<<Papa is My New Classmate>>
A brand new family-friendly production ‘Cheers!’ Series: “Papa is My New Classmate” is coming soon in 2025!
Experience a joyful tap performance like never before! This family-friendly tap theater not only showcases the tap dancers you know but also features seven child actors. Together, they invite audiences to journey through the joys and bittersweet moments of childhood, creating unforgettable family memories. Through a lively blend of tap dance and laughter, a heartfelt story comes to life—don’t miss this captivating celebration of family and fun!
Introduction :
Victoria, ensnared in her overbearing mother Maddy to become an elite, finds her world crumbling under the weight of a suffocating study schedule. One day, Victoria stumbles into a tap dance class, where rhythm ignites her spirit, she discovers her passion for tap dance. In a heartfelt attempt to rekindle her smile, Bitter, her father who has never danced, bravely joins her in this unexpected dance of joy.
Director： Yu Kin Sang
Playwright： Lam Tsz Kwan Elly
Choreographer and performer： Ken Kwok
Music Director and performer： Charles Teo
Producer： Harriet Yeung
Productiona and Stage Manager： Fung Shu Ying
Deputy Stage Manager： Mak Wai Yee
Assistant Stage Manager： Wong Ho Tung
Lighting Designer： SiuBao Fong
Sound Designert： Candog Ha
Scene Designer： Issac Wong
Costume Designer：Renee Yan
Graphic Designer： Mo Hiu Shan@aesthersm
Performers：Annie Wong Seesy Chow* Harriet Yeung Jacqueline Law#
Tat Hoi Lam^ Tancy Tong
Chan Choi Wa Emma Hon Nga Yin Hung Cheuk Ying
Koo Man Sze Mia Ariana Leung Ng Suet Ching Wong Tze Yiu Helia
*With the kind permission of Musical Trio for joining the production
# Supported by HKADC 2023/24 Arts Talents Internship Matching Programme
^ Supported by HKADC 2024/25 Arts Talents Internship Matching Programme
Tickets will be on sale at the URBTIX on 2024 October 28
Date：2025 January 10-11 (Fri & Sat) 19:30
January 11-12 (Sat & Sun) 15:00
Location：Cultural Activities Hall, Sha Tin Town Hall
Urbtix Booking：https://www.urbtix.hk/event-detail/12655/
<<Bye Bye Bad Luck>>
Kit has had a passion for tap dancing and music since he was young. Serendipitously, he was forced to work as a "Goose Neck Bridge Puppet Master". Kit knew nothing about "Puppet Mastering" and naively treated it as "Freestyle". He even "Battled" against an experienced elder who tried to trick him. To Kit 's surprise, he lost to the old man.
However, Kit began to find some enjoyment in his work. He started to incorporate his own sense of rhythm and tap dancing skills into the "Puppet Mastering" performance, in an attempt to defeat the elder. But the elder was still too experienced...
Artistic Director/Choreographer: Ken Kwok
Director: Benny Yu
Playwright: Chan Siu-tung
Compose: Charles Teo
Graphic Design: Ahtsui
Producer: Edith Cheung
Performer: Jasper Lai, Harriet Yeung, Jacqueline Law, Mavis Tat, Tancy Tong, Dominic Lee
The organizer reserves the right to change the programme and performers in case of special circumstances.
The show time around 1 hour
Performance Schedule:
05/10 (Sat) 12:00 Piazza, Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate [189 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Ngau Tau Kok, Kwun Tong, KLN]
16:00 Amphitheatre, Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate [8-9 Wong Tai Sin Road, Wong Tai Sin, KLN]
06/10 (Sun) 16:00 M7 [7 Mallory Street, Wan Chai, HK]
19/10 (Sat) 12:00 Stanley Promenade [Stanley Main Street, HK (nearby Stanley Tai Wong Temple)]
16:00 Hong Kong Park Olympic Square [19 Cotton Tree Drive, Central, HK]
20/10 (Sun) 12:00 Tsing Yi Promenade [Nga Ying Chau Street, Tsing Yi, N.T.]
16:00 Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza C [10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, KLN]
27/10 (Sat) 12:00 Performance area, Kwun Tong Promenade [80 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, KLN]
16:00 Siu Sai Wan Estate Open Stage [10 Siu Sai Wan Road, Siu Sai Wan, HK]
02/11 (Sun) 12:00 Yan Oi Town Square [Kai Man Path, Tuen Mun, N.T.]
16:00 Hung Fuk Shopping Centre [1 Hung Yuen Road, Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, NT]
03/11 (Sat) 12:00 Amphitheatres, Lai Chi Kok Park (Stage III) [1 Lai Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok, KLN]
16:00 Podium Landscape Courtyard, Kai Ching Estate [12 Muk Hung Street, Kowloon City, KLN]
17/11 (Sun) 12:00 Tsuen Wan Park [59 Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan, N.T.]
16:00 Sha Tin Town Hall [1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin, N.T.]
23/11 (Sat) 12:00 Amphitheatres, Kwai Chung San Kui Park [Tai Wo Hau Road, Kwai Chung, N.T.]
16:00 3/F Podium, Fung Tak Shopping Centre [111 Fung Tak Rd, Diamond Hill, KLN]
24/11 (Sun) 12:00 K-farm Hydroponic Garden [3 Shing Sai Rd, Sai Wan, HK]
16:00 Eastern District Cultural Square [A Kung Ngam, Tam Kung Temple, Shau Kei Wan, HK]
30/11 (Sat) 12:00 Plaza, Un Chau Estate [303 Un Chau St, Cheung Sha Wan, HK]
16:00 Sai Lau Kok Garden Multi-purpose Room [Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, N.T.]
07/12 (Sun) 12:00 Amphitheatres, Ka Fuk Estate [8 Chi Ka Lane, Fanling, N.T.]
16:00 Tai Ming Lane Square [Tai Ming Lane, Tai Po, N.T.]
16/12 (Sat) 12:30 HKDI Design Boulevard [3 King Ling Rd, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.]
The 10th Hong Kong Tap Festival Gala
We proudly present an exciting line-up for the 10th Hong Kong Tap Festival! It has been 4 years already since we have overseas tappers on our festival stage. Apart from inviting guest dancers from Japan, Korea and Taiwan to perform with us, it is our honour to have the respectful Japanese tap master - Yukiko "Smilie" Misumi who dedicated herself into inheriting the precious Master Steps, to choreograph for Hong Kong dancers. Mandy Petty (aka Mother of Tap in HK) will also choreograph a new piece for the guest dancers and local dancers. It is definitely going to be a long-awaited tap dancing celebration night!
Presented by R&T ( Rhythm & Tempo )
Guest Choreographers Mandy Petty、Yukiko ""Smilie"" Misumi (Japan)
Performer Ken Kwok, Eve Leung, Tan-ki Wong,
PORI (Japan), Ikki Yonezawa (Japan), Yosuke Morita (Japan), Oh Hwan Kwon (Korea), Soon Young Kim (Korea)
Ji Hye Park (Korea), Dance Works (Taiwan)
Other Local Dancers Belle Chan, Karen Chan, Shan Chan, Elfin Cheung, Heidi Fung, Marix Ho, Eric Huynh, Jasper Lai, Luther Lai, Jamie Lam, Rex Lau,
Isaac Li, Marc Ngan, Summer Sze, Ani Wan, Annie Wong,
Harriet Yeung
Showtime 9-10 September 2023 8pm
10 September 2023 3pm
Venue Hong Kong Cultural Centre Studio Theatre
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