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This article is brought to you by The Hong Kong Ballet Half-way through his second season as Hong...
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Robert Lepage’s “887” at the Hong Kong Arts Festival
Theatre as a memory vessel is nothing new to contemporary theatre. There is a reason why types of...
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“Gangsters Of Hong Kong:” A New Stage Play Fleshes Out Triad Drama
Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe city is well-deserved. It ranks frequently among the top 10...
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Guiding Principles: A New Play Takes Hong Kong’s Educational System To Task
From an early age, we are taught that right and wrong are two distinct entities, just as easily...
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Hong Kong Ballet’s “Giselle” at Hong Kong Cultural Centre
With a new artistic director leading a traditional art form to the frontier, Hong Kong Ballet...
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“Oedipus Schmoedipus” at HKREP Black Box Theatre
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKREP) has been presenting the biannual International Black Box...
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“We Always Depend On Other People”–Dramaturg Stefan Bläske On His Process Of “Five Easy Pieces” With Milo Rau
It was a pleasure to sit down and talk to Stefan Bläske, the resident dramaturg of the...
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“Hong Kong Cool” By Hong Kong Ballet
Hong Kong Ballet’s Hong Kong Cool showcases seven short pieces of new ballet works by...
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Pulitzer-Prize Winning Play “The Gin Game” Returns To Hong Kong
Why We Recommend it This widely-acclaimed play explores themes of loneliness, loss, helplessness,...
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Give Meaning Through Architecture – Jan Pappelbaum And “What Is Stage – From Text to Space”
It is the second year for West Kowloon Cultural District and Edward Lam Dance Theatre to host the...
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For The Love Of Kunqu: Hong Kong Chinese Opera Festival 2018
Why We Recommend it This annual festival stages enduring Chinese opera performances across various...
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Ballet For Everyone: A French Classic Updated For The 21st Century
This article is brought to you by Le French May. Long before movie theatres were widespread,...
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The Immigrant Dragons–Part I: How Australia Is Saving A Hong Kong Tradition
It’s a cool January afternoon at a bus terminal at Yuen Long station. A blue minivan pulls up....
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The Body Labours Sonorously In Foxconn “Frequency (no. 3)” at The PuSh Festival
Kelsey Blair reviews Hong Kong Exile’s Foxconn Frequency (no. 3): For Three Visibly Chinese...
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“Mr. Half Dwells…” Journeys Through the “Normal” City of Hong Kong in the Most Abnormal Theatrical Display
It is always an excitement to anticipate a show if one sees the name Ming-hang...
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Reinventing Shakespeare In Chinese And Sinophone Theatres
Along with a number of Japanese and Western canonical poets and writers, Shakespeare and his works...
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Can Art Truly Thrive In Hyper-Commercial Hong Kong?
A throng of reporters circled Kristine Li at the officiating ceremony of H Queen’s, a gleaming new...
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Learning To Live: Two New Plays Examine Hong Kong’s High-Pressure Childhood
Children. They have the power to change everything. The power to change the future. At least...
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Fredric Mao Blasts Away Convention in a New Cantonese Opera
This article is brought to you by the 46th edition of the Hong Kong Arts Festival. If all you know...
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