Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ at Night Spring Season returns with dynamic programmes in April, May and June 2025

HONG KONG – On the evening of Friday, 4 April 2025, M+ at Night: Beyond the Frame will offer a special night where dynamic lighting, energetic music, exciting creative activities and drinks take over the museum. Pablo Picasso once said that he spent his entire life learning to draw like a child. His works radiate a boundless sense of freedom and vitality emanating a raw, rebellious, unfiltered creative energy. Decades later, his legacy … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ at Night Spring Season returns with dynamic programmes in April, May and June 2025

Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ Presents ‘Lee Mingwei: Guernica in Sand’, A Sand Installation Reimagining Picasso’s Anti-War Masterpiece 

HONG KONG – M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, is pleased to present Lee Mingwei: Guernica in Sand, a large-scale installation and performance staged in The Studio at M+. In this work, Lee Mingwei (American, born Taiwan, 1964) recreates Pablo Picasso’s iconic masterpiece Guernica on a massive scale with sand. The installation is open to the public free … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ Presents ‘Lee Mingwei: Guernica in Sand’, A Sand Installation Reimagining Picasso’s Anti-War Masterpiece 

Arts of Hong Kong: Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong

The 2025 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong will bring together 240 exhibitors from 42 countries and territories, including 23 newcomers, presenting artistic practices that reflect the show’s commitment to global diversity and regional representation. More than half of the participating galleries are from the Asia-Pacific region, highlighting Art Basel’s vital role as a platform for the region’s dynamic art scene. The extensive week-long offsite … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: Art Basel announces further highlights for its 2025 edition in Hong Kong

Arts of Hong Kong 2025: Ana 2.0 by Windmill Grass Theatre

HONG KONG – A rehash of the original work Ana, Windmill Grass Theatre is back this month with Ana 2.0, which follows Billy and his boyfriend Elton, as they travel overseas to visit Ana and her new girlfriend, Claire. Not having seen each other for years, the supposedly delightful gathering is clouded by bizarre estrangement.  When the two are about to return to Hong Kong, Ana … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2025: Ana 2.0 by Windmill Grass Theatre

★★★★☆ Review: The Heart of Jun – Memories of Zhaojun by Siong Leng Musical Association

Theatre meets Nanyin to deliver a woefully beautiful tale of history and the distances we cross to forge better lives. Siong Leng Musical Association has always been innovative in their approach towards bringing traditional Nanyin music into contemporary times, and as a key part of Chinese culture, finds a perfect opportunity to take their artistry even further with the support of the Esplanade during the … Continue reading ★★★★☆ Review: The Heart of Jun – Memories of Zhaojun by Siong Leng Musical Association

Arts of Hong Kong: The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2025 opens

HONG KONG – The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival (HKAF) officially opened on 28 February with a performance by Italy’s Orchestra of the Teatro Comunale di Bologna. This year, more than 1,300 acclaimed international and local artists will stage over 45 programmes in more than 125 performances during the month-long Festival, including four new works/world premieres, five Asian premieres and two co-productions. As of 28 … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong: The 53rd Hong Kong Arts Festival in 2025 opens

Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ celebrates Art March Hong Kong on Sunday, 9 March 2025

To celebrate the annual Art March Hong Kong, M+, Asia’s global museum of contemporary visual culture in the West Kowloon Cultural District (WestK) in Hong Kong, will offer free admission to its General Admission exhibitions on Sunday, 9 March 2025, inviting the community to engage with the captivating charm of this cultural landmark and fostering a deeper appreciation for contemporary visual culture. On Sunday, 9 … Continue reading Arts of Hong Kong 2025: M+ celebrates Art March Hong Kong on Sunday, 9 March 2025

Preview: March On – Festival For Young Audiences 2025 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

Dare to dream this March, as the Esplanade’s annual March On festival for young audiences returns this month, celebrating stories and experiences with a sense of playfulness and wonder, and the power of imagination. This year, the festival is themed around taking little steps to big dreams, encouraging audiences to let their mind wander and explore boundless possibilities with courage. Expect plenty of magical adventures … Continue reading Preview: March On – Festival For Young Audiences 2025 by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay

★★★★★ Review: ALICE (in wonderland) by Hong Kong Ballet

Bursting with life, this wildly imaginative adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic that both entertains and awes. As a classical style, ballet is an art form that is often thought of as prim and proper, where everything has been coordinated and choreographed to perfection. That stereotype seems to be at direct odds with Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, which instead embraces non-linearity, surrealism and … Continue reading ★★★★★ Review: ALICE (in wonderland) by Hong Kong Ballet

★★☆☆☆ Review: Last Luncheon by Le Jeu Studio

More mundane than absurd, this one-man meditation on grief winds up a head-scratcher of a commission that never commits to any one idea long enough to leave an impact. Presented as part of the Esplanade’s Huayi – Chinese Festival of Arts, Le Jeu Studio’s Last Luncheon, conceived, directed, and performed by veteran theatre practitioner Alvin