Cypher

11.10.2020 to 13.12.2020, Freepace

A three-month encounter of live and online dance and movement events, featuring a new online performance and VR video from Hong Kong Dance Company, a showcase of works by choreographer and multidisciplinary artist Hiroaki Umeda, and an original cross-genre performance directed by Kenny Leung and co-curated with Freespace that blends battle and theatrical performance

Freespace Mural

Freespace commissioned graphic designer Calvin Ho@AtomicAttack to create the first mural on our exterior wall, celebrating the union of movement, music, and creatures of all kinds. You are welcome to witness the creative process of the work online or onsite

Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera

01.12.2020 to 08.12.2020

Please note that Cantonese Musical Notation and Tuning Systems on 8 December 2020 (Tuesday) will now take place online and not in the Xiqu Centre. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk soon

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung

28.11.2020 to 06.12.2020, The Studio, Freespace

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung due to take place from 5 to 6 December 2020 (Saturday–Sunday) has been cancelled. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022

Sound Bath with Shane Aspegren

27.11.2020 to 29.11.2020, The Room, Freespace

Using singing bowls, gongs and custom-made amplified instruments, multidisciplinary artist and Holistic Sound practitioner Aspegren leads you through an immersive and meditative sonic experience exploring the therapeutic effects of sound and vibration on the human mind and body

The Power of Objects: New Ways of Engaging Students in Museums

28.11.2020

This free online class will equip you with effective teaching tools and innovative object-based learning methods that can be applied in a wide variety of educational settings, from the museum and classroom to online platforms and home

Wikipedia Asian Month 2020: Edit-a-thon on Exhibition Histories

28.11.2020, 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

Surreality • Live Vicky Fung 2020

27.11.2020, The Box, Freespace

In Surreality • Live, Vicky Fung will take us on a subconscious journey, travelling through lust and fear and immersing us in our constantly changing emotions, while experiencing light and dark. Push open the door to the space between reality and consciousness, discover the distance of the nuances among reality, imagination and surreality

Giant Steps – Jazz Rhythms for Kids

14.11.2020 to 22.11.2020, The Room, Freespace

In this 90-minute workshop, young participants work with local musicians to learn about simple jazz rhythms and improvisation through rhythm clapping, movement games and dance, and join an impromptu finale performance with tap dancers and the band

“The Detective House of Agatha Christie” Series: Verdict

12.11.2020 to 22.11.2020, The Box, Freespace

“The Detective House of Agatha Christie” Series: Verdict is presented by Theatre Space Foundation Limited on 13-22 November 2020

M+ Matters and M+ International: Archigram Cities

04.11.2020 to 21.11.2020

In collaboration with the Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong and the Power Station of Art in Shanghai, ‘Archigram Cities’ is a series of online and offline events in November 2020, introducing Archigram’s work to new audiences

Lau Bak Livehouse

Freespace

Lau Bak Livehouse at Freespace is a small bar and performance space presenting regular showcases of music from Hong Kong and around the world, and a great selection of food and drinks

Freespace Jazz Fest: Angelita Li Sings Billie Holiday – Feat. Patrick Lui Jazz Orchestra

07.11.2020 to 08.11.2020, The Box, Freespace

Veteran singer Angelita Li teams up with award-winning musician Patrick Lui and his orchestra in a tribute to the legacy of iconic jazz legend Billie Holiday, with performances of classic Holiday songs and images and stories from her life

Freespace Jazz Fest

06.11.2020 to 08.11.2020, Freespace and Art Park

This November, Freespace Jazz Fest returns to West Kowloon with a programme of music and art events celebrating the innovation and diversity of one of the world’s most popular forms of music

Freespace Jazz Fest: Ted Lo and Eugene Pao

07.11.2020, The Box, Freespace

Freespace celebrates two of Hong Kong’s finest jazz musicians in a one-night-only master performance of fusion, classics and original compositions – with Pao and Lo joined by a line-up of top local artists

Freespace Jazz Fest - Jazz Imaginarium

06.11.2020, The Box, Freespace

In this multi-sensory collaborative event, jazz musicians and media artists merge improvised and recorded music and digital imagery to create an immersive meditative experience

Using Confucian Texts and Ancient Classics in Cantonese Opera

27.10.2020 to 03.11.2020

The talk Using the Records of the Grand Historian in a Cantonese Opera on 3 November (Tuesday) will now take place online and not in the Xiqu Centre. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk soon

Traditional Music Notation in Kunqu and Cantonese Opera

14.01.2020 to 28.10.2020, Seminar Hall, Xiqu Centre and live-streaming

Talk 2 Literati Manuscripts due to take place on 28 October (Wednesday) has been cancelled

HKDC in Residence 2020: Convergence

18.10.2020 to 24.10.2020

Presented as an online screening, Convergence is the culminating work of an inter-disciplinary study on Chinese martial arts and dance that captures the transient state between stillness and exuberance and offers new perspectives on dance, movement and the fluidity of expression

