Vancouver Cantonese Opera
Poster illustration and marketing material for the production "A Prop Master's Dream" - a fusion Cantonese opera performed at the Annex, Vancouver, BC on Nov. 5th, 2022.
Client
Vancouver Cantonese Opera
Year
2022
"The Prop Master’s Dream is based on the true-life story of Wah-Kwan Gwan (1929-2000), a legendary prop master born to a Chinese father and an Indigenous mother in BC. As a child, Wah-Kwan lost contact with his mother when his father took him to Guangdong, China and sent him to train as an apprentice with a local Cantonese Opera troupe. The opera follows Wah-Kwan’s journey as he comes of age and sneaks off on a steamship bound for Vancouver, in search of his true identity and birth mother. Along the way, he encounters discrimination, unexpected friendships, and a rekindled love for the opera that embraces him as a master of his art. A bilingual Cantonese-English production, open to all ages."
