Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (English)

22.01.2019 to 16.06.2019, 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

Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Cantonese)

22.01.2019 to 30.06.2019, 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

Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Mandarin)

24.01.2019 to 29.06.2019, 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

Tea House Theatre Experience

03.04.2019 to 25.08.2019, 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

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

M+ / Design Trust Research Fellowship

The M+ / Design Trust Research Fellowship programme supports original research projects investigating issues relating to design and architecture in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia through a transnational lens

Shanghai Pingtan Troupe "Gao Bowen performs Blossoms"

23.05.2019 to 02.06.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This four-part adaptation of an award-winning novel brings to life an intricate tale and showcases the unique charm of the narrative Pingtan tradition. Each part is performed on consecutive evenings, with two complete four-night runs over the programme period

The Hidden Pulse at Vivid LIVE 2019

29.05.2019 to 02.06.2019, Sydney Opera House, Australia

From 29 May to 2 June, M+ and the Sydney Opera House co-present The Hidden Pulse as part of Vivid LIVE. This is a five-day programme of artists’ videos and films that explores the capacity of music and performance

OUHK 30th Anniversary Cantonese Opera Concert on ''Dream of the Red Chamber''

01.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

The programme “Cantonese Opera Concert on Dream of the Red Chamber” will feature a combination of dance performance, expert dialogue as well as excerpts of Cantonese opera, bringing the audience to revisit the enchanting and unforgettable love story between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu

Legend of Goddess Luo

02.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This cantonese opera performance is presented by Shan Opera. Full description is available in Chinese only

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

05.06.2019 to 06.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

05.06.2019 - Princess Chang Ping and Cantonese Opera Excerpt Performances 06.06.2019 - Fan Li Xian Xi Shi and Cantonese Opera Excerpt Performances

Five Artists: Sites Encountered

07.06.2019 to 20.10.2019, M+ Pavilion, Art Park, West Kowloon Cultural District

Five Artists: Sites Encountered brings together an international group of artists whose varied approaches offer ways to rethink ideas of site and place

Peking Opera Masters North and South: China National Peking Opera Company and Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company

13.06.2019 to 19.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

For the opening programme of the 10th Chinese Opera Festival, the China National Peking Opera Company and the Shanghai Jingju Theatre Company showcase the best of China’s Peking opera talents and the outstanding artistry of the northern and southern masters of China’s national art form

From a True Story – Christian Rizzo

14.06.2019 to 15.06.2019, The Box, Freespace

Incorporating eight male dancers and two live drummers, French choreographer Christian Rizzo’s acclaimed dance work From a True Story blends folkloric gesture and contemporary movement with repetitive tribal rhythms, creating a work that strikes at the core of human experience. Hong Kong debut

Two Decades Revelling in Cantonese Opera Golden Oldies

25.06.2019

This cantonese opera performance is presented by Tak Yee Cantonese Opera Association

Zeng Hui Concert of Cantonese Operatic Songs

26.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Famous actor Zeng Hui, Lung Koontin, Li Qiuyuan, He Huazhan, Chen Lingyu, Sima Xiang, sang 7 classic Cantonese operatic songs, and Mr. Law kaying to be the program master. The Super Mid-West Mixed Orchestra, composed of 60 orchestral and folk music musicians, is responsible for the accompaniment

Guo Feng Nu Performance Art

27.06.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This performance is presented by Guo Feng Nu Arts Association. Full description is available in Chinese only

Guangdong Quadrangle – Four Folk Music Types in Concert

04.07.2019 to 07.07.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Showcasing four traditional musical art forms indigenous to Guangdong – Dabayin (festival music), Shuochang (narrative singing) Cantonese music, and Cantonese operatic songs in the classic singing style – this combined programme highlights the unique attraction of these folk art forms and the talent of a number of renowned local artists

Cantonese Opera Performance

06.07.2019 to 08.07.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This cantonese opera performance is presented by JV Entertainment Productions Ltd

A Dream of Red Mansions

13.07.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This performance is presented by Echo Cantonese Opera Association. Full description is available in Chinese only

Cantonese Opera Excerpts

14.07.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This performance is presented by Echo Cantonese Opera Association. Full description is available in Chinese only

Jiangsu Kunqu Opera Theatre

19.07.2019 to 21.07.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Featuring an award-winning and renowned veteran cast, this series of performances by the Jiangsu Kunqu Opera Theatre highlights the elegant charms of Nankun (Kunqu of the Southern school) with a full rendition of The Mistake Caused by a Kite and two classic excerpt programmes showcasing the broad emotional range of the genre

Cantonese Opera Concert

23.07.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This performance is presented by Tang Fung Cantonese Opear Society. Full description is available in Chinese only

The Fragrance of Chrysanthemums and Orchids – A Close Encounter of Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera: Jingkun Theatre and Shandong Peking Opera Theatre

02.08.2019 to 04.08.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre

Staged in the intimate setting of the Xiqu Centre Tea House Theatre, the three performances in this mixed programme offer audiences a unique experience of two of the most prominent xiqu genres – Peking opera and Kunqu

Concert Of Cantonese Operatic Song

06.08.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre

This performance is presented by International Association of Cantonese Operatic Song. Full description is available in Chinese Only

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