Role
Percussion Ensemble Leader
Short description
Chan Ting-pong joined the Barwo Young Cantonese Opera Troupe, Kim Sum Cantonese Opera and Kam Yuk Tong Cantonese Opera Troupe to learn stylised movement and posture. He further studied the vocal style from master Tong Kin-woon, and percussion from Kong Sing at the Cantonese Opera Academy of Hong Kong. He also participated in numerous large-scale Cantonese Opera competitions and won different awards. Chan then started as percussion ensemble leader for different Cantonese opera performances, including Experimental Cantonese Opera “Farewell My Concubine” (New Adaptation) and Experimental Cantonese Opera “Wenguang Explores the Valley”, to critical acclaim. Recently he has been adapting different plays to Cantonese opera. In 2021, he has won the Award for Young Artist (Xiqu) presented by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Biography
Chan Ting-pong joined the Barwo Young Cantonese Opera Troupe, Kim Sum Cantonese Opera and Kam Yuk Tong Cantonese Opera Troupe to learn stylised movement and posture. He further studied the vocal style from master Tong Kin-woon, and percussion from Kong Sing at the Cantonese Opera Academy of Hong Kong. He also participated in numerous large-scale Cantonese Opera competitions and won different awards. Chan then started as percussion ensemble leader for different Cantonese opera performances, including Experimental Cantonese Opera “Farewell My Concubine” (New Adaptation) and Experimental Cantonese Opera “Wenguang Explores the Valley”, to critical acclaim. Recently he has been adapting different plays to Cantonese opera. In 2021, he has won the Award for Young Artist (Xiqu) presented by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
