The Chinese Opera Institute (COI) was established in August 1995 as a non-profit organisation with the support of the National Arts Council. It is a training and research centre responsible for the promotion of all facets of Chinese opera. Dr. Chua Soo Pong is the founding director.
The COI plays a unique role in Singapore by holding talks and courses throughout the year to encourage opera practitioners here to expose themselves to different genres and techniques in Chinese opera, as well as to familiarise and educate the public on Chinese opera. These include topics on music, physicality, staging, training, specific genres, character types and contemporary development in Chinese opera. As a training and research centre, COI has launched an annual symposium since 1997, featuring artistes and academics in Chinese opera. This provides an arena for discourses on this multi-faceted art form.
www.coi.org.sg - 44811 - The Chinese Opera Institute
