CHENG Shu Jing 郑书正
New Citizens,
Accession Number 003982
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 2
Total Reels
- Teo Kian Giap
Interviewer
- 01:47:04
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 2
Metadata
- 21 Jan 2015
Recording Date
- 00:58:39
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee was born in Bandung, Indonesia. He liked dance since young and learnt ballet from a Dutch teacher. He wanted to study English in China. He talked about his and other students’ journey to China by boat. He studied in a school in Beijing. The Overseas Chinese Department wanted to form an Overseas Chinese Cultural Troupe and interviewee was successful during the audition. He talked about the training. The China and Soviet Union conflict resulted in the students being sent to Yunnan province to work. They went back to Beijing a year later but met with the Culture Revolution. They were again sent to Hainan island to work in the fields. Through some petition, he was sent to a Guangzhou cultural troupe. His father managed to get him out to Hong Kong.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 2
Metadata
- 21 Jan 2015
Recording Date
- 00:48:25
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Interviewee talked about life in Hong Kong, where he taught dance initially. The Hong Kong government formed the Hong Kong Dance Company, Interviewee passed the audition and danced with the company from 1981 to 1995. Later he taught in Taiwan for 17 years, where he prepared groups for performances locally and overseas. In 1976, interviewee followed Ying Xing Arts Troupe (银星艺术团) to Singapore as he choreographed a few dance items for the company. He was invited by the National Theatre Trust to come to Singapore to conduct Chinese dance training for the dancers here. A graduation performance was also staged. The students later formed the National Theatre Chinese Dance Company. He gave his concluding remarks.
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