Category Archives: Dance

Not goodbye but a bientôt

2 ½ years, 143 posts and 19,000 posts later, regretfully it is time to draw this blog to a close. I want to thank you all for visiting this blog and for your support. I dare anyone to still refer … Continue reading

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8 July – Ballet Appreciation Lecture Series, Melencolia and more…

The Ballet Appreciation Lecture Series hosted by the LCSD focuses on full-length ballets and short pieces. In this two month programme it covers more than a dozen productions of various lengths and from different periods. Through appreciating the performances of … Continue reading

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3 June – Comic Concert, Joseph Koo Dance Melodies, Rubber Duck Project, and more…

Concerts de dessins®, the “comics concert” initiated by Angoulême International Comics Festival, will be presented by the Hong Kong Arts Centre as one of the featured programs for its 35th anniversary celebration. Two distinguished Hong Kong comics artists, Siuhak and … Continue reading

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11 March – Sleeping Beauty, Bothanica, Hand Stories and more…

This week the focus is on the young and the young at heart. In a faraway kingdom long ago, the evil fairy Carabosse casts a spell on the realm’s beloved Princess Aurora, cursing her to die on her 16th birthday. … Continue reading

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4 March – Chinglish, Grandslam, Art, Fantasies and Crises, Eros and the Sixties and more…

Living in Hong Kong who has not experienced misunderstanding when one word means something completely different when translated into another language? Check out Chinglish, a comedy by David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) in which an American businessman looking to score … Continue reading

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25 February – Community Oral History Theatre Project, Footprints in Time, Live Vibe Hong Kong and more…

Nostalgia for the old starts this week off. The elderly in older districts of Hong Kong have a collective memory of personal experiences that sketches the history of Hong Kong. This project the “Community Oral History Theatre Project” gathers these … Continue reading

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18 February – Hon Chi-fun Guided Tour, Cantonese Saloon Music, American Ballet Theatre and more…

If you want to know more about the work of local contemporary artist Hon Chi-fun, do stop by the University Museum and Art Gallery at Hong Kong University on 24 January. Local artist and art educator Choi Yan-chi will conduct … Continue reading

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28 January – The Sound of Art, Cinderella, Flamenco, Imminent Domain, Chicago Symphony and more…

What does art sound like? Ever wondered? Well this experience is perfect for you. “Sound of Art” is a free afternoon concert in the lobby of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Hosted by the Friends of the Hong Kong … Continue reading

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7 January – Shik Shak Shok, Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival, Arts Festival PLUS, KidsFest 2013 and more…

Are you ready for some different to start the new year? High energy, exotic? How about Bellydance, Tribal Fusion, Bollywood, Tango Fusion, Jazz, Hawaiian, Yoga Demo, Live Musicians and more? That’s what’s in store for you at the Shik Shak … Continue reading

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24 December – Detention, Harlem Gospel Choir, Viennese New Year and more…

Detention a non-verbal physical comedy featuring martial arts, acrobatics, Chinese opera movement and percussion, directed by Tang Shu-wing is back! Called ‘High Class!’ with 4 stars out of 5 by the Scotsman at their recent run at the Edinburgh Festival … Continue reading

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