

Hence, due to this lack of exposure towards Chinese opera, Singaporean youth are unable to garner an interest in Chinese opera.
Our proposal is to raise awareness to the Singapore teenagers to regain interest in Chinese opera. We will try to raise awareness by giving Singapore teenagers more exposure to Chinese opera. We noted that this could not be forced; hence, we will be using more ‘friendly’ tactics in order to attract their interest once again. Our approaches will appeal to their interest.
The popularity of Chinese opera in Singapore has rapidly dropped and without extra attention or efforts to improve the situation, this traditional art may disappear any sooner.
We feel that this is a pressing issue in the Singapore arts world as Chinese opera represents a vital component of culture. This acts as an important role in our history and defines our identity as a Singaporean.
Besides being a form of entertainment, Chinese opera reflects Chinese culture and philosophy. Majority of its stories highlight virtues such as loyalty, love and patriotism. Chinese opera also plays an active role in dispensing important messages, especially those pertaining to patriotic values.
It promotes appreciation of the art form among the younger generation and promotes Singapore through Chinese opera to the international stage. Direct involvement in Chinese opera increases a sense of identity and efficacy. Indirect participation in Chinese opera can also build community identity and pride, leading to positive community norms such as diversity, tolerance and free expression. This also improves community image and status. Chinese opera is perceived as the highest expression of Chinese culture by cultural experts and has come to be regarded as one of many cultural treasures. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Hence, Chinese opera is a very important aspect of Chinese culture, and plays a very active role in ensuring the upholding of the Chinese cultural aspect.
We chose this issue on the loss of interest in Chinese opera because other forms of performing arts (Chinese dance, Chinese orchestra) and visual arts (Chinese calligraphy) promoting the Chinese culture have been already attempted or at least the problem has been tackled more than that for Chinese opera.
Our proposal is to raise awareness to the Singapore teenagers to regain interest in Chinese opera. We will try to raise awareness by giving Singapore teenagers more exposure to Chinese opera. We noted that this could not be forced; hence, we will be using more ‘friendly’ tactics in order to attract their interest once again. Our approaches will appeal to their interest.
This online portal has interactive lessons on the history and important information like the props and costumes involved in Chinese opera. It will also contain pictures of Chinese opera. Additionally, short clips of Chinese opera will be uploaded onto the online portal for students to watch. We will explain and describe the different types of opera.