https://learning.hku.hk/ccch9051/group-35/files/original/271841294a19adca50be656ce33b7856.jpg 4e80a81f4af7fe58dbe9ce71bb716d14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Famous Actors and Actresses IIIF Collection Metadata UUID 2774e60e-f7b8-4df0-8b58-4607e41d0189 Person An individual. Birth Date 1930 Birthplace Hong Kong Death Date N/A Occupation Cantonese Opera Actress Biographical Text Chan Ho Kau is an outstanding artist on the Cantonese Opera stage. Nurtured by her father Chan Kai-hung, she started to appreciate Cantonese Opera in her early childhood. Chan first studied at Langfong Cantonese Opera School and studied acting with Tsang Wensin. She later studied Peking opera movements with Fen Ju-hua, giving her a solid foundation in this art form. Chan Ho-kau rose to fame in the 1960s as the widely acknowledged ‘queen’ of supporting hua dan performer. Her status was confirmed when she joined the Hing Sun Sing Opera Troupe as the leading hua dan. Her partner there was Lam Kar-sing. She has co-starred with many big names and is considered a character actress. Bibliography The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chan Ho Kau Subject The topic of the resource 'Queen' of hua dan performer - Chan Ho Kau Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chan Kai Hung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Deng Xiao Lan Fang Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Relation A related resource Connie Chan Po Chu Dr. Lam Kar Sing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Male Language A language of the resource Cantonese Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context chanhokau1930 Description An account of the resource Chan has followed different Cantonese opera actors to learn the skills of being a 'hua dan'. She specialised in performing qing yi (married woman), hua shan (lively girl) and daoma dan (woman warrior) roles with ease and charisma, and is one of the leading female roles in Cantonese Opera. She showed continuous support to the Academy’s Chinese Traditional Theatre programme and expressed valuable opinions to students’ performances. In August 2018, she performed in the Cantonese Opera 'The Return of Lady Wenji'. IIIF Item Metadata UUID d47c2896-70d3-4b80-8708-90c75f44f178