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Friday, March 20, 2009

香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会
陈楚蕙首晚义演 吸引上千戏迷捧场


When I first got to know that Hong Kong Teochew Opera King Tan Chor Hwee is coming to town again, I was so excited. However, as my schedule is very tight, I could only manage to book tickets for 3 performances in advance. Nonetheless, I was able to watch the first performance. It was also a golden opportunity to meet my e-friends, Susie and Edmund, from Vancouver.

I took leave on 19 Mar 09 so that I would have sufficient time to chat with Susie and Edmund. I also invited QiLin to join us for dinner. We had a simple dinner at a restaurant nearby. Then, we made our way to the back stage of Kreta Ayer Theatre. On the first evening, there was limited access to the backstage because the Guest-of-Honour would be making a trip there before the performance began. We managed to have a photo opportunity with Tan Chor Hwee before we entered the Theatre to watch her performance.

Tan Chor Hwee delivered a short speech in Teochew to thank her fans for supporting her. Then, she sang ‘戏剧人生’ and performed in several excerpts including ‘五子挂帅’ and ‘一门三进士’.

知道陈楚蕙要在3月再次来到狮城演出时,非常开心。由于时间的关系,不能每场都看,有点可惜。还好能够出席第一场的表演,并和来自加拿大的朋友夫妇见面以及欣赏演出,兴奋不已。 2009年3月19日下午5。30分约了他们和潮剧好友奇灵一起共用晚餐,然后到剧场观看演出,也趁机到后台找偶像拍照。陈楚蕙在开场时致词感谢观众的支持捧场,然后演唱‘戏剧人生’和演出‘五子挂帅’和‘一门三进士’的潮剧选段。

下文取自联合早报记者宋佳佳的报道。
  虽已67岁,但知名潮剧“小生王”陈楚蕙的戏剧魅力丝毫不减。昨晚由她独挑大梁的潮剧慈善义演吸引了1000多名本地戏迷到场支持。
  在牛车水人民剧场举行的潮剧慈善义演,由牛车水—金声公民咨询委员会与新加坡楚蕙影友会联合呈献,为牛车水—金声区贫苦老人和学童筹款。
  这是陈楚蕙第一次与牛车水—金声社区发展与福利基金合作,她受访时说,能有机会在本地做慈善让她感到开心。
  她说:“我来新加坡表演很多次了,觉得这里的戏迷一次比一次热情,让我很欣慰。加上今年是我从事潮剧的第50个年头,可以借表演为有需要的人出一份力,我感到非常有意义。”
  4岁起随家人观赏陈楚蕙演出的汤麒麟(22岁)是昨晚年纪最小的支持者之一。他难掩兴奋地说:“我和家人都是陈楚蕙的超级戏迷,她唱的戏很有感情,很容易让人感动,所以她在本地的每一场表演我一定到场。”
  昨晚义演的1000多张戏票中,约600多张为100元以上慈善票。根据慈善晚会筹委会宣传主任卢威麒,慈善票售出约500张。
  卢威麒说:“市道不好,有人愿意出钱做慈善,我想这不仅证明了陈楚蕙的魅力,也证明传统戏曲还是有价值的,我们希望通过义演筹到10万元,虽然有点困难,但公众的反应还是令人满意的。”
  除了昨晚的慈善义演,陈楚蕙也会连同陈楚惠潮剧团从本月20日到22日进行4场公演。




3 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:08 AM

    hi, my mum is a fans of tan chor hwee too. She also buy the 4 night ticket, guess wat happen, she see the wrong date and in the end she didn't turn up for the 1 night. hahaha.

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  2. Wow, she is a strong supporter yeh. I only watched 3 shows.

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  3. Anonymous4:51 PM

    hi me again. my mum hv been her fans since aunties chor hwee 2nd or 3rd show.heehee. i saw all the photo u post, it was all taken very nicely. u know lah old ppl hand very shaky so all her photo wasn't taken very clear. hahaha. heard aunties chor hwee is coming in jun or jul cant rem. she ia getting really to but ticket,haha

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