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Repositioning Hong Kong Coliseum (紅館) And Creating New Energy For The Pop Music Industry Of Hong Kong. The Fascinating History Of Performing Venues in Hong Kong
The relationship between performances such as dramas and concerts is symbiotic: the physical space like a theatre, concert hall or stadium facilities how a piece of work is created, experienced and appreciated. The first formal and professional performing venue in Hong Kong is Hong Kong City Hall (香港大會堂) in Central which was officially opened in…
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A Thought-provoking Movie “The Drama” (戲劇性婚禮)：Can Preconceived Fear Destruct A Wedding At the Last Minute?
Marriage can be a spur-of-the-moment act. Had it not been for the impulse, many people might have remained single. After 35, people are likely hesitant to marry because they have settled lifestyles and thoughts. They may be more unwilling to compromise or change their established routines. Fear of marriage, also termed gamophobia, is often due…
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When A Musical Is Not So “Musical”, Let Alone An Art-Tech Show: HighLights — The Memories of Charles Kao (一束光—高錕的記憶)
Trees, when they just grow together, do not form a “jungle”. A jungle should have different layers of vegetation like the emergent layer, canopy, understory, and forest floor. Each layer has a unique set of plants which mean a totality of the conditions such as sunlight and humidity. Likewise, when drama (through a sequence of…
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After The Great Responses To Tuesdays with Morrie (By Dominic Cheung (張可堅), Alex Fong (方力申) And Me) In Hong Kong: The 7 Alert Points As My Experience Summary
28-11-23 Actor Paul Engle said, “We cannot move mountains. Let us make light.” I did it! I produced a play called Tuesdays with Morrie with director Dominic Cheung and actor Alex Fong! Yesterday’s successful 12 shows are my today’s memory. Good comments reverberated in Hong Kong. Today is tomorrow’s dream. I am still recuperating and…
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Busy Making A Great Book Alive As A Great Play For You：Why Will Dominic, Alex And I Re-do ‘Tuesdays With Morrie’ In APA, 3rd to 12th Nov 23? Come!
Replays of captivating drama are wonderful because they must have something good to share again. One can securely look for something different from the past versions. The play Tuesdays with Morrie (相約星期二) produced by me and to be presented in November (3rd Friday to 12th Sunday Nov 2023 in Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts香港演藝學院)…
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OPINIONS FROM A YOUNG THEATRE PRACTITIONER ANGUS CHAN—HOW HONG KONG CAN TAKE DRAMA MORE SERIOUSLY
02-02-20 Opinion is a confession of character. Some listen too much to opinions and forget who they are. Some, while expressing an opinion, also live up to their own views and thus drive themselves to be a better person. I enjoy opinions. Most may not be inspiring but they do stimulate, getting me to think…
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The wonderful mini-scale Play Reading by Fiesta Space
27-1-19 I went to watch “Play Reading” produced by a youth group Fiesta Space. The work is called Paid Moaning, a sad comedy about 4 unpopular gigolos with a poor boss and few bad customers. It is an amazing experiment: 6 actors just sat in front of 20s audience. They acted while reading the script:…
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Hong Kong Play《Principle》: Why social conflicts became our daily bread?
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, the biggest performing group in Hong Kong, presented a play called《Principle》. It is the best drama that I have recently seen. The story is about the headmaster of a school regulating that no student shall play in the playground without wearing sports uniform and shoes, as her “principle” is for their…