Last week, I chanced upon a Chinese Street Opera performance at the open space next to my neighbourhood hawker centre. The performance was carried out on a makeshift stage. In its heydays (1930s – early1970s), Chinese Street Operas were commonplace especially in Chinatown. Then, the costumes were more resplendent, and the staging was definitely more [...]
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Chinese Street Opera (Chinese Wayang)
Posted in Heritage & Culture, Singapore, tagged arts, opera, Singapore on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
