The inaugural Chinese Culture Festival (CCF), organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will stage the award-winning dance drama "Five Stars Rising in the East" by the Beijing Dance Drama and Opera as the opening programme in early June. Centering on a cultural relic, the dance drama ingeniously merges Chinese aesthetics and the […]
The inaugural Chinese Culture Festival (CCF), organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will hold the "Encountering Chinese Culture" carnival on the afternoon of June 9 (Sunday). Through an array of outdoor and indoor activities rich in Chinese culture characteristics, including stage performances, cultural booths, story-telling sessions, a Chinese music performance, an exhibition […]
World-renowned Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson will visit Hong Kong in June to stage a recital in the Great Music 2024, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). He will perform one work, the Bach classic "Goldberg Variations, BWV 988", in an interpretation accomplished with technical virtuosity and unique musical perspective, while showcasing his […]
The inaugural Chinese Culture Festival (CCF), organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will stage three performances of "Cyrano de Bergerac" - A Cantonese Opera Interpretation in mid-June. This play is an adaptation of a French classic piece of the same title. Cantonese opera virtuoso Law Ka-ying - playwright, director and actor all rolled […]
The inaugural Chinese Culture Festival (CCF), organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), will stage three performances of "Cyrano de Bergerac" - A Cantonese Opera Interpretation in mid-June. This play is an adaptation of a French classic piece of the same title. Cantonese opera virtuoso Law Ka-ying - playwright, director and actor all rolled […]
Upon the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Grammy-nominated Tajik maestro Sirojiddin Juraev will make his Hong Kong debut and stage a concert in June. Together with two Tajik musicians, Juraev will perform classical pieces with traditional Central Asian musical instruments. He will also play his original compositions with local musicians, allowing audiences […]
Renowned Austrian clarinettist Andreas Ottensamer will make his conducting debut in Hong Kong with the Basel Chamber Orchestra from Switzerland at the Great Music 2024 presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), and stage a concert at Hong Kong City Hall in late June. Hong Kong has been selected by the orchestra as […]
After a 17-year hiatus, the Centre for the Safeguarding of Liuzi Opera of Shandong is returning to Hong Kong, upon the invitation of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), to stage the classic hualian (painted face) work "Zhang Fei Crashing the Palace Gate" and the signature piece "Sun An Presenting Memorials" with its best […]
The International Arts Carnival (IAC) will return this summer with a series of enjoyable programmes and activities by overseas and local arts groups and artists. To kick off this year's IAC, the internationally acclaimed national-level acrobatic troupe China National Acrobatic Troupe returns triumphantly after years apart with their 70th anniversary celebration programme Me and My […]
Local veteran pianist Hui Ling will stage a recital in July as part of the "Hong Kong Artists" Series, presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD). She will lead the audience into her music world with her superb piano skills and unique personal interpretation style. The first half of the recital features two […]
The Fujian Fanghua Yue Opera Troupe was founded by the great master Yin Guifang, whose elegant and expressive acting style made her one of the foremost performers of xiaosheng (young male) roles. 2024 marks the 105th birth anniversary of Yin Guifang. Three leading performers, including Wang Junan, Yin’s fifth-generation disciple, Li Min and Zheng Quan, […]
This year's International Arts Carnival (IAC), presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, has invited drama company La Buena Compañía from Spain to come to Hong Kong and perform the Asian premiere of multidisciplinary theatre work "DEMO, Elegy of the moment" in July. The programme blends elements of mime, mask theatre, puppetry and contemporary […]