Triangle Area Peking Opera Association (TAPOA)

2002 activities:

• On 11/09/02, performed an one hour show in the International Festival eking Opera Shows.
• After-show discussions held: Centering around where we hit off nicely, and where we were deficient at.
• This is to help us to further our improvement.
• We had bi-montly meetings in January, March, May, and July, September, and November (all odd months). Next meeting is scheduled to take place in January, 2003. We had some visitors in each of our meetings and we had good food, plenty of singing and tons of fun!
• TAPOA constitution and bylaws have been revised quite a bit. As recent as 11/02, we deliberated a lot on the subjects and hence made progress in our regulations and rules in those revisions. They were made more practical, useful, and perhaps even more specific in dealing with some of the issues that may, from time to time, arise.
• TAPOA now has a resident professional Hu Ching player/teacher in our area. If any one is interested in learning how to sing a Chinese Opera, or the theory thereof, or would like to pick up a hobby to play Hu Ching or Er Hu, one may learn from him. He is good and has a long list of outstanding credentials.
• Reiteration of the stated position this organization had in the past: We welcome people, young or old, female or male, green or seasoned in opera singing, to join our organization. We are here to meet people of having the sameness of hobby. We are having fun -- opera singing, gourmet food, performing at public place, if invited. And most of all, we also practice a democratic process, in which every one has a voice, but each one's right or obligation is concurrently limited by our newly revised constitution , and by our bylaws. Every one works hard for the betterment of our organization.
• As of this time (12/02/02), we anticipate our participation in the TACAS New Year Show to be held on 2/2/03, and Greensboro Chinese Association New Year Show to be held on 2/1/03. A lot of planning and preparation work will be done between now and then.