qiu,

professional jinghu musician

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5th Anniversary Performance 五週年社慶公演

Performances by Gillian Simpson, Hai Li, Xiaohang Gong, Dr Ping Hua and Kevin Zhang

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Qin Liang (professional actor), sword dance, The King Bids Farewell to his Favourite

Kathy Hall and Kevin Zhang, The Parting at the Kiln

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The Parting at the Kiln (for more pictures of this scene, please see Repertoire Development and Performances, p27 - 29, 72 - 75)

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LJKOA Incorporation Reception, Asia House, 17.10.2007注册公司成立慶祝招待會

Board and Executives (L-R) Kevin Zhang, Hai Li, Lady Katy (Tse) Blair, Dr Rachel Harris, Kathy Hall, Sennen Chiu, Lawrence Lau

Qin Liang in the sword dance from The King Bids Farewell to his Favourite

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Musicians: Zenghui Qiu, Haishuo Liu and Kevin Zhang

The 2002 founding committee of LJKOA, Ying Wan, Kathy Hall, Hai Li and Kevin Zhang

LJKOA Incorporation Reception, Asia House, 17.10.2007注册公司成立慶祝招待會

CHINA NOW Festival Education Programme 2008 sponsored by HSBC Education Foundation《時代中國》匯豐銀行教育基金會贊助

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This Education Programme was part of the largest festival of Chi-nese culture in the UK, aiming to raise China awareness in the run-up to the Olympics in Beijing 2008. LJKOA was sponsored to give Chi-na Day workshops in 29 schools UK-wide. 3 workshop leaders were sent to each school which selected any 3 options from Music, Opera Movements, Opera Face-painting, Story-telling, Calligraphy and Brush Painting. The most popular were Opera Movements and Calligra-phy/Brush Painting.

CHINA NOW Festival Education Programme 《時代中國》學校工作坊

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The CHINA NOW workshops took our artists to:

-Bolton-Bootle-Buckinghamshire-Cardiff-Cornwall-Henley in Arden-Isle of Wight (4 schools)-Kent-Greater London (11 schools)-Norfolk-Newcastle-Plaistow-Somerset-Trafford-West Berkshire-Wiltshire

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CHINA NOW Festival Education Programme 《時代中國》學校工作坊

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Opera Costumes Exhibition 京劇服装展覽-亞洲音樂巡回主辦

6-7.2011 Enter Stage Right, Peking Opera Costumes Exhibition, an Asian Music Centre and LJKOA collaboration, cu-rated by Jessica Hall. This was the first major exhi-bition of Chinese Opera costumes in the UK, with full explanations in Eng-lish and Chinese.

10th Anniversary Celebrations 2012, London 十週年社慶系列活動

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Sherry Kuei Chan, Dean of UKCTC and Dr Rachel Harris, Chair of LJKOA at the opening of the talk series

Far left: Speak-er and actor Kathy Hall

Left: The LJKOA Kunqu ensemble

A series of 6 talks with demonstrations and performances

Sponsored by the UK Research and Development Centre for Chinese Traditional Culture (UKCTC), at the UK Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, London

英國中國傳统文化研究院贊助主辦六项示範講座及演出

Talk 1: The Art of the Kunqu Opera Guimendan (Refined Young Lady Role)

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Talk 2: Opera Percussion

Speaker Ying Wan and the opera percussion learners’ group

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Talk 3: The Four Great Peking Opera Dan Performers of the 20th Century

Speaker: Dr Jun Ai

Actor: Gillian Simpson

Movement demonstration: Kathy Hall

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Talk 4: Performances by LJKOA students and members

Top right: Lang Xiao

Right: Jenny Yan

Far rght:Ming Lu, Dr Jun Ai

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Talk 4: Performances by LJKOA students and members

Top: Group singingBottom row: Dr Ping Hua, Kevin Zhang, Dr Marnix Wells, Rafael Caro Repetto, Chongxin Cao

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Talk 5: Opera Dan Make-up

Speaker and make-up artist: Kathy HallModel: Z Chen

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Talk 6: Peking Opera Laosheng (The Older Male Role)

Speaker and actor:Kevin Zhang

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Talk 6: Peking Opera Laosheng (The Older Male Role)

Top right: Dr Chan Cheng with Zenghui Qiu

Centre right: Dr Rachel Harris

Bottom right: Learning horsewhip movements

Right: Sherry Kuei Chan

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10th Anniversary Performance at the Rudolf Steiner Theatre 十週年社慶公演27.10.2012 Performance at the Rudolf Steiner Theatre, made possible with private donations from UK and Hong Kong

Top row: Peking Opera solo singers Chongxin Cao, Haili Sun and Dr Ping Hua

Right: LJKOA Chair Dr Rachel Harris

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10th Anniversary Performance 十週年社慶公演

Peking Opera The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯

Actors: Kevin Zhang and Ming Lu

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The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯

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The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯

Bottom right: Peking Opera Ensemble - Ruard Absaroka, Haishuo Liu, Qi Zhang, Zenghui Qiu, Ying Wan, Jenny Yan

