Meet the Masters Behind Hong Kong’s Most Extraordinary Bamboo Theatre

Cardin ChanApril 16, 2020

Our heritage writer Cardin Chan joins a tight-knit crew of workers as they build an unusual theatre perched on the edge of a cliff on Po Toi....

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Bamboo Theatres: A New Documentary Explores These Hong Kong Marvels

Elizabeth KerrJanuary 16, 2020

Documentarian Cheuk Cheung chronicles Chinese opera traditions, a passion that has led him to bamboo theatres. ...

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Willy Tsao: Hong Kong’s Dance Pioneer Embraces the Mainland

Simon CartledgeNovember 6, 2019

Willy Tsao launched Hong Kong’s contemporary dance scene more than 40 years ago. But today, he is less interested in his hometown than he is in mainland China....

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Farewell My Concubine Is Rekindling Hong Kong’s Interest in Cantonese Opera

Zabrina LoOctober 3, 2019

Can a radical new take on a classic opera attract new fans to Hong Kong's traditional form of entertainment?...

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The Date That Must Not Be Named: Stage 64 Looks at the Tiananmen Square Massacre

Zabrina LoSeptember 4, 2019

The founder of a theatre company dedicated to the memory of June 4 opens up about the struggle of keeping the flame alive in Hong Kong...

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Banned in China, Anthony Wong Finds a New Home in Theatre and Indie Films

Elizabeth KerrJuly 25, 2019

One of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed actors has found a second wind after his support for the Umbrella Movement blacklisted him on the mainland....

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Shax, the Hong Kong Theatre Group That is Shaking Up Shakespeare

Zabrina LoJune 20, 2019

Rosalind Wong wants Hong Kong to love Shakespeare as much as she does – and now her unorthodox theatre company is collaborating with the Hong Kong Philharmonic....

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The Rite of Spring: A Notoriously Difficult Ballet Comes to the Hong Kong Stage

SponsoredMay 16, 2019

This article is brought to you by The Hong Kong Ballet No performance of The Rite of Spring will ever have the same impact as its first one in May 1913, when members of the audience at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris reacted to Vaslav Nijinsky’s anti-classical choreography with shouts, hisses and — in […]...

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Why Hong Kong is Surprisingly Fertile Ground for Western Opera

Zabrina LoMay 6, 2019

As Mozart’s Don Giovanni returns to the stage, local opera impresario Warren Mok explains why this foreign art form is finding roots in Hong Kong....

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South Island Art Day 2019: Performances and Questions

Christie LeeMarch 26, 2019

Wong Chuk Hang's buoyant art scene is once again on display – but questions are being raised about its future survival....

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Hong Kong Ballet Brings Back Le Corsaire – An Encounter With Its Rising Young Star, Garry Corpuz

SponsoredMarch 13, 2019

How a young dancer from the countryside of the Philippines ended up as a star in one of Hong Kong’s favourite ballet productions....

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Gangsters of Hong Kong: A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama

Amanda SheppardFebruary 13, 2019

Community and neighbourhood life are the backdrop for a new triad drama specially commissioned by the Hong Kong Arts Festival....

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A Hong Kong Take on an American Classic: In Conversation With Tim Yip and Septime Webre

SponsoredFebruary 5, 2019

New Hong Kong Ballet director Septime Webre has turned to one of Hong Kong's most celebrated cultural exports for his retelling of an American classic....

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Guiding Principles: A New Play Takes Hong Kong’s Educational System to Task

Amanda SheppardOctober 23, 2018

The pressure of Hong Kong schooling take centre stage in a new version of the acclaimed Hong Kong Repertory Theatre production....

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Making Do With Less: Hong Kong’s Art Development Council Faces the Future

Simon CartledgeOctober 11, 2018

Wilfred Wong has steered the Arts Development Council through some tricky waters, but what will happen when he finishes his term? ...

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Ballet for Everyone: A French Classic Updated for the 21st Century

SponsoredMay 14, 2018

Henri Sauguet's classic ballet Les Forains is reworked with a hip hop-influenced urban touch...

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Learning to Live: Two New Plays Examine Hong Kong’s High-Pressure Childhood

Elle KwanFebruary 13, 2018

New plays by Tang Chi-kin continues an exploration of Hong Kong's rigid educational system....

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Fredric Mao Blasts Away Convention in a New Cantonese Opera

Elle KwanJanuary 23, 2018

A classic Cantonese opera gets a contemporary makeover...

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Colliding Traditions Keep Chinese Opera Alive and Well

Sarah KaracsJanuary 18, 2018

Chinese opera is as expansive and diverse as China itself – and it continues to thrive in the face of more modern entertainment....

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Manuel Pelmus Examines the Performance Art of Hong Kong Protest

Sarah KaracsDecember 20, 2017

With an eye to Hong Kong's contentious relationship to China, a new exhibition at Para Site explores the city's recent history of protest....

