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Kidults Will Match Against The Traditional Art-world Elites—Matt Chung, A Successful Art Dealer For Kidults(傑斗) In Hong Kong
30-04-21 I pray there can be a term called ‘old-dult’, referring to the senior who are young at heart. I will sign up for this group. The prevalent description of a young person nowadays is ‘kidult’. A kidult is a young man or woman who lavishes on things meant for kids such as toys and…
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Most People Are Good At One Thing Or Another, But The Multi-talented Star Simon Yam Takes It All—Acting & Photography
12-03-21 Photography refers to creating a photograph—now, including an ‘instagram’ as well. Whatever it may be—it is always an image produced by the action of light on a light-sensitive material or device, with or without colour, but the only colour which remains is our memory. Without the memory of a photograph, we would not be…
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Art Tech Theatre—Open Hong Kong Up To A New World? Scholar Expert YUEN Cheuk Wa Elucidated
24-12-20 In 2020, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong said, “The application of technology has extended the horizon of creativity in arts and brought new opportunities for the arts and creative industries. Leveraging the bold and innovative spirit of local artists and the active support of the Government, Art Tech will flourish and thrive in…
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The Mystery Of An Old French Mansion ‘V54’ Owned By Ms Angela Leong In Happy Valley Is The Source Of Good Art For Dennis Chung And Ka Hang LAM
21-01-21 Gladys Knight & The Pips sang: “Why does it always seem the past is better The winters were warmer We look back and think The grass was greener The skies were bluer The smiles were brighter… And if we had the chance to do it all again Tell me Would we? Could we?” But,…
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When A Legend Is Gone, Stories Stay—Music Leader Eddie Chiu Reveals The Myth Of The Godfather Of Hong Kong Pop: Roman Tam
15-12-20 Cantonese Opera dominated the music scene of Hong Kong in the 50s. In the 60s, ‘Cantonese film songs’ sung by popular movie stars replaced the trend, but these pieces were usually old-style and insipid. The glorious days of modern Hong Kong Pop took place in the 1970s when some upbeat and contemporary singers made…
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“International-mindedness Is Central To The Cultural Attributes Of Hong Kong”： Wan Pin Chu Who Scored Music For A Chinese Film Nezha Which Earned 700 Million USD!
7-12-2020 In 2020, China’s population is over 1.4 billion. In 2019, a film composer and Erhu(二胡)music player Wan Pin CHU(朱芸編) in Hong Kong, about 28 years old, scored music for an epic animated film Nezha(哪吒之魔童降世)which had an incredible gross box office over 700 million USD in China. When things impossible in Hong Kong are possible…
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6 Common Mistakes That Actors Make In Hong Kong: Shek Sau (石修)’s Tips For Acting Naturally On Camera
25-11-20 Anthony Hopkins said, “The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them more, what you show them in fact is bad acting.” Dylan Bruce remarked, “I think sometimes soap acting gets an unfair label for being bad… you learned from it what worked and didn’t work, what was bad acting and…
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Growing Musicals In Hong Kong Never Shrink Back To Its Old Dimensions——The 9 Kinds Of Musicals in Hong Kong
19-10-20 My art memories are often evening moments and weekend encounters with musicals. Happiness radiated like fragrance when I saw friends between backstage and stage. Together, they formed the scrapbook of my life. When I was thirty years of age and uncritical, I loved western musicals and overrated their standards as being ‘godishly’ high. After…
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Raymond Young: Sweets And Bitters Of Being A Singer, As Contrasted With His Former High-level Official Role
05-10-20 If we can inspire ourselves to dream more, learn more, try more and become more, we will be an inspiration for other people. Many in Hong Kong are enjoying their uncritical satisfaction with the present ‘achievements’. Pride, if not arrogance, is often a bad companion of unrealistic perception. Complacency is vermin, more to be…
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Eason Chan Sings To Promote Mental Well Being. My Personal Sharing Too: Shall We Talk?
02-10-20 Mental health is about how we, driven by our brain, act and react cognitively, behaviourally and emotionally. In other words, it affects how we think, feel and behave in our daily life. Every day, most of us stay fit and normal: we can sleep, wake up, work, talk to friends, recognize our family members…