Current & Forthcoming
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Shirley Tse: Stakeholders, Hong Kong in Venice
11.05.2019 to 24.11.2019, Venice, Italy
The Venice exhibition is a culmination of Tse’s career-long interest in plasticity and in the various meanings and possible interpretations of materials and things
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West Kowloon 101 Foyer Talks
05.10.2019 to 08.03.2020, 2/F Foyer, Xiqu Centre
Join our 30-min talks by experienced professional performers as they share their experience and insight on various aspects of Cantonese opera in free and informal afternoon talks every first weekend of each month
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Arts and Cultural Management: A Series of Three Talks
29.10.2019 to 26.11.2019, VTC Tower
In this series of three talks, practitioners from a range of local cultural industries share the requirements and unique functions of their areas of expertise, present case studies on successful execution of projects, and explore and compare Hong Kong’s current landscape with the international art scene
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Mandarin)
10.11.2019 to 16.11.2019, Xiqu Centre
Supplemented with multimedia elements, this 60-minute guided tour helps you explore the Xiqu Centre facilities and discover fascinating facts about our new venue, and the culture and stories behind the art of xiqu
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (English)
10.11.2019 to 23.11.2019, Xiqu Centre
Supplemented with multimedia elements, this 60-minute guided tour helps you explore the Xiqu Centre facilities and discover fascinating facts about our new venue, and the culture and stories behind the art of xiqu
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Cantonese)
12.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Cantonese) on 7 October 2019 (Monday) is cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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CCDC in Residence: VR Dance Video (13–17.11.2019)
13.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, The Studio, Freespace
Part installation, part experimental VR dance experience, this futuristic meta-fiction film by director Singing Chen and choreographer Chou Shu-yi, offers audience a unique look at the possibilities of moving image dance works
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Tea House Theatre Experience
14.11.2019 to 29.12.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Presented by our Tea House Rising Stars Troupe, this 90-minute narrated performance is specially designed to introduce new audiences to Chinese traditional theatre. To recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong’s early 20th century tea houses, audiences are also served traditional tea and dim sum during the show
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Make Your Own Chinese Knot-Inspired Coaster Set
16.11.2019, Studio, Xiqu Centre
By learning the techniques derived from the ‘double-coin’ knot, participants will be able to create a set of delicate coasters of their own
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Park Tour and Workshop (November 2019)
16.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, Art Park
Join us for an introduction to the Art Park and discover the different tree species planted in the future park of the West Kowloon Cultural District
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CCDC in Residence: Re-Mark
16.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, The Box, Freespace
A reflection on the relationship between body, space and memory, this thought-provoking new work by CCDC Resident Choreography Sang Jijia explores the landscapes of Hong Kong’s contemporary culture, the city’s collective memory, and the traces of the past that echo through the years
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Cantonese Opera Movement Workshop – Spear Sparring
17.11.2019, Atrium, Xiqu Centre
Join this 30-minute family martial arts workshop and learn some basic martial art skills with an instructor from Cha Duk Chang Children’s Cantonese Opera Association
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CCDC in Residence: Almost 55
19.11.2019 to 20.11.2019, The Box, Freespace
A heartfelt solo dance created by Taiwanese choreography Chou Shu-yi for veteran dancer Qiao Yang, resident artist with CCDC, Almost 55 is also conversation between two artists of different generations and homelands on the history of contemporary dance and notions of home and identity
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Conversations on Women, Architecture, and the City
23.11.2019, Asia Society Hong Kong Center
The discussions examine the life and work of nine women and their roles in shaping the built environment in Asia, prompting the reappraisal of criteria and methods used to assess architecture
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Wikipedia Asian Month 2019: Edit-a-thon on Exhibition Histories
23.11.2019, Asia Art Archive A Space
Co-presented by Asia Art Archive and M+, this event is part of an ongoing effort to contribute to discussions about the representation of art and visual culture in Asia on open-source knowledge platforms. It brings together participants to discuss, create, improve, and share Wikipedia articles about exhibitions in and about Asia
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Princess Chang Ping
28.11.2019 to 14.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This Cantonese opera performance is presented by JV Entertainment Productions Ltd
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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
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Rare Classics: Shanxi Opera Excerpts
11.12.2019 to 12.12.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Part of a new series featuring regional Chinese opera rarely seen in Hong Kong, these excerpt performances by specialist Shanxi troupes showcase four forms of bangzi or clapper opera – an ancient and influential genre known for its lively singing style and use of rhythmic wooden clappers
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Community Engagement at the Core: Rethinking Museums for the Twenty-First Century
13.12.2019, Hotel Stage
In this talk, Kelly McKinley explores the ways in which museums are evolving in order to remain relevant and sustainable community resources in an increasingly divided and technology-driven world
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Freespace Fest
13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, Freespace and Art Park, West Kowloon
This December, join us at Freespace and the calm, green waterfront oasis of our Art Park for a weekend of indoor and outdoor multi-genre, boundary-pushing events and activities to mark the opening of Hong Kong’s new space for bold contemporary performance
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Rimini Protokoll – 100% Hong Kong
13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, The Box, Freespace
Part theatre, part reality, 100% Hong Kong brings together 100 Hong Kong citizens live on stage. Responding to a series of questions – as performers, as people, as percentage points – they enact a series of ever-changing statistical groupings and create a thought-provoking living, breathing portrait of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Young Talent Cantonese Opera & Operatic Singing Gala
20.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
The gala celebrates the achievements of the local Cantonese opera young talents who were the winners of the Interschool Cantonese Operatic Singing Competition during the past two decades
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Company Wayne McGregor – Autobiography
10.01.2020 to 12.01.2020, The Box, Freespace
Inspired by the sequencing of McGregor’s own genome, Autobiography is performed by 10 dancers to a genre-defying soundscape by electronic musician Jlin and offers a mesmerising reflection on the fractured, multilayered nature of our lives and personal stories. Asian premiere
