Multifaceted Roles Yam Kimfai and the art of Cantonese Opera Library Events Archive Run
Born in Guangzhou, Yam Kim-fai came to Hong Kong after World War II where she performed hundreds of times in 'virtually only' male roles before her death in 1989.
Yam Kimfai centenary celebration at HK Film Archive (with photos)
This is probably the most well-known excerpt from the most-watched Cantonese Opera in the world. I have supplied English subtitles here, hoping that those w.
戲迷情人任劍輝 Superstar Cantonese Opera Actress Yam Kim Fai Flickr
Bak Sheut-sin (born 19 May 1928 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China), also known as Bai Xuexian, is a former Chinese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.. Career. Bak is notable for pairing up with fellow Cantonese opera star Yam Kim Fai.Two of her major works are The Peony Pavilion and Tai Nui Fa.She has received awards from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Hong Kong University for.
HKSAR Film No Top 10 Box Office [2015.08.06] CANTONESE OPERA MASTER LAM KA SING PASSED AWAY
Yam Kim Fai started to learn the art of Cantonese opera at the age of 14. She became an outstanding female actor of the civil and also martial roles. Yam's grace on stage won her the title of "Audience's Lover". She started her co-operation with Pak Suet Sin in the forties of the last century. They performed seamlessly and the duo were.
Cantonese Opera Legends Yam Kimfai and Pak Suetsin Return to The Silver Screen Zolima City
Yam Kim Fai's 103rd Birthday. Chinese theatergoers have beheld the spectacle of Cantonese Opera since before the end of the Song Dynasty nearly 800 years ago. Thousands of performers have.
Yam Kim fai (Cantonese Opera Actress) Bio with [ Photos Videos ]
Bruce Lee teaches Yam Kim Fai to dance in a scene from the 1956 Hong Kong movie, Too Late for Divorce.
Retrospective exhibition to honour Tong Tiksang and Yam Kim Fai (with photos)
Yam Kim Fai was born in Hong Kong. She is known for her work on "Beauty" (1961), "Butterfly and Red Pear" (1959) and "The Purple Hairpin" (1959). Yam often played the role of a male scholar. She was presented with the 100 Years Opera Movie Hall Award of the Hong Kong Film Awards in 1995. She died on November 29, 1989, in Hong Kong.
Yam Kim Fai Best memories, Olds, History
Yam Kim-fai (Chinese: 任劍輝, 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912 - 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong.. Yam was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from a male one allowed her to play either male or female roles, though she usually.
19 Ms Yam Kim Fai the Avenue of Stars
The Forever Yam Kim-fai retrospective runs until Jan 2 at the Hong Kong Film Archive; Splendour of Cantonese Opera: Masters Tong Tik-sang and Yam Kim-fai, an exhibition of artefacts from Yam's.
Yam Kimfai (right) and Pak Suetsin (left) performing Baishe Zhuan 白蛇傳... Download Scientific
Extract of opera" Peony Pavilion"First encounter, you leaned against the railing with peony.First encounter, you pouted prettily in embarrassment with a fan.
Poet King, the last movie of Yam Kim Fai, 1968 The last movie, Chinese films, Now and then movie
Original version of "Dai Nui Fah" performed in 1957 by Yam Kim-Fai and Pak Sheut-Sin. Later version was performed in 1975 by Lung Kim-Sang and Mui Sheut-Sze..
Yam Kimfai centenary celebration at HK Film Archive (with photos)
A set of exhibition postcards designed to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of opera great Yam Kim Fai are distributed at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum in phases from 20.12.2009 / 1.3.2010 / 17.5.2010 / 1.8.2010 onwards to visitors holding a valid museum pass or an admission ticket for the appropriate day. Available while stocks last.
How Cantonese opera legend Pak Suetsin, LGBT icon and Yam Kimfai’s lifelong acting partner
Yam Kim Fai (Chinese , 4 February 1913 (Lunar 29 December 1912) 29 November 1989), also known as Ren Jianhui was a renowned Cantonese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. She was most notable for her unique ability to sing in the lower register. That her opera voice was indistinguishable from
Yam Kim Fai in Lovesick, 1952 Deviates, Inc.
Today's Goodle doodle is a tribute to Cantonese opera legend Yam Kim-fai, also known as Ren Jian.Her stage and screen careers stretched from the 30s to the 60s, and she was in 300 film titles.
Cantonese opera’s ‘brightest star’ Yam Kimfai was known for her male roles South China
In 1943, the 17-year-old Pak joined the Sun Sing Company where she met her perfect lifetime collaborator in the art performance, Yam Kim-fai. Together in 1956, they established the Sin Fung Ming.
Yam Kimfai Movies, Bio and Lists on MUBI
Yam Kim Fai (Ren Jian Hui) The late Yam Kim Fai portrayed Zhou Shi Xian, the imperial son-in-law. Yam was the most famous Cantonese opera male impersonator (女文武生) of the fifties to end of the sixties of the last century. Her stage career spanned over three decades (1935 - 1969).