The Evolution of Jazz

08.09.2020 to 20.10.2020

In a series of four online talks, Henry and Roger Chung – The Chung Brothers – look at the origins and development of jazz in the US, some of the key styles and figures that have shaped its history, and the influence of jazz on music in Hong Kong

Mike Orange The Gutter Original Soundtrack LIVE IN CONCERT

16.10.2020 to 17.10.2020, The Box, Freespace

Due to the government’s latest direction under Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance, special seating arrangements will be implemented for this event. We will contact affected customers individually via Email before 12 October 2020. Ticketing enquiries: (852) 2200 0022, ticketinfo@wkcda.hk

With/out Umeda

11.10.2020 to 17.10.2020

Internationally acclaimed choreographer and multidisciplinary avant-garde artist Hiroaki Umeda joins us live from Tokyo for a specially curated online exploration of his work, featuring real-time and screened performances, talk and sharing session

From Theatre of the Absurd to Kunqu

10.10.2020, Studio, Xiqu Centre and live-streaming

The Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe discuss their acclaimed production The Chairs – a Kunqu adaptation of Eugène Ionesco’s 1952 classic absurdist play Les Chaises – a minimalist production that incorporates traditional Kunqu techniques to offer a new perspective on the absurdity and loneliness of human existence

Musical Theatre Appreciation Series

21.08.2020 to 30.09.2020

All talks of the Musical Theatre Appreciation Series due to take place on 21 August (Friday), 26 August and 30 September 2020 (Wednesday) will be held online instead from 12:30pm to 2:00pm on the same dates

2019 M+ / Design Trust Research Fellowship Public Talks

22.09.2020 to 29.09.2020

The 2019 M+ / Design Trust Research Fellows, Oliver Elser and Yasmin Tri Aryani, present their research findings in virtual public talks

How Did You Two Meet? — Online Talks

28.05.2020 to 24.09.2020

In this series, curators draw connections between uncommon pairings of works of art, design, and architecture from the M+ Collections to spark new stories. Join the conversation on Microsoft Teams and get as stimulated and agitated as we are

West Kowloon Young Fellows Scheme (Performing Arts) 2019: Awardee Sharing Session

19.09.2020

In this online session, Dorothy Ngan So-yan, 2019 awardee, talks about the practice and findings of her fellowship project “Research on Accessible Theatre in Hong Kong – Overcoming Visual Barriers”

Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play

11.09.2020 to 12.09.2020, The Box, Freespace

Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play due to take place on 11 and 12 September 2020 (Friday and Saturday) has been tentatively rescheduled to December 2021. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in September 2021

Screening: “Your Face” – Tsai Ming-liang

09.09.2020 to 10.09.2020, The Room, Freespace

Screening: “Your Face” – Tsai Ming-liang due to take place on 9 and 10 September 2020 (Wednesday and Thursday) will not be held as scheduled. Further arrangements will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk in due course

JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power - Bel Canto Singers "When Mozart Meets Da Ponte"

04.09.2020 to 05.09.2020, The Box, Freespace

JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power - Bel Canto Singers "When Mozart Meets Da Ponte" due to take place 4 and 5 September 2020 (Friday and Saturday) has been cancelled and instead will be streamed for free online on 5 September 8pm (Saturday). Please visit JCNAP's website or Facebook for further information and updates

Freespace Open House

18.07.2020 to 23.08.2020, Freespace

Freespace Open House programmes due to take place on 18-19 July, 25-26 July, 1-2 August, 8-9 August, 15-16 August and 22-23 August 2020 have been cancelled

M+ Online Hackathon—City of Objects

01.08.2020 to 15.08.2020

M+ Online Hackathon—City of Objects invites students, designers, artists, technologists, and cultural enthusiasts to embark on a journey that explores the concept of objects through different lenses—everyday life, personal and cultural identities, and virtuality

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung

25.07.2020 to 15.08.2020, The Studio, Freespace

Children's Workshop: Musical Storytelling with Uncle Hung due to take place on 25 July and 1, 8, and 15 August 2020 (Saturday) have been rescheduled. Details will be announced on www.westkowloon.hk shortly

Aerial Arts Academy Student Showcase ‘The Movie Night’

08.08.2020, The Box, Freespace

Aerial Arts Academy Student Showcase ‘The Movie Night’ due to take place 8 August 2020 (Saturday) has been rescheduled. Programme enquiries: (852) 2375 8088

West Kowloon at Hong Kong Trade Development Council Education and Careers Expo

16.07.2020 to 19.07.2020, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

West Kowloon at Hong Kong Trade Development Council Education and Careers Expo due to take place 16-19 July 2020 (Thursday—Sunday) has been cancelled

On & On Theatre Workshop – The Phenomenon of Man: REVOLVER 2021

26.06.2020 to 29.06.2020, The Box, Freespace

Part fact, part fantasy, The Phenomenon of Man: REVOLVER is a sombre, lyrical, contemplative work about collective connectivity, the here and now, the future and the universe. This newly adapted rerun consists of two experiential parts: a five-part online radio play and a theatrical performance on stage

Choreographer and Composer Lab 2020: Works-in-Development Showcase

18.06.2020, The Box, Freespace

This year, Freespace’s collaborative platform for artistic research and experimentation brings together two independent contemporary dance choreographers and three independent composers, and includes a public works-in-development showcase and sharing session

FUERZA BRUTA Look Up Hong Kong

12.05.2020 to 24.05.2020, The Box, Freespace

FUERZA BRUTA Look Up Hong Kong on 12-24 May 2020 will be rescheduled. Programme Enquiries: fuerzabruta.hk2020@gmail.com

West Kowloon Young Fellows Scheme (Performing Arts) 2020

The West Kowloon Young Fellows Scheme supports young and aspiring talents to develop arts learning, public participation, community engagement and audience building projects that expand and contribute to the performing arts ecology in Hong Kong

ON VIEW: Panorama

17.04.2020 to 19.04.2020, The Box, Freespace

ON VIEW: Panorama on 17-19 April 2020 (Friday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Art+Feminism: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon 2020

07.03.2020, Asia Art Archive A Space

Co-presented by M+ and Asia Art Archive, this Wikipedia Edit-a-thon align with the campaign Art+Feminism. It brings together participants to discuss, create, share, and improve Wikipedia articles about women artists and makers in and from Asia

Jockey Club “Once Under the Rock” Oral History Theatre Project Community Tour: Golden Hours

29.02.2020 to 01.03.2020, The Room, Freespace

Jockey Club “Once Under the Rock” Oral History Theatre Project Community Tour: Golden Hours on 29 February-1 March 2020 (Saturday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Programme Enquiries: (852) 8106 8336

M+ Hackathon—City of Objects

22.02.2020 to 23.02.2020, Eaton House

M+ Hackathon—City of Objects on 22-23 February 2020 (Saturday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Creation for Freespace: Exploring Experimental Music with Aki Onda

21.02.2020 to 22.02.2020, The Room, Freespace

Creation for Freespace: Exploring Experimental Music with Aki Onda on 21-22 February 2020 (Friday-Saturday) will be rescheduled. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Freespace Outdoors

15.02.2020 to 16.02.2020, Freespace and Art Park

Freespace Outdoors on 15-16 February 2020 (Saturday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Ballet Classics for Children: The Sleeping Beauty

08.02.2020 to 09.02.2020, The Box, Freespace

Ballet Classics for Children: The Sleeping Beauty on 8-9 February (Saturday-Sunday) has been cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022

HK Ballet in Residence 2020

06.02.2020 to 09.02.2020, The Box, Freespace

Hong Kong Cool: Ballet x Fashion on 6-8 February 2020 (Thursday-Saturday) and Ballet Classics for Children: The Sleeping Beauty on 8-9 February (Saturday-Sunday) have been cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022

Hong Kong Cool: Ballet x Fashion

06.02.2020 to 08.02.2020, The Box, Freespace

Hong Kong Cool: Ballet x Fashion on 6-8 February 2020 (Thursday-Saturday) has been cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022

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

Beyond Words

21.12.2019 to 22.12.2019, The Room, Freespace

Take centre stage in a communicative art experience that brings together hearing and hearing-impaired participants and encourages new perspectives on inclusivity. A participatory art experience created by local interdisciplinary artist Kingsley Ng and graduate students of the Hong Kong Baptist University

Freespace Little Stage Managers

14.12.2019 to 22.12.2019, Freespace, West Kowloon

This interactive role-play workshop introduces children to the behind-the-scenes world of performing arts production at Freespace. Acting as mini assistant stage managers, participants explore the Freespace venue and learn fun facts about performing arts

Boh Boh’s New Friends

14.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, The Studio, Freespace

Boh Boh's New Friends is an interactive bi-lingual performance that takes children on an intergalactic space adventure with Boh Boh the alien puppet. Dancing and singing songs in Cantonese and English, the audience accompany Boh Boh on his journey through space, and helping him make new friends

POP-UP Duets (fragments of love)

14.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, Parade Ground, Tai Kwun

POP-UP Duets (fragments of love) brings together the talents of award-winning UK choreographer Janis Claxton and four world-class dancers. The eight dynamic stand-alone duets evolve from simple everyday interactions and draw on the theme of love. Presented at the Parade Ground, Tai Kwun

Freespace Fest

13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, Freespace and Art Park, West Kowloon

Freespace Fest on 13-15 December 2019 (Friday-Sunday) will be rescheduled. Details will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course

Rimini Protokoll – 100% Hong Kong

13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, The Box, Freespace

Rimini Protokoll – 100% Hong Kong on 13 to 15 December 2019 (Friday-Sunday) has been rescheduled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022

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

Global Museums in Shifting Times

07.12.2019, JC Cube Auditorium, Tai Kwun

In this M+ Matters | Keynote, Maria Balshaw, Director of Tate, discusses the significance of these projects and the institution’s overall strategy in the context of a global sociopolitical climate that is shifting more rapidly than ever