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Celebrate the Year of the Tiger with a whole host of Lunar New Year activities, videos and performances.

Interested in Cantonese opera? Join Royal Museums Greenwich in an exploration of this artform from the Backstage to the Stage.

As part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, join Royal Museums Greenwich to discover what it takes to put on a Cantonese opera performance. If you are interested in watching Cantonese opera, you first need to understand the inspiration and philosophy behind it.

Discover and witness detailed preparations, including applying the signature Chinese opera makeup, doing the hair and putting on the costumes. Learn about  character roles and stage techniques. We talk to Rosa Cheng Principle Performer & Artistic Director of Vancouver Cantonese Opera to get the low down on this unique artform which is included in Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Traditional celebration for Lunar New Year will be discussed as well.

This talk will be hosted through Zoom and have a Q&A at the end of the session. You will be sent a Zoom link and joining instructions at 5pm on the day of this event.