Little Pear Garden Collective - Upcoming Summer Events 2008

Join us for an exciting summer events and festivals filled with joy and fun! The Little Pear Garden Collective has invited two fabulous Peking Opera artistis, Master Jiang Yanling and Master Sun Yuanchen, to perform Peking Opera, and to give lecture demonstrations and workshops to both introductory and master classes.

Little Pear Garden Collective presents our Peking Opera artists from Beijing, China:

Master Jiang Yanling

Madam Jiang Yanling is a talented and well respected Peking opera artist specializing in Dao Ma Dan (the female warrior) roles. She was professionally trained at the renowned Jiangsu Province’s Peking Opera Academy for 7 years at an early age and was immediately recruited to be a principle actress with the Jiangsu Province’s Peking Opera Company. Over the years, she has won numerous prestigious awards in China for her various leading roles in repertoires such as Hongxian Stealing Box and Presenting Pearl at the Rainbow Bridge. Madam Jiang has toured extensively in China and performed internationally in both Austria and Canada. Some of her signature repertoires include: Warrior Wu, Stealing the Magic Herb, and Mulan. She is currently teaching at the Jiangsu Province’s Peking Opera Academy, training a new generation of professional Peking opera stars.

Master Sun Yuanchen

Mr. Sun Yuanchen began his professional training in Peking opera in 1956. He studied at the renowned Peking Opera Academy in Beijing specializing in the role of Xiao Sheng (young male) role for 9 years. Mr. Sun has also won many prestigious awards in China for his principle roles in repertoires such as Legendary White Snake, Emperor Wood and Hero’s Club and has received both critical and audience acclaim for his dynamic performances. From 1982-1987, Mr. Sun has began teaching in addition to his performance engagements. He has performed extensively in China and now served as the principal and teacher of the well known Heibei Peking Opera School. This is the first time Mr. Sun has performed in Canada.

Our events for this summer includes:

1. What is Classical?   July 25-27th, 2008 (Fri – Sun) Free Admission

2. Chinese Performing Arts Workshops - Peking Opera   July 28 – 30, 2008 (Tues –Thurs)

3. Summer Dance and Opera Concerts   2008 Aug 3rd, 2008 (Sunday)

*** Take 2 or more July 28 - 30 Workshops and get 1 free ticket to the Concert!