one year later, the cantonese opera "samsui women" will return to singapore.
from september 11th to 12th, an upgraded production of "samsui women" produced by the guangdong cantonese opera theatre will be staged at singapore's the theatre at mediacorp. this year marks the 60th anniversary of singapore's independence and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and singapore. during the performance, the guangdong cantonese opera theatre will also collaborate with the singapore chinese opera institute to hold a "chinese cantonese opera film festival." the four classic cantonese opera films, including "white snake," "madam xian," "legendary scholar lun wenxu," and "liu yi qi yuan," will be screened in succession.
strolling through singapore, one may encounter a striking statue of a woman wearing a dark red headscarf, carrying a shoulder-pole, with downcast eyes yet an unwavering posture. this symbolizes the "samsui women," a group lauded by the former singapore prime minister lee hsien loong as the "backbone of the founding generation."
in the 1930s, amidst the construction sites of nanyang (southeast asia), flashes of vibrant redheadscarves among steel and concrete were a witness to these resilient women. they bore the weight of a city upon their slender shoulders and were lauded by the former singapore prime minister lee hsien loong as the "backbone of the founding generation."
from colossal images of womenwearing red headscarves featured in national day parade, to being taught in elementary school textbooks; from sculpted reliefs in the national gallery's porch, to statues before museums; from carved figures at maxwell mrt station, to the once-popular singaporean tv series "samsui women," their spirit of perseverance, self-reliance, and communal devotion has become deeply integrated in the urban memory of singapore.
source:pearl
粵劇《紅頭巾》9月出海再赴獅城
時隔一年後，粵劇《紅頭巾》將二度登陸獅城。
9月11日-12日，由廣東粵劇院傾力打造的升級版粵劇《紅頭巾》將在新加坡新傳媒劇院上演。今年是新加坡建國60周年，也是新中兩國建交35周年。展演期間，廣東粵劇院還將攜手新加坡戲曲學院，共同舉辦「中國粵劇電影周」，《白蛇傳·情》《譙國夫人》《傳奇狀元倫文敘》《柳毅奇緣》四部經典粵劇電影將依次展映。
漫步新加坡街頭，遊客會遇見這樣一座雕像——頭戴暗紅色方巾的女子，肩挑扁擔，眉眼低垂卻脊樑筆直。這就是「紅頭巾」，一個被新加坡前總理李顯龍稱為「建國一代脊樑」的群體。
20世紀30年代的南洋工地上，來自中國的一抹抹鮮艷的紅，在鋼筋水泥間綻放。「紅頭巾」們用柔弱的肩膀，撐起了一座城市的重量。她們被新加坡前總理李顯龍稱為「建國一代脊樑」的群體。
從國慶慶典的巨幅畫像，到小學課本的課文，從國家美術館門廊浮雕上的身影、博物館前的雕像到麥士威路地鐵站鐫刻的群像，以及風靡一時的新加坡電視劇《紅頭巾》……「紅頭巾」們吃苦耐勞、自強不息、社會為先的精神早已深深融入獅城的城市記憶。
文 | 記者 黃宙輝 通訊員 林楷虹
圖 | 薛才煥
譯 | 鄭奕玲
英文審校 | 林佳岱
