The Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) is pleased to announce the full details of the upcoming 53rd HKAF scheduled to take place in February and March 2025, featuring more than 1,300 outstanding international and local artists in over 125 performances of more than 45 programmes, and about 300 PLUS, outreach and education events. FESTIVAL OPENING […]
An original, site-specific performance about fashion, identity, personal style, and the relationships between caregivers and care recipients. The clothing we wear can be an expression of our sense of personal style. It can also reflect our identity in different ways. In Touch We Trust explores how clothing and fashion influence our self-confidence and the way […]
The seventh edition of No Limits, co-presented by the Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, opens on 21 February 2025. Continuing its mission to promote inclusion through arts, No Limits 2025 offers a series of innovative performances and activities featuring numerous outstanding artists with diverse abilities from different […]
No Limits 2025 opens with the Hong Kong debut of award-winning young American multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Matthew Whitaker. In two individual performances, he showcases his extraordinary musicianship and musical influences ranging from jazz to gospel, soul, Latin, rhythm and blues, and hiphop. Playing piano and organ – alongside quintet partners Liany Mateo on bass, Marcos […]
Scotland-based performer Claire Cunningham explores what can be learned from those of us who reach for the ground through crutches, as four-legged creatures. In her new solo work, Songs of the Wayfarer, Cunningham delves into the choreography of crip* navigation – the experience of moving through the world and natural environment as a disabled person. […]
Experience the awe-inspiring artistry of Li Biao, one of the most outstanding solo percussionists on the international stage today, as he joins forces with The Philharmonic Percussion Group of Berlin, the elite percussion ensemble from one of the world’s best orchestras, in two unforgettable Family Choice programmes. Percussion Legend features some of the most iconic works for […]
Ramesh Meyyappan Scotland-based Singaporean, renowned theatre-maker, director and actor, presents a poignant tale of love, loss, memory and longing, for those who struggle to understand and be understood. Harry has dementia. He also uses sign language. As he moves into a new carehome, he is accompanied by memories that dance like ghosts around him. Events […]
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a world classic of fantasy literature by Jules Verne (also the author of Around the World in Eighty Days) and one of the most translated novels in the world. The prestigious theatre company Comédie-Française first staged the show in 2015 as a comedy exploring themes of adventure, humanity and scientific utopia, fusing […]
Beethoven Wars tells the story of a distant planet, ravaged and devastated by war. As Stephan and Gisele face the end of their world, they embark on a heroic quest that will bring them back to Earth. Will they succeed in bringing peace and harmony to humanity? This emotional journey takes place in a visual universe […]
Direct from New York and following a sold-out international tour, world-renowned illusionist, mentalist and performance artist Scott Silven brings his unique form of theatrical enchantment to the HKAF. Inspired by the cinematic world of Alfred Hitchcock and fascinated with the enigmatic and unexplainable, Silven is a modern-day marvel, pushing the boundaries of the illusionist craft by creating […]
A co-production by Bru Zane France, Opéra Royal – Château de Versailles Spectacles, Opéra de Rouen Normandie, Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française. Step back in time to 1875 Paris and experience the world’s most enduringly popular opera as it was first performed. A heart-wrenching story, passionate characters and glorious melodies have made […]
No Limits 2025 closes with a classical performance showcasing the skills of two musicians with close ties to the UK. On stage together for the first time, accomplished young pianist Anson Tang and acclaimed British flautist and composer Ruth Montgomery perform a selection of works from Mozart to the present. The concert opens with the […]