Lau Bak Livehouse

Lau Bak Livehouse at Freespace is a small bar and performance space presenting regular showcases of music from Hong Kong and around the world, and a great selection of food and drinks. Events live streamed on Facebook and Instagram every Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Sigg Prize 2019 exhibition

07.12.2019 to 13.04.2020, M+ Pavilion, Art Park

Six shortlisted artists selected by an international jury of the inaugural Sigg Prize, present a range of mediums, including sculpture, site-specific installation, video and performance. The work featured in this exhibition address pressing questions that resonate across contexts

Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera

14.01.2020 to 19.05.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Over three talks, Lee King-chi and Chan Chi-kong of The Gong Strikes One provide demonstrations of how to read gongche music notation and talk with experts in the field to offer insight into various aspects of this traditional notation form

Tea House Theatre Experience

27.02.2020 to 29.03.2020, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre

In light of the current situation, Tea House Theatre Experience from 30 January to 29 February has been cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852)2200 0022

Jockey Club “Once Under the Rock” Oral History Theatre Project Community Tour: Golden Hours

29.02.2020 to 01.03.2020, The Room, Freespace

Jockey Club “Once Under the Rock” Oral History Theatre Project Community Tour: Golden Hours on 29 February-1 March 2020 (Saturday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Programme Enquiries: (852) 8106 8336

Dialogue | Cantonese Opera

10.03.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Cantonese opera plays an important role in the lives of people in Hong Kong. This talk explores its transition from the use of Mandarin to the Cantonese vernacular, demonstrating vocal styles and techniques and offering a deeper understanding of the aesthetic features of the art form

Sugar Painting Workshop

21.03.2020, Studio, Xiqu Centre

Join local sugar painting master Ko Hiu-ming in a hands-on workshop to learn about the history and techniques of this traditional folk art and create three works to take home

Dance on Screen: Dance Films and Videos

28.03.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Renowned dance video director Maurice Lai shares his experience of creating works for the screen. Exploring the relationship between video and dance, he looks at what we understand by screendance, and how a work of screendance can be appreciated

Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play

03.04.2020 to 04.04.2020, The Box, Freespace

Ryuichi Sakamoto returns to Hong Kong for the first time in more than a decade with his new performance dis·play, combining music from his 2017 album async and visual compositions from long-time collaborator Shiro Takatani

Dance on Screen: Dance and Film in Transformation

07.04.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre

Dance film curator and artist Elysa Wendi shares in a talk about the possibilities of this hybrid art form and traces back to the early history of dance on screen

ON VIEW: Panorama

17.04.2020 to 19.04.2020, The Box, Freespace

Choreographer and filmmaker Sue Healey partners with dance artists from Hong Kong, Japan and Australia to present a live dance performance and dance film installation exhibition – the culminating work of a three-part cross-cultural production on portraiture, identity and the dynamics of seeing and being seen

FUERZA BRUTA Look Up Hong Kong

12.05.2020 to 24.05.2020, The Box, Freespace

FUERZA BRUTA is a dynamic and immersive theatre experience that redefines timeless storytelling, transcending the conventions and limitations of language with a multi-sensory kaleidoscope of cultural and societal themes, breathtakingly narrated through the universal prose of colour, sound and movement