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Tisa Ho, the Maestro Behind the Hong Kong Arts Festival

Elle KwanNovember 27, 2017

As the Arts Festival prepares for its 2018 edition, executive director Tisa Ho reflects on its role in Hong Kong....

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Zuni Icosahedron Proves Hong Kong Can Be a Fertile Ground for Experimentation

Sarah KaracsNovember 23, 2017

Danny Yung, Zuni Icosahedron's co-founder has been instrumental in shaping Hong Kong's cultural infrastructure – and he's not slowing down....

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Life is Love in A Modern Take on an Ancient Chinese Folktale

Elle KwanNovember 14, 2017

Hong Kong Dance Company’s Yang Yuntao finds love eternal in a very personal retelling of the Legend of White Snake, one of China's Four Great Folktales....

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Septime Webre Has Three Years to Make Ballet Relevant to Hong Kong: Here’s How He’ll Do It

Simon CartledgeNovember 9, 2017

A new American director aims to make Hong Kong Ballet more relevant to local life – while also promoting the company on a global stage....

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Clockenflap 2017: Mike Hill and the Business of Culture

Christopher DewolfNovember 1, 2017

This year's Clockenflap brings Feist, Massive Attack and others to Hong Kong – and in the background, Mike Hill makes sure it all happens according to plan....

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Hong Kong’s Living, Breathing Artwork: The Frog King

Sarah KaracsOctober 26, 2017

One of Hong Kong's most eccentric artists is finally winning the acclaim he deserves....

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A 160-Year-Old Pirate’s Ballet Makes Its Asian Debut in Hong Kong

Elle KwanOctober 18, 2017

Celebrated Canadian choreographer Anna-Marie Holmes talks about her bombastic version of Le Corsaire, a tale of pirates and passion making its debut at the Hong Kong Ballet....

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The Swiss are Shaking Up Hong Kong’s Dance Scene

SponsoredOctober 18, 2017

Fantastic SWISSend presents a double bill performance in dance and theatre to celebrate the Hong Kong Arts Centre's 40th anniversary...

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Laura Cheung is Giving Japanese Obis New Life in Hong Kong

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Interior designer Laura Cheung incorporates a traditional Japanese craft into everyday Hong Kong life...

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I, Wu Song: A One-Man Cantonese Opera – Without Song or Words

Elle KwanJune 7, 2017

What happens when a Cantonese opera removes all speech? ...

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On Stage This Month: Romantic Ghosts That Will Not Rest

Elle KwanJune 1, 2017

A new re-staging of acclaimed play L'Amour Immortel explores the myths of Chinese ghost women, who began their search for love hundreds of years ago – and are still at it today....

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A Contemporary Carmen: Bold and Ambitious, Yet Vulnerable

Elle KwanMay 18, 2017

A Chinese and Japanese choreographer team up to put a new, made-for-2017 twist on the classic ballet Carmen....

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For the Love of Beauty: Le French May Celebrates Its 25th Edition

Zolima CityMagMay 4, 2017

Beauty, heritage and the universality of art are topics close to the heart of Le French May's CEO, Julien-Loïc Garin....

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Hong Kong Opera Singer Amanda Li Returns Home for “Dream of the Red Chamber”

Elle KwanMarch 9, 2017

A last-minute change has brought opera singer Amanda Li back home to Hong Kong for her first major performance in a new interpretation of a classic Chinese story....

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Hong Kong’s Turbulent Times on Stage in Loong Hong-man’s A Floating Family

Elle KwanMarch 2, 2017

Award-winning playwright Loong Hong-man examines Hong Kong society on stage in a trilogy staged for this year’s Arts Festival....

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Why Clockenflap is About More Than Just Music

Christopher DewolfNovember 17, 2016

Clockenflap has built up its credentials as a world-class music festival, but co-founder Jay Forster hopes to make its arts component just as relevant....

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Hong Kong Actor Gabby So Brings Her Struggle to the Stage – in New York

Elle KwanNovember 16, 2016

As she prepares to take the stage in New York, Hong Kong writer, producer and actor Gabby So recalls how she fought to bring her dreams to the stage....

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Forgotten Hong Kong Icon: The Kung Fu Master of Lions

Gabriella ZanzanainiSeptember 14, 2016

How the Master of Lions is keeping kung fu alive by teaching youngsters the most famous lion dance in the world.  ...

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Sparks Fly: When Martial Art Meets Dance

Elle KwanJune 22, 2016

A peek into Storm Clouds, the latest production of the Hong Kong Dance company that catches the audience off guard....

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Code Red for Sacred Thread: Inside the Hong Kong Ballet’s Costume Department

Elle KwanJune 9, 2016

How the Hong Kong Ballet's costume designer Bridget Steis finds her inspiration....

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