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10th Anniversary Performance 十週年社慶公演Kunqu Opera The Foolish Dream from the Broken Axe Mountain 爛柯山·痴夢

Actors: Kathy Hall, Kevin Zhang, Ming Lu, Ming Qiang Xie, Yuan Feng, Kwong Loke

The Foolish Dream 痴夢

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Above from left: Kunqu ensemble: Paul Kendall, Rong Liu, Jack Footitt, Ying Wan, Jenny Yan, and Ruard Absaroka (not seen)

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Public Recognition 公眾認可

2003 L B Merton named LJKOA as one of three artists/organisations ‘with proven commitment to promoting and practising quality ethnic arts’. For this, we received funding and subsidy-in-kind from cross-bor-ough (Merton/Kingston) Capacity-building Programme in personal/ organisational development. We spent the cash award on IT training for Committee Members.

2005 LJKOA was a joint-winner for the Best Overall Entry award at the Bridge House and Media Trust Better Communications Awards 2005. The cash prize was used to print LJKOA publicity postcards and to pur-chase two belt-pack radio microphone systems, which have served us well over the years.

2004-5 Kathy Hall was among the one hundred Churchill Fellows to re-ceive the silver Churchill Fellow Medallion from Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

2005 With the Fellowship award, Kathy spent a month in Hangzhou to learn the virtuoso Kunqu opera lady’s solo scene, In Pursuit of the Dream from the Ming classic, The Peony Pavilion, from Wang Fengmei. Wang is considered by many to be the finest exponent of the Gui Men Dan (‘refined young lady’) role.

2010 Kathy received an Honorary Member Award 2010 from The 48 Group Club ‘The Icebreakers’ for ‘outstanding contributions to Si-no-British relationship’. The ceremony was held at the Embassy of The People’s Republic of China. H.E. Liu Xiaoming, PRC Ambassador to Brit-ain, presented the awards.

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Workshops and School Residencies 工作坊及駐校計劃

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Left and below: The Story of the White Snake - designed and taught by Kathy Hall, Kevin Zhang, and Zenghui Qiu

School Residencies organised by Cultural Co-operation

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School Residency organised by Yellow Earth Theatre - The Story of Hou Yi, designed and taught by Kathy Hall

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Lecture Demonstrations, Courses and Classes 示範講座及課程

Sword Dance by Kevin Zhang

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Peking Opera Course, SOAS World Music Summer School taught by Kathy Hall, Kevin Zhang, Zenghui Qiu and Haishuo Liu

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Activities for Members 會員活動

The first singing workshop of LJKOA, Harrow, 2002

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Right: Dr Ping Hua with actor, Yue Feng, at the Dalian Amateur

Peking Opera Festival in 2007

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Members’ Concert, 2010, at The Islington Chinese Association

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Members’ Concert, 2010

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In loving memory of Mr S L Pang (below left) and Mr H J Yang (below right), two wonderful supporters of LJKOA, who have sadly passed away

Fan Class taught by Qin Liang

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Further Learning in China 中國深造

Above and above right: Ying Wan with percussion teacher Luo Wenyou.

Above: Kathy Hall learning The Foolish Dream from top

actor Liang Guyin, Shanghai Kunju Troupe

Right and far right: Kathy Hall learning In Pursuit of the Dream from Wang Fengmei, top Gui Men Dan (refined young lady) actor, Zhejiang Kunju Opera Troupe, 2005. Kathy was supported by a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellowship 2004.

Ying Wan and Kathy Hall were supported by Grants for All, Arts Council of Eng-land (London), 2008 to further their respective skills in percussion and Kunqu opera performance from experts in Beijing and Shanghai.

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演

Before the performance… 前…

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…and after …與後

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演Solo male role performances 生行展演, at The British Museum, National Portrait Gallery, The West Wing, and Museum of Docklands

Actor: Kevin Zhang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演Performance for LJKOA first anniversary: The Jade Bracelet 拾玉鐲, The Stroll in the Garden (The Peony Pa-vilion) 牡丹亭·遊園 , The Dream in the Spring Boudoir 春閨夢, at the Polka Theatre, London

Actors: Kevin Zhang and Kathy Hall

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Temple of the Mountain God 野猪林·山神廟, at The National Centre for Early MusicThe Broken Bridge (The Story of the White Snake) 白蛇傳·斷橋, at University of Sheffield

Peking Opera ensemblerehearsing


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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Drunken Imperial Concubine 貴妃醉酒, at The National Portrait Gallery, The West Wing, and SOAS


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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Drunken Imperial Concubine 貴妃醉酒, at The Islington Chinese Association and The Victoria and Albert Museum


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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The King Bids Farewell to His Favourite 霸王別姬, at The Waterfront Studio Belfast, The Purcell Room, and the National Centre for Early Music

Actor: Qin Liang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The King Bids Farewell to His Favourite 霸王別姬, at SOAS

