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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Five Artists: Sites Encountered
07.06.2019 to 20.10.2019, M+ Pavilion, Art Park
Five Artists: Sites Encountered brings together an international group of artists whose varied approaches offer ways to rethink ideas of site and place
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The Heartless Men of Cantonese Opera
25.06.2019 to 23.07.2019, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
In this series of two talks, theatre practitioner and critic Dr Cheung Ping-kuen examines the psychological and emotional journeys of some of Cantonese opera’s iconic “heartless men”, looking at the motivation behind their behaviour, and exploring the relevance of these characters for modern day audiences
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Chinese Culture Talk Series III
26.06.2019 to 31.07.2019, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
Throughout history, tea and incense have played an important part in traditional Chinese culture. This series of talks looks at the historic and contemporary cultural uses of incense and tea, and explores their aesthetic and ritual significance
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What is Stage: Space as Poetry
01.07.2019 to 27.09.2019, The Box & The Room, Freespace
This September, renowned German stage and costume designer Anna Viebrock joins us for a public seminar and five-day artist workshop on how stage design goes beyond space. In preparation for the workshop, Edward Lam introduces Viebrock’s work with a public talk and series of professional screenings exploring the aesthetics of some of her most important opera and stage productions
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Park Tour and Workshop (July 2019)
06.07.2019 to 20.07.2019, 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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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (English)
16.07.2019 to 22.08.2019, 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)
16.07.2019 to 24.08.2019, 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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Tea House Theatre Experience
17.07.2019 to 29.09.2019, 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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Mini Flower Plaque Workshop
20.07.2019, Studio, Xiqu Centre
Learn about the history and art of one of Hong Kong’s intangible cultural heritage crafts and create your own mini flower plaque in a two-hour artist-led workshop
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Make Your Own Xiqu-inspired Badge Holder
21.07.2019, Atrium, Xiqu Centre
Decorate a badge holder with a fun image of one of the four main roles in Chinese traditional theatre – male, female, painted face and comic – and learn fun facts about this traditional performing art at the same time
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Mandarin)
22.07.2019 to 15.08.2019, 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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Hong Kong Repertory Theatre – A Dream Like a Dream
27.07.2019 to 08.09.2019, The Box, Freespace
Conceived by acclaimed theatre director Stan Lai, A Dream Like a Dream is one of the most talked about Chinese-language theatrical innovations. With an eight-hour duration, four-sided stage and revolving seating design, the play presents a dreamlike journey through a life
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Love or Hate: Dowager Xiao-Zhuang and Dorgon
01.08.2019, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
To accompany GuoGuang Opera Company’s production of Dowager Xiao-Zhuang and Dorgon, lead cast members – Wei Hai-min (Dowager Xiao-Zhuang) and Tang Wen-hwua (Dorgan) – join us for a pre-performance discussion and sharing session about their work and the relationship between their characters
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Screening: Teachers and Students
02.08.2019 to 16.08.2019, The Room, Freespace
Co-curated by Edward Lam, this screening series features seven international films on teachers, students and education. Looking at the role of schooling beyond transmission of knowledge, it presents a range of perspectives on how our minds and hearts are shaped during our formative years
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Cantonese Opera and Kunqu: Major Works
03.08.2019, Seminar Hall & Studio, Xiqu Centre
In this talk, Chinese opera scholar Chan Chun-miu uses audio and video demonstrations to illustrate and compare the literary styles of a selection of Kunqu and Cantonese opera works with similar themes
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Screening: Edward Lam Dance Theatre – Four Works
03.08.2019 to 04.08.2019, The Room, Freespace
Edward Lam Dance Theatre showcases four of the company’s original stage works written between 1997, the year of the handover, and 2000, the year of extensive educational reforms in Hong Kong – two events that had a major impact on the dreams and aspirations of the young people of Hong Kong
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Work-in-progress: Every Time You Walk into Our Class
06.08.2019 to 18.08.2019, The Room, Freespace
This August, Edward Lam Dance Theatre presents their first work-in-progress series in which Taiwanese actor Shih Yi-hsiu and a small audience of 60 people interact to shape both content and performance. Blending workshop and presentation, Shih Yi-hsiu revisits the role of teacher, this time with the audience as his students
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The Legend of Mulan
