Hong Kong Young Architects & Designers Competition 2017

To inspire innovation and help nurture new architectural and design talent in Hong Kong, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority has launched the Hong Kong Young Architects & Designers Competition – a new competition to design an iconic Temporary Pavilion in the West Kowloon Nursery Park

Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief

13.05.2017 to 26.11.2017, Venice, Italy

As part of the 57th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2017, M+ and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council present the collateral event, Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief. The M+ curatorial team consists of Guest Curator, Ying Kwok, with M+ Deputy Director and Chief Curator Doryun Chong as Consulting Curator

Constructing Culture - Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District

27.05.2017 to 31.08.2017, Aedes Architecture Forum, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin

Taking place at Aedes, the international architecture forum in Berlin, this exhibition provides an overview of the West Kowloon Cultural District project, focusing in particular on the architecture of the key buildings within the context of a the wider district with its strong focus on public space and according to the design principles laid out in the Cultural District's development plan

What Is Stage: Dynamics of Seeing

The language of the stage is more than just the script and plot. The structure of a theatrical space, the props and set design, the costumes and lighting, all add to the theatrical imagery, transcending the text and creating a rich aesthetic experience for the audience

Cultural Hong Kong – an exhibition about West Kowloon Cultural District

20.06.2017 to 30.11.2017, City Gallery, Central

Cultural Hong Kong, the first detailed exhibition on the West Kowloon since the public engagement exercise in 2011, presents architectural models of M+, the Xiqu Centre, the Lyric Theatre Complex and the proposed Palace Museum, a Virtual Reality tour of the Xiqu Centre, an interactive guide to the district’s infrastructure, accessibility and connectivity, as well as information on cultural programmes

Canton Express

23.06.2017 to 10.09.2017, M+ Pavilion, West Kowloon Cultural District

Canton Express is the new iteration of the Canton Express project that was part of the exhibition Zone of Urgency curated by Hou Hanru for the 2003 Venice Biennale

One of Two Stories, or Both (Field Bagatelles)
A radio composition in five episodes, and a sound installation

30.06.2017 to 30.10.2017

Fresh from representing Hong Kong at the Venice Biennale, Hong Kong artist Samson Young premieres a major new work at the 2017 Manchester International Festival, MIF17, in the UK

The Foundations of Performance

To help provide artists with a contemplative space in which to explore the essence of creation, we are launching “The Foundations of Performance”─ a series of workshops and conversations designed to bring together artists from different fields to exchange experience and inspiration

Experimental Cantonese Opera “Farewell My Concubine” (New Adaptation)

06.09.2017 to 07.09.2017

Blending traditional Cantonese opera techniques with contemporary stage and lighting design, this groundbreaking production reinterprets the legendary story of the downfall of Xiang Yu, the self-proclaimed “Overlord of Western Chu”

Experimental Chinese Opera Series

06.09.2017 to 13.09.2017, HKRep Black Box

The aim of the West Kowloon Xiqu Centre is to preserve and develop Cantonese opera and other forms of Chinese opera by providing emerging actors with training and performing opportunities and nurturing local talent

Between Past and Future: Art of the Pearl River Delta

07.09.2017, Miller Theater, Asia Society Hong Kong Center

This edition of M+ Matters will survey the circumstances and evolution of curatorial strategies and art research in the region from the late 1990s to the present

Liyuan Opera “Zhu Wen” (The Only Extant Version)

09.09.2017

Scholar Zhu Wen takes a room at an inn and meets a young woman calling herself Yi Li Jin (A Grain of Gold). she tells Zhu that she is the daughter of the innkeeper and presents him with an embroidered purse full of coins as a pledge that they will become husband and wife……

Freespace Happening (9 - 10.9.2017)

09.09.2017 to 10.09.2017, Nursery Park, West Kowloon Cultural District

Freespace Happening is back for a fun, musical season launch at the Nursery Park on 9 and 10 September, with two full days of outdoor activities perfect for everyone!Nursery Park

Freespace Mixtape

During Freespace Happening 2016-17, we initiated a series of cross-genre music collaborations with the aim of inspiring musicians to experiment with new composition and arrangement. Six of the participating music groups – Vincy Chan & the Prototyke Lab, Karmen Cheung x Alain Chiu, Teriver x Jan Curious, In One Stroke feat. Han Mei, Mike Orange & The Universe Travellers, and Jonathan Yang – have recorded special studio mixes for a limited-edition cassette tape, the Freespace Mixtape Vol. 1

Experimental Huaiju Theatre “Kong Yiji” (New Adaptation)

10.09.2017

Kong Yiji reimagines Lu Xun’s classic short story of the same name. Describing the misfortunes that befall the poor, pedantic scholar Kong Yiji when the civil service system he aspires to enter suddenly undergoes changes, the story is often described as reflecting the societal shifts of the late Qing dynasty

WE Dance – Welcomes everyone to dance

10.09.2017 to 11.02.2018, Nursery Park, West Kowloon Cultural District

Taking place every second Sunday of the month at Freespace Happening, WE Dance is an exciting participatory dance programme that invites you to join fun dance activities in a natural outdoor environment – relaxing both your body and your mind!Nursery Park

Peking Opera and Kunqu Fusion “Chun Shuidu” (New Adaptation)

12.09.2017 to 13.09.2017

An adaptation of the familiar story Legend of the White Snake, Chun Shuidu is an intimate production that takes an unusual perspective, focusing solely on the meeting between Monk Fahai and Xu Xian

Road to Ultra Hong Kong 2017

16.09.2017, Nursery Park, West Kowloon Cultural District

On 16 September, Road to Ultra – the No.1 global electronic dance music festival – returns to Hong Kong and the Nursery Park!Nursery Park

Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium
Organised by M+ with the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University; and the Faculty of Architecture, the University of Hong Kong

Rethinking Pei: A Centenary Symposium seeks to reexamine Pei in the context of the architect’s 100th birthday year as two linked conferences organised by M+, with, respectively, the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University and the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong

Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2017

01.11.2017 to 05.11.2017, Reykjavik, Iceland

This November, Hong Kong’s independent music scene makes its debut appearance at the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2017, with local bands ANWIYCTI (A New World if You Can Take It) and GDJYB invited to take part as the city’s first representatives

M+ Rover 2017-18

M+ Rover is a major school outreach programme first organised by M+ in 2016. The customised trailer is a travelling creative studio and exhibition space that tours to local secondary schools and community spaces