Back to Art
September is here already and offers plethora of exhibitions, performances and cultural activities for everyone’s taste.
Families will be impressed by InnerGlow, the latest digital event at Tai Kwun. Music and dance lovers will enjoy Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and City Contemporary Dance Company‘s performances, while painting lovers will travel from Italian Renaissance at HKMoA to contemporary art with Kitti Narod at Tang Contemporary Art.
SELECTION OF EVENTS
SEASON OPENING: JAAP | BEETHOVEN 9
Join Music Director Jaap van Zweden in this inspirational launch of the HK Phil’s new season and enjoy one of the greatest emotional journeys with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
9 & 10 September, 8pm – Hong Kong Cultural Centre, TST
CENTRESTAGE 2022
This year’s show features more than 230 well-known and emerging brands from 15 countries and regions, and offers a trip to the metaverse, with a number of virtual reality interactive zones, seamlessly blending technology with the fashion world.
9 – 11 September – HKCEC
KITTI NAROD: SUMMER WIND
Kitti Narod creates paintings that convey a sense of joy and optimism through the gentle and warm portrayal of daily life and human connectedness. In his paintings, everyone and everything exist together in a utopia.
Until 17 September – Tang Contemporary Art, Central
REFLECTIONS ON REFRACTIONS
To celebrate Hong Kong City Hall 60th Anniversary and Hong Kong Arts Festival 50th Anniversary, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and City Contemporary Dance Company present, for their first collaboration, a cross-disciplinary celebration of music and dance.
16 & 17 September, 8pm – Hong Kong City Hall, Central
INNERGLOW
This new signature event designed for the whole family will light up the Parade Ground every evening, using the latest digital and 3D Mapping technology to project animations and images onto the facades of the historic buildings.
10 – 25 September – Tai Kwun, Central
ROMAIN JACQUET-LAGRÈZE: THIRTY-SIX VIEWS OF LION ROCK
This newest project of Hong Kong-based photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze is bundled as a book and a solo exhibition, exploring the many narratives the iconic Lion Rock embodies for Hong Kong people.
9 September – 10 October – Blue Lotus Gallery, Central
THE ROAD TO THE BAROQUE — MASTERPIECES FROM THE CAPODIMONTE MUSEUM
The exhibition features 40 late Renaissance works of the northern and central Italy and Neapolitan Baroque masterpieces from the Capodimonte Museum that have never previously been shown in Hong Kong.
Until 2 November – HKMoA, TST
JUMPING FRAMES 2022
Committed to promote the intersections between performance making and moving image, cine-choreographic interventions and the body, the festival includes screenings, exhibitions, performances, industry forum, etc.
1 Sept – 2 October – Eaton HK and Broadway Cinematheque