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Culture and tradition: Sustaining the Chinese art of Kao Ka
Culture and tradition: Sustaining the Chinese art of Kao Ka
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 27, 2017 05:51 PM PHT
Filipino-Chinese Teresita Lim or Bee Hua has lived most of her life in the colorful world of kao ka, a Hokkien-style traditional opera.
Filipino-Chinese Teresita Lim or Bee Hua has lived most of her life in the colorful world of kao ka, a Hokkien-style traditional opera.
A second-generation kao ka performer, Bee Hua learned how to sing and dance in her youth.
A second-generation kao ka performer, Bee Hua learned how to sing and dance in her youth.
As the years went by, however, attendance to kao ka performances declined and even fewer Fil-Chi are interested in learning this art.
As the years went by, however, attendance to kao ka performances declined and even fewer Fil-Chi are interested in learning this art.
The present generation of kao ka performers, trained by Bee Hua herself, is not from Chinese lineage. She says most, if not all of them, see kao ka only as an income-generating venture.
The present generation of kao ka performers, trained by Bee Hua herself, is not from Chinese lineage. She says most, if not all of them, see kao ka only as an income-generating venture.
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How will kao ka, already dying as both an art form and a tradition, thrive in the years to come?
How will kao ka, already dying as both an art form and a tradition, thrive in the years to come?
Discover the colorful story of Bee Hua and her life dedicated to kao ka, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., only on ANC’s Mukha.
Discover the colorful story of Bee Hua and her life dedicated to kao ka, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 6:30 p.m., only on ANC’s Mukha.
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