Bulletin Spring‧Summer 2001

A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g undergraduate studies in biology, Priman Lee changed fields, entering into stage design. He then went to the Tisch School of the Arts of New York University to study directing. He's now working in theatre in Hong Kong and the US. Some actors from 'Love Paradox' by the Nonsense Makers, which draws its members from CUHK alumni of 12 different graduating classes. Tse Kin-man (front middle) now works for TVB. CUHK alumni in Hong K o n g R e p e r t o r y T h e a t r e ( H K R T ) : technical manager Lam Ching (left), programme manager, Leung Tsz-ki (right), and assistant manager ( e d u c a t i o n a n d research) Wu Hoi-fai (below). Incidentally, the executive director of HKRT, Mr. K.B. Chan, is also a CUHK alumnus. Many of those students are now professionals involved wit h the theatre. They include Kwong Wai-lup, general manager, City Contemporary Dance Company; Gloria Lam, manager (theatre), Cultural Presentations Section, Leisure and Cultural Services Department; Yeung Chi-sum, scriptwriter for Cantonese opera; Leung Shing-him, 7A Drama Group. Their achievements in stage and theatre today owe themselves in great part to the University's emphasis on general education, and the opportunities for performance offered by Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. Academic Development of the Theatre in Chinese-speaking Communi t ies In the past, Hong Kong theatre was p r i ma r i l y amateur theatre. The Hong Kong Repertory Theatre came into being onl y in 1977’ and Chung Y i ng Theatre Company, in 1979. Theatre and drama studies were rare i n academic circles. The mode r n and contemporary drama courses of university English departments concentrated mainly on the text o f the plays. In the early 90s, alumnus and theatre b u ff Gilbert Fong, who had returned to teach at the University, organized j o i n t ly w i th Mr. Hardy Tsoi the first local conference on Hong Kong theatre at the tenth anniversary o f Sir Run Run Shaw Hall. Chinese University Bulletin Spring • Summer 2001 12