Actors: Qin Liang and Kevin Zhang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers 天女散花, at The British Museum, Waterfront Studio Belfast, and the Purcell Room, Southbank

Actor: Qin Liang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers 天女散花, at The Waterfront Studio Belfast

Actor: Qin Liang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演At the Palace (Fourth Son Visits His Mother) 四郎探母·坐宫, at SOAS

Actors: Kevin Zhang, Ming Lu, Qin Liang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演At the Palace (Fourth Son Visits His Mother) 四郎探母·坐宫, at The Victoria and Albert Museum

Actors: Ming Lu and Kevin Zhang

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演In Praise of Flowers (The Water-seller) 賣水·表花, at SOAS

Actors: Qin Liang and Kathy Hall

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Actor: Ming LuMusicians: Qi Zhang, Zenghui Qiu, Ying Wan, Haishuo Liu

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The River View Pavilion 望江亭, at The Purcell Room Southbank

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Actor: Kathy Hall

Left: Kunqu ensemble rehearsing

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Assassination of the Tiger General 鐵冠圖·刺虎, at The National Centre for Early Music and The Purcell Room, Southbank

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Actors: Kathy Hall, Kevin Zhang, Qin Liang, Mei-che Liu, Yang Liu and Jisheng Zhang

In loving memory of Mr. Alan Murray (second left) LJKOA Vice-Chair who has sadly passed away.

Alan was a staunch and deeply valued supporter of the association, and his friendship and guidance is greatly missed.

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Foolish Dream (The Broken Axe Mountain) 爛柯山·痴夢, at SOAS

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Startling Dream (Peony Pavilion) 牡丹亭·驚夢, at The West Wing and The Polka Theatre

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Actors: Kathy Hall and Kevin Zhang

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Startling Dream (Peony Pavilion) 牡丹亭·驚夢, at The Museum of East Asian Art in Bath, Tate Britain, Hyde Park, and The British Museum

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Actor: Kathy Hall

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演In Pursuit of the Dream (Peony Pavilion) 牡丹亭·尋夢, at Chopsticks Club, University of Kingston, University of Sheffield, SOAS, and Tate Britain

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LJKOA invested time and resources in developing this scene, supported by grants from Awards for All and Arts Council England (London) between 2004 and 2007. This has remained an important item in our repertoireover the years.

Actors: Kathy Hall and Kevin ZhangMusic arranger: Ying Wan Peking Opera ensemble in performance

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯, at The National Centre for Early Music

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯, at The Waterfront Studio Belfast

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Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯, at The Linbury Studio - Royal Opera House

Repertoire Development and Performances 劇目及公演The Parting at the Kiln 平貴别窯, at The University of Sheffield

77Actors: Qin Liang and Kevin Zhang Peking Opera ensemble in performance

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Number of times performed as a complete scene or as excerpts

The Startling Dream (Kunqu) 33Male Role Showcase 31In Pursuit of the Dream (Kunqu) 27The Drunken Imperial Concubine 20Sword dance from The King Bids Farewell to his Favourite 17The Heavenly Maiden Scatters Flowers 7The Parting at the Kiln 7At the Palace 5The Jade Bracelet 5In Praise of Flowers 4The Foolish Dream (Kunqu) 4The Dream in the Spring Boudoir 3The Assassination of the Tiger General (Kunqu) 3The Temple of the Mountain God 2The Stroll in the Garden (Kunqu) 1 The Kings bids Farewell to his Favourite 1The River View Pavilion 1The Broken Bridge 1(We also performed The Broken Bridge twice before LJKOA was formed.)

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Managing legacy and change: the way forwardLondon Jing Kun Opera Association will be dissolved as from 31.3.2014 due to changing circumstances. Our website will be kept as it is for the next five years, with no new additions. Our artists are contactable via the ‘Contact Us’ page, and we will carry on performing and teaching. Our twelve years’ work has put Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera permanently on the cultural map in the UK

AcknowledgementsLJKOA is grateful for the dedication and support of:-our Board of Directors, the Executive Team and members (2002-2014)-our colleagues in the arts at home and abroad-our donors and public funders

Photo credit in first name alphabetical order: Andreas Busch [email protected] ZhangDavid Rowe www.davidrowephotography.co.ukJagroop SinghJessica Hall www.jessica-hall.comKelda Hole www.keldahole.comKunzhang GuoMaaike Stevens

Marcin WilkowskiMohammad AzadehfarNancy Mok www.nancymok.comRonnie Moore www.ronniemoore.co.ukSimon Richardson www.simonrichardson.org (with special thanks)Steve Franck www.stevefranck.comTheimagefile.comToby EvansXiang Li [email protected] LangYazid MissouriWith apologies to anyone inadvertently omittedDesigned by Jessica Hall. Printed by DCW Penrose.

Kathy Hall and Kevin Zhang from LJKOA

welcomed and assisted the China

National Peking Opera Company on its 2005 UK tour with top stars Li Shengsu, Yu Kuizhi

and Yang Chi

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