CO project

Once in a long while someone who intends to do a project on Chinese or Cantonese opera in Singapore would stumble upon this site and ask for assistance. It is a wide area and there are several sub-topics. I don't have the knowledge or experience to be of help. Sometimes I refer them to more knowledgeable people who are authorities in this field like Joanna Wong (in first picture), Chua Soo Pong (in second picture) .......



If I decide to do such a project, this is probably what I would do:

1. Go to the libraries and bookshops to look for books that are available. (Actually there are already quite a number of such books.)

2. Go to the performance venues like theatres, community centres and street opera sites, befriend and chat up some old folks to get information. Some of them might also have old souvenir magazines or posters at their homes.

3. Get in touch with people in charge of opera groups or associations and arrange meetings with them to find out about the histories of their organizations. Prepare questions to ask them.

4. Interview some well-known local artistes to get their views.

5. Do a search and visit the sites related to Chinese opera in Singapore.