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Vietnamese ethnic group holds fire dance ritual for good harvest
Vietnam

Video | Vietnamese ethnic group dance over burning coal for good harvest

Art & Technology

Video | Can nightclubs cut carbon emissions?

India

Renowned Indian Kuchipudi performer to dance for Britain’s queen

Hong Kong Arts Festival

Hong Kong Arts Festival cancels most in-venue performances

With performance venues closed until the eve of the festival’s opening and Covid-19 spreading fast in the city, festival organisers have made an early call to cancel or postpone most in-venue performances.

Laila, an interactive opera co-produced by the Hong Kong Arts Festival and Finnish National Opera and Ballet, is among in-venue performances cancelled or postponed by festival organisers. The event will be staged at a later date.
Performing arts in Hong Kong

The first Chinese member of Paris Opera Ballet on his journey to the stage

Hong Kong-born ballet dancer Lam Chun-wing talks to the Post about his journey to becoming the first Chinese member of the Paris Opera Ballet and the opportunity an injury he recently sustained presents.

XXIV 2021

How Hollywood dancer Katya Virshilas opened her own studio for kids

Katya Virshilas is known in Britain as a dancer, choreographer and TV personality, and now she is adding a sting to the Hong Kong scene with Ballroom Bees

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Hong Kong Arts Festival

Local acts dominate 2022 Hong Kong Arts Festival line-up

For its 50th edition, the festival will present some ambitious local commissions in the absence of visiting international performers, including a Sun Yat-sen musical and an ‘immersive opera’.

A scene from “Laila”, an immersive opera that is one of the highlights of the 50th Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2022. Six to eight audience members at a time will view a 15-20 minute performance. Photo: Hong Kong Arts Festival
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | New Nutcracker a triumph for Hong Kong Ballet and Septime Webre

Hong Kong setting for Act One of the ballet and tongue-in-cheek cultural references will endear this production to city audiences for years to come.

Profile

Profile | Hong Kong Ballet’s Ye Feifei on Nutcrackers old and new

Hong Kong Ballet principal dancer Ye Feifei tells Kate Whitehead about her introduction to dance in Shenyang, China, the thrill of The Nutcracker, and how she’s risen to the pinnacle of her profession.

China society

Shanghai wheelchair dancers get their groove as China steps up programmes

In China, some local governments are raising the number of fitness programmes available to the disabled, as well as investing in facilities and instructors.

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Wheelchair dancer Shao Yue (centre) practises with the Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower Handicapped Art Troupe on the outskirts of Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Why Hong Kong Ballet’s Nutcracker production is a love letter to the city

Hong Kong Ballet’s profile has never been higher and, despite the pandemic setting back its international ambitions, the company is set to wow the city with its upcoming production of The Nutcracker.

An image of Clara’s family in The Nutcracker, an upcoming production by the Hong Kong Ballet. Photo: Hong Kong Ballet
What's hot in Korea

Who is K-pop’s hottest dancer right now – Lee Jung, Noze or Honey J?

Blackpink’s Lisa and Jay Park already know how talented their choreographers and backup dancers are, but now the rest of the world is catching on thanks to Street Woman Fighter and more survival shows

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Lunar: Stories

Gender and climate collide, a new beauty billionaire, and death cleaning

West Kowloon Cultural District

Hong Kong dancers explore home and identity in Home Sweat Home

Hong Kong has seen a reported 90,000 people leave in the past year, and the dance production looks at the issues surrounding people’s decisions to stay or go.

Hong Kong dancers explore home and identity in Home Sweat Home. CCDC’s Shirley Lok rehearses for the production. Photo: Lester Leung
Discrimination

‘I am born to dance,’ she said – and not even a stroke could stop her

Asian-American dancer Marisa Hamamoto, who set up a dance company open to anyone – disabled and able-bodied – explains why she wants to dismantle stereotypes.

Marisa Hamamoto founded a dance company for anyone, disabled or able-bodied, six years ago. She is pictured with Piotr Iwanicki, a member of the company, Infinite Flow. Photo: Infinite Flow
Books and literature

A portrait of Madame Mao, Jiang Qing: ruthless, violent; a wife and actress

The Sisters Mao by Irish novelist Gavin McCrea interweaves the experiences of Mao Zedong’s actress wife with that of two thespian sisters in 1968 London. He explains what drew him to Jiang Qing’s story.

Music

African dance teacher, influencer and TVB show winner: meet Anisha Thai

Afrobeats stars Yemi Alade and Patoranking are fans of Anisha Thai’s Afrodance videos on Instagram, she’s been a coach on French TV reality show Les Anges and won a TVB contest – now she’s quit her Hong Kong day job to devote herself to dance.

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West Kowloon Cultural District

Interactive installation lets you make up your own dance moves

William Forsythe’s installation in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District encourages visitors to move through a field of moving pendulums to create their own choreography.

William Forsythe’s Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No.2 at Freespace, West Kowloon Cultural District. Photo: William Forsythe/West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Romeo and Juliet transposed to a 1960s Hong Kong

Neon signs, bamboo scaffolding, kung fu, Tybalt a triad boss – Hong Kong Ballet’s Romeo + Juliet looks stunning. Some of the drama is lost, however, and the dancing was patchy.

High Jewellery

How is art inspiring luxury jewellery brands?

High jewellery is a stunning platform for evoking various art forms – whether Van Cleef & Arpels’ graceful ballerina clips or Graff’s Inspired by Twombly collection

Style Edit

STYLE Edit: How did Van Cleef & Arpels inspire a historic ballet?

George Balanchine’s beloved ballet Jewels was inspired by Van Cleef & Arpels’ gorgeous gemstones ... so it’s only appropriate that the luxury jewellery brand is supporting Hong Kong Ballet’s performance for Le French May 2021

Van Cleef & Arpels is sponsoring a performance of Jewels by the Hong Kong Ballet, which will run from May 21 to 23 as part of the Le French May’s 2021 program. Photo: Hong Kong Ballet
Art

If Bruce Lee could do it so could she: Hong Kong inspires artists abroad

A dance trio from Hong Kong watched their city in turmoil but could not get a sense of how it felt until they returned and gained fresh inspiration. An illustrator looked to its most famous son for inspiration.

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Bruce Lee in The Big Boss. Photo: Instagram
Ballet

Dancing The Red Shoes to Hitchcock film music: the genius of Matthew Bourne

British choreographer Matthew Bourne talks about where he got his ‘Big Ideas’ for reimagining classic ballets The Red Shoes, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and Swan Lake, films of which are being shown in Hong Kong and New York.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

From rope bondage to string quartets: arts festival showcases Hong Kong talent

Tai Kwun’s six-week arts festival focusing on local talent includes a titillating dance performance about sex, string quartets, Cantonese theatre and an immersive play.

Taiwan

Video | Wheelchair dance pros take love for a spin

Taiwanese wheelchair athletes find love on way to No 2 ranking on dance floor
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Breakdancing

Video | Indian breakdancing girls flips social norms

Female Indian breakdancer hopes to flip norms at world championships
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Cambodia

Video | Cambodia’s first gay dance troupe

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