11.08.2019 to 24.08.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Fung Cheung Hung Troupe’s production of the familiar classic The Legend of Mulan blends traditional Confucian concepts with contemporary dramatic elements. Opening with a war between good and evil that is resolved by Mulan’s love for her country, the story conveys an important message of world peace
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GuoGuang Opera Company “Dowager Xiao-Zhuang and Dorgon”
30.08.2019 to 31.08.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Based on Qing dynasty folklore, GuoGuang Opera Company’s royal tragedy explores the depths of the human condition and reflects the new aesthetics of Peking opera in Taiwan
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Music and Cantonese Opera Concert by Huang Ziliang
02.09.2019 to 03.09.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This performance is presented by Ngao Cheong Cantonese Opera Club
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Showcase of Classic Cantonese Opera Excerpts
06.09.2019 to 07.09.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Over two evenings, celebrated Cantonese opera troupes from Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong and Macau stage a selection of classic excerpts from their distinctive repertoires
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Seminar: The Innovation and Conservation of Cantonese Opera
07.09.2019, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre
This seminar invites industry heavyweights from Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau to exchange experience and insights on the future of Cantonese opera
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Back to the Golden Age: An Evening of Spirited Cantonese Music
08.09.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Under the artistic direction of Sammi Yu, this concert presents a selection of iconic works of spirited Cantonese music – a style rooted in Cantonese opera, traditional tunes, and with influences from western jazz – that flourished in the first half of the last century
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Passing Down the Legacy: Cantonese Opera Showcase
15.09.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
In this special tribute showcase, stage veterans and emerging talent perform side by side in two Southern School classics known for their spectacular action sequences, Wu Song and The Hero’s Blood on Mount Pipa
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Kunqu: Gu Yanwu
21.09.2019 to 22.09.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Full description is available in Chinese only
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Boomabliss 31st Anniversary Presentations
26.09.2019 to 03.10.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Established in 1988 by Dr. Law Ka-ying and Dr. Liza Wang, Boomabliss Cantonese Opera Troupe celebrates our 31st anniversary and we are proud to present a series of Cantonese opera. Main cast includes Law Ka-ying, Liza Wang, Leung Siu-ming, Chan Wing-yi, Yau Sing-po, Liu Kwok-sum, Sun Kim-long and Wan Yuk-yu
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Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe
27.09.2019 to 28.09.2019, Xiqu Centre Studio 1
Adapted from Eugène Ionesco’s 1952 play Les Chaises, this experimental Kunqu production blends Chinese traditional theatre with Theatre of the Absurd in a reflection on the meaning of life, love and loneliness
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Experimental Cantonese Opera “Farewell My Concubine” (New Adaptation) by Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District
01.10.2019 to 12.10.2019, Xiqu Centre Studio 1
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”
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Edward Lam Dance Theatre – Art School Musical
03.10.2019 to 13.10.2019, The Box, Freespace
This October, Art School Musical returns to Hong Kong for a fourth restaging adapted for The Box at Freespace. Featuring 18 original songs, and a cast from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, the plot centres around three young students and their struggle to find meaning in love, art and life
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Experimental Yue Opera “Destiny of Rebirth” by the Shanghai Yue Opera Group
18.10.2019 to 19.10.2019, Xiqu Centre Studio 1
Based on a romantic lyrical poem from the 1700s, this experimental Yue opera looks at female identity in the modern world, blurring the boundaries between men and women, and performers and audience, in a fully immersive encounter
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Freespace Jazz Fest
09.11.2019 to 10.11.2019, Freespace & Art Park
This November, Freespace Jazz Fest brings together a stellar line-up of local and international jazz and world music artists for a full weekend of indoor and outdoor performances. The diverse programme also includes jazz-infused performances around the Art Park by our partner Hong Kong Ballet
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CCDC in Residence
13.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, Freespace & Art Park
This November, to mark the start of our new three-year CCDC in Residence programme, Freespace partners with CCDC to present Re-Mark and Almost 55 – two major dance performances in this year’s City Contemporary Dance Festival
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"Li Yaxian" and A Master Selection of Sichuan Opera Excerpts by Chongqing Chuanju Theatre
15.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Three-time Plum Blossom Award winner Shen Tiemei leads the Chongqing Chuanju Theatre in a full-length production of Li Yaxian and a master selection of excerpts showcasing some of the distinct characteristics of Sichuan opera
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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 100 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
