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Taiwanese Hokkien troupe Ming Hwa Yuan returns with Final Bow, inspired by backstage birth
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Taiwanese Hokkien opera (gezaixi) performer Sun Tsui-feng will perform in Final Bow at the Esplanade Theatre on Oct 31 and Nov 1.
PHOTO: ESPLANADE – THEATRES ON THE BAY
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- Final Bow tells of the lives of the members of a gezaixi troupe.
- The play intertwines the classic opera of Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian with backstage human drama, highlighting gezaixi's struggles.
- Huang aims to rejuvenate gezaixi by integrating modern play elements, hoping to attract younger audiences.
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SINGAPORE – Heavily pregnant in 1953, Taiwanese opera performer Chen Shui-liang was playing the male lover in The Butterfly Lovers when her labour contractions started.
She headed backstage mid-show and gave birth to Chen Sheng-fu – who grew up to become the family troupe’s artistic director.
