Creation for Freespace: Dramaturgy and Beyond

Through a range of public round-table discussions, small group practicum sessions and workshops, “Dramaturgy and Beyond” will delve into the discourse in and around the practice of dramaturgy and the tools that are useful to the creation of dance and theatre within the contemporary context

Roving Exhibition on the Xiqu Centre

West Kowloon is staging a roving exhibition on the Xiqu Centre in which the general public can gain a greater understanding on the construction progress of the venue which is scheduled for opening in late 2018, as well as its pre-opening programmes

Tanzmesse 2018 - Dance in Hong Kong

With the theme “Dance in Hong Kong”, West Kowloon and HKADC are collaborating to present a delegation of Hong Kong dance artists and contemporary dance works at Tanzmesse 2018 from 29 August to 1 September 2018. Before Tanzmesse, West Kowloon has organised workshop and sharing for local dance practitioners

What Is Stage: From Text to Space

10.06.2018 to 10.08.2018

Taking the theme “From Text to Space”, this year’s programme looks at the scenographic aesthetics of Jan Pappelbaum, head of Stage Design of Schaubühne Berlin. Register now

In Search of Southeast Asia through the M+ Collections

22.06.2018 to 30.09.2018, M+ Pavilion, West Kowloon

Encompassing visual art, design and architecture, and moving image works from, and about, Southeast Asia, the exhibition highlights how M+ is developing a unique perspective on the region as a place that is defined by multiple narratives, histories, and identities

101 Dialogue on Cantonese Opera

24.06.2018, Campfire – Wong Chuk Hang

In this talk, Pui Yan will share anecdotes and challenges in her career. In addition, she will introduce the costumes and make-up styles of sheng (male role) and dan, as well as singing styles and performing techniques used in Cantonese Opera. Participants may have the invaluable opportunities of trying on costumes

Our Death Won't Hurt Anybody – Freely inspired by The Art of War by Sunzi (Part 1)

06.07.2018 to 08.07.2018, Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona

Freely inspired by ten major tactics outlined on Sunzi’s The Art of War, the work delves into the thinking behind these strategies, and reflects on their relevance to the battles we encounter with the people around us, to wars between nations, and our own internal struggles

Cantonese Opera 101 - Music

17.07.2018, H6 CONET

This talk explores the musical elements of Cantonese opera, including vocal styles used by actors playing male and female roles, “melo-rhythmic” vocal forms and programmatic tunes, and more

Envisioning the Museum in the Age of Participation

03.08.2018, Hotel Stage

The talk invites the audience to consider the roles a museum plays in society, as well as the forms of participation that can both emerge from and shape a contemporary museum of visual culture

M+ Summer Camp 2018: far out

12.08.2018 to 15.08.2018

With the theme of ‘far out’, M+ Summer camp 2018 invites practitioners in the fields of visual art, design, architecture, illustration, and moving image to inspire young people to use ordinary details as sources of creativity. Sign up now

Hong Kong International Black Box Festival

11.10.2018 to 02.11.2018

Co-presented with HKREP, the four-week festival showcases unconventional theatre forms that blur the lines between representations of fiction and reality. Each production invites the audience to become aware of our agency, allowing us to experience theatre in energising ways. Advance booking from now until 28 May 2018 at URBTIX