I was helping my friends out for their FYP Documentary and we got to interview this Uncle who does Chinese Opera.
He shared his stories with us and his perception towards Chinese Opera in the current society. Even though he was speaking in Hokkien, (which I could understand a little) I could feel his passion towards Opera. He was pleading to us that hopefully we could help spread a message that the Government would lightened the restriction and allow them to perform in public places to pass down the Chinese Opera to the younger generations.
As we were interviewing him, I looked at the wrinkles on his face and he reminded me of my late Grandfather. My grandfather was someone I looked up to, he took care of me ever since I was a kid. The uncle said he practiced Chinese Opera since young, he said "Chinese Opera is not something that everyone can learnt, you had to have passion for it and is interested to learn." He told us, back in the days when he was young, he practiced Chinese Opera from day to night. Its very sad to know that the art of Chinese Opera isn't passed down to the younger generations.
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