Butterfly Island is the brainchild of the quirky and charismatic choreographer He Qiwo (ErGao), who is regarded as one of the Mainland’s brightest stars in contemporary dance. After his production of Disco-teca blended visuals, installations and dance with kitsch-chic in Tai Kwun in 2018, ErGao has assembled a sizable number of visuals on diaspora for […]
Since When invites Tai Kwun audiences to embark on a quest of seeking, finding, remembering, imagining – hopefully recognising – and reclaiming what used to belong to us. The production, a music and installation project in search of the lost voice, is the first lyrical and musical collaboration between lyricist Chow Yiu Fai and composer […]
Tai Kwun is delighted to announce the return of SPOTLIGHT: A Season of Performing Arts, which will showcase seven versatile performing arts programmes from April through May 2023. The programmes offer a wide spectrum of culture and talents from Hong Kong and the Mainland at Tai Kwun's distinctive venues and outdoor spaces, enabling talented local […]
Tai Kwun Contemporary is proud to announce Myth Makers—Spectrosynthesis III, an upcoming exhibition on view from 24 December 2022 to 10 April 2023. As one of the first major exhibitions on LGBTQ+ perspectives in Hong Kong, Myth Makers circles around the core notion of “queer mythologies”. At the same time, the exhibition explores contemporary mythologies […]
What’s the perfect gift for the holiday season? Often, it’s the intangible things that have the most lasting impression – those spontaneous smiles, those warm embraces, those moments shared together. Christmas is that special time of year where these little things take on an extra special meaning. It’s this spirit that Tai Kwun and The […]
Having showcased the unique and intimate atmosphere which can be conjured by the dramatically walled Prison Yard during 2019’s Projekt Berlin, Tai Kwun unveils a new Prison Yard Festival: Music from within, stretching from 30th November to 10th December 2022. For 11 days, Tai Kwun’s Prison Yard will be transformed into a performance space with […]
Gender equality is a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous, and sustainable world. How far have we come in the quest for gender equality in our city? Can the past illuminate the present and provide insight into a better future? Gender & Space adopts a gender lens to revisit the history of our heritage site […]
To celebrate the achievements of local outstanding interior designers, widen industry newcomers’ exposure and promote Hong Kong's interior design overseas, Hong Kong Interior Design Association (HKIDA) will host the Hong Kong Interior Design Week 2022 at Tai Kwun, Central from 14 to 20 October, 2022. This is an event sponsored by “Create Hong Kong”, a […]
Throughout all the world’s cultures, trees have always had an intimate connection with us physically, biologically, and emotionally. Apart from providing us with food, shelter, and clean air, trees are silent witnesses to our transient existence, as they remain rooted in one place throughout their lives. However, trees are as mortal as human beings. They […]
Tai Kwun is pleased to announce the return of the acclaimed Circus Plays this December, in time for the Christmas and New Year season. Showcasing exhilarating circus performances, alongside a series of fun family workshops, Circus Plays offers a diverse range of events for all ages to share three weeks of festive joy and circus […]
A total of three concerts will be staged at Tai Kwun’s indoor and outdoor areas on 27 and 28 November, 2021. At the two free concerts on 27 November at the Laundry Steps, each will present an unconventional work. The first concert will stage the world's premiere of Over Time by Musicus Society’s Call for […]
One of the most important artists in recent decades, the work of Tino Sehgal (b. 1976, UK; lives in Berlin) manifests itself not by way of the object but by ephemeral constructed situations. Redefining the museum as a place for social relations, Sehgal radically eliminates the conventional art object, shifting the focus to live interconnections—compositions […]