Current & Forthcoming
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West Kowloon 101 Foyer Talks
05.10.2019 to 08.03.2020, 2/F Foyer, Xiqu Centre
Join our 30-min talks by experienced professional performers as they share their experience and insight on various aspects of Cantonese opera in free and informal afternoon talks every first weekend of each month
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Arts and Cultural Management: A Series of Three Talks
29.10.2019 to 26.11.2019, VTC Tower
In this series of three talks, practitioners from a range of local cultural industries share the requirements and unique functions of their areas of expertise, present case studies on successful execution of projects, and explore and compare Hong Kong’s current landscape with the international art scene
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CCDC in Residence: VR Dance Video (13–17.11.2019)
13.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, The Studio, Freespace
Part installation, part experimental VR dance experience, this futuristic meta-fiction film by director Singing Chen and choreographer Chou Shu-yi, offers audience a unique look at the possibilities of moving image dance works
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Tea House Theatre Experience
14.11.2019 to 29.12.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Presented by our Tea House Rising Stars Troupe, this 90-minute narrated performance is specially designed to introduce new audiences to Chinese traditional theatre. To recreate the atmosphere of Hong Kong’s early 20th century tea houses, audiences are also served traditional tea and dim sum during the show
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"Li Yaxian" and A Master Selection of Sichuan Opera Excerpts by Chongqing Chuanju Theatre
15.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
"Li Yaxian" and A Master Selection of Sichuan Opera Excerpts by Chongqing Chuanju Theatre on 15-17 November 2019 (Friday-Sunday) is rescheduled. Details of the rescheduled arrangement will be announced on the West Kowloon Cultural District website www.westkowloon.hk in due course. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Park Tour and Workshop (November 2019)
16.11.2019 to 17.11.2019, Art Park
Join us for an introduction to the Art Park and discover the different tree species planted in the future park of the West Kowloon Cultural District
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CCDC in Residence: Re-Mark
16.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, The Box, Freespace
A reflection on the relationship between body, space and memory, this thought-provoking new work by CCDC Resident Choreography Sang Jijia explores the landscapes of Hong Kong’s contemporary culture, the city’s collective memory, and the traces of the past that echo through the years
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Cantonese)
16.11.2019 to 31.12.2019, Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (Cantonese) on 7 October 2019 (Monday) is cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Cantonese Opera Movement Workshop – Spear Sparring
17.11.2019, Studio, Xiqu Centre
Join this 30-minute family martial arts workshop and learn some basic martial art skills with an instructor from Cha Duk Chang Children’s Cantonese Opera Association
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CCDC in Residence: VR Dance Video (18–21.11.2019)
18.11.2019 to 21.11.2019, The Studio, Freespace
Part installation, part experimental VR dance experience, this futuristic meta-fiction film by director Singing Chen and choreographer Chou Shu-yi, offers audience a unique look at the possibilities of moving image dance works
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Cantonese Opera Performance by Kim Kwan Entertainment Company Limited
19.11.2019 to 20.11.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Cantonese Opera Performance by Kim Kwan Entertainment Company Limited on 19-20 November 2019 (Tuesday-Wednesday) is cancelled. Programme Enquiries: Ms Cheung (852) 3123 8883
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CCDC in Residence: Almost 55
19.11.2019 to 20.11.2019, The Box, Freespace
A heartfelt solo dance created by Taiwanese choreography Chou Shu-yi for veteran dancer Qiao Yang, resident artist with CCDC, Almost 55 is also conversation between two artists of different generations and homelands on the history of contemporary dance and notions of home and identity
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CCDC in Residence: VR Dance Video (22–24.11.2019)
22.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, The Studio, Freespace
Part installation, part experimental VR dance experience, this futuristic meta-fiction film by director Singing Chen and choreographer Chou Shu-yi, offers audience a unique look at the possibilities of moving image dance works
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Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe
23.11.2019 to 24.11.2019, Xiqu Centre Studio 1
Experimental Kunqu Opera "The Chairs" by the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe on 27-28 September and 23-24 November 2019 are cancelled. Ticketing Enquiries: (852) 2200 0022
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Xiqu Centre Guided Tours (English)
23.11.2019 to 31.12.2019, Xiqu Centre
Supplemented with multimedia elements, this 60-minute guided tour helps you explore the Xiqu Centre facilities and discover fascinating facts about our new venue, and the culture and stories behind the art of xiqu
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Princess Chang Ping
28.11.2019 to 14.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This Cantonese opera performance is presented by JV Entertainment Productions Ltd
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Rare Classics: Shanxi Opera Excerpts
11.12.2019 to 12.12.2019, Tea House Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Part of a new series featuring regional Chinese opera rarely seen in Hong Kong, these excerpt performances by specialist Shanxi troupes showcase four forms of bangzi or clapper opera – an ancient and influential genre known for its lively singing style and use of rhythmic wooden clappers
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Freespace Fest
13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, Freespace and Art Park, West Kowloon
This December, join us at Freespace and the calm, green waterfront oasis of our Art Park for a weekend of indoor and outdoor multi-genre, boundary-pushing events and activities to mark the opening of Hong Kong’s new space for bold contemporary performance
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Rimini Protokoll – 100% Hong Kong
13.12.2019 to 15.12.2019, The Box, Freespace
Part theatre, part reality, 100% Hong Kong brings together 100 Hong Kong citizens live on stage. Responding to a series of questions – as performers, as people, as percentage points – they enact a series of ever-changing statistical groupings and create a thought-provoking living, breathing portrait of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Young Talent Cantonese Opera & Operatic Singing Gala
20.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
The gala celebrates the achievements of the local Cantonese opera young talents who were the winners of the Interschool Cantonese Operatic Singing Competition during the past two decades
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Dream of The Peony Pavilion
21.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
This performance is presented by Shan Opera
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Cha Duk Chang Children's Cantonese Opera Association - Children’s Cantonese Opera
28.12.2019 to 29.12.2019, Grand Theatre, Xiqu Centre
Children’s Cantonese Opera will be presented by Cha Duk Chang Children's Cantonese Opera Association on 28 – 29 Dec 2019
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Company Wayne McGregor – Autobiography
10.01.2020 to 12.01.2020, The Box, Freespace
Inspired by the sequencing of McGregor’s own genome, Autobiography is performed by 10 dancers to a genre-defying soundscape by electronic musician Jlin and offers a mesmerising reflection on the fractured, multilayered nature of our lives and personal stories. Asian premiere
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Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play
03.04.2020 to 04.04.2020, The Box, Freespace
Ryuichi Sakamoto returns to Hong Kong for the first time in more than a decade with his new performance dis·play, combining music from his 2017 album async and visual compositions from long-time collaborator Shiro Takatani. Full programme details will be posted in January 2020
