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17 Steps of Charity Fundraising by Event, Hong Kong Experience
19-3-19 ‘The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep―And miles to go before I sleep’ Good fellows dwell in happiness because they commit themselves to helping the unlucky ones. To no one’s surprise, the artistes in Hong Kong held numerous charitable concerts and…
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Fruit Chan’s Three Husbands: an amazing Hong Kong erotic film of social symbolism
1-4-2019 No Chinese film director has articulated the idea of sex abuses as a social and political message more amazingly than the Hong Kong talent Fruit Chan who received numerous international film nominations or awards for his artistic achievements in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Venice. Despite this, Chan’s name is rarely ever acclaimed publicly, let…
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Maestro Yan Huichang expounds the top priorities of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
12-3-2019 Maestro Yan is the National Class One Conductor of China and Artistic Director of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. His daughter is the pop singer Janice Yan. Having been with the Orchestra since 1997, he concluded 3 top priorities for the group. Every priority is to attain the end and no labour will be deemed…
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Chan Kin Bun, retired ED of Hong Kong Repertory Theatre―3 untold Leaders in the arts development of Hong Kong
3-3-19 KB (Chan Kin Bun) devoted 41 years to the arts development of Hong Kong as a prominent, capable and influential art administrator. He worked in the government from 1977 to 2001; and thereafter in the capacity of Executive Director for the biggest drama group, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre till he stepped down this year,…
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Astonishing Outdoor Cross-Media Dance Maybe Tomorrow by Chole Wong & Moon Yip
22-2-19 Pushed and rolling, a giant silver ball explored the different districts of Hong Kong with a human companion Chole Wong on the journey. The art performance is called Maybe Tomorrow: The cross-media dance, with the theme of a rolling and floating ball together with the story of a Greek mythology ‘Sisyphus’ , was presented…
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Obsession of Oscar winner Tim Yip with a mannequin ‘Lili’
Hong Kong’s international artist Tim Yip held an exhibition in HKDI Gallery titled Blue and the startlement is a mysterious doll ‘Lili’. In 2001, Tim won the Oscar award for the Best Art Direction because of the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, becoming the first Chinese to receive such an accolade. Apart from being an…
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Valentine’s Day Concert in Hong Kong by Henry Shek
17-2-19 On 14 Feb, 2019, Maestro Henry Shek and The New Philharmonia of Hong Kong presented a concert “For Those in Love”. The Finnish soprano Jutta Holmberg and Irish baritone Brendan Collins were invited to perform with their stunning voices. To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the concert offered a variety of love songs and music pieces:…
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Hong Kong old trams turned into Creative Communities
Alvin Yip launched a social innovation in Hong Kong by converting 5 trams into art, culture and creative spaces. Trams were “born” in Hong Kong in 1904. Great that they are still here on the Hong Kong island, meandering between the western end and the eastern tip. Comforted, we know they are not far away;…
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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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Yang Hao Presents the 1st “Dance -up Comedy” in Hong Kong
20-01-19 Yang Hao who danced electrifyingly in China, Hong Kong and America, presents a unique “Dance-up Comedy” in Hong Kong on 25 & 27 January 2019 at Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road. https://www.taikwun.hk/en/programme/detail/jockey-club-new-arts-power-art-walk-x-heritage-wild-is-the-grass-series/301 Yang Ho is young & energetic. He is a truly international artist: he studied in Mainland China, Hong Kong (The Hong Kong Academy for…