Past Events
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The Craft of Cantonese Musical: Composition and Lyrics
07.01.2021 to 21.01.2021
In this talk series, musicologist Hedy Law explores elements of Cantonese musicals through the work of influential local musical theatre composer/lyricist duo Leon Ko and Chris Shum
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On & On Theatre Workshop – Waking Dreams in 1984
09.01.2021 to 11.01.2021
This new adaptation of Chan Ping-chiu’s acclaimed tale of identity and idealism features original cast member Leung Tin-chak plus Lau Chun-him and Cecilia Choi in the lead roles. Named Best Play at the 2016 Hong Kong Drama Awards
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09.01.2021
In this talk, Prof Li looks at Cantonese opera in the social context of modern Hong Kong, and examines how elements of Western modern music, literature and film culture have been adapted for use in this traditional performing art form
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How to Innovate a Traditional Art Form
06.01.2021
In this online lecture, superstar countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo discuss how he help move a traditional art form (opera) into uncharted territory
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23.12.2020 to 30.12.2020
This Christmas, CCDC partners with Freespace to bring over specially curated online dance events. Social Distancing Theatre Joyeux Noël is a self-choreographed solo dance piece by the resident artist Noel Pong. Director Designate Yuri Ng also curates the free live streaming event The Pandora Studio, which enables the public to view artists’ rehearsals
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CCDC in Residence 2020 ── The Pandora Studio
23.12.2020 to 30.12.2020
As part of the second year of the three-year CCDC in Residence programme, CCDC’s Artistic Director Designate Yuri Ng curates a free live-streaming event enabling the public to view Hong Kong dance artists rehearsing at a studio
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28.12.2020
Co-presented by the Xiqu Centre and the CUHK’s Centre of for Chinese Music Studies, the public forum Xiqu Dialogues II, featuring Naomi CHUNG, LI Siu-leung and Frederick LAU, discusses the perspectives on experimental Chinese opera in Hong Kong
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CCDC in Residence 2020 ── Social Distancing Theatre “Joyeux Noël”
25.12.2020
A self-choreographed solo dance piece by CCDC resident artist Noel Pong. There will be two specially curated online live performances, which bring us completely different audience experiences
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19.12.2020 to 20.12.2020
Join internationally acclaimed DJ Kid Koala for this one-hour, family-friendly event. While Kid Koala plays a live DJ set via Zoom, let your creativity run wild as you build your own robot suit, then put it on and hit the dance floor
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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”
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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
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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
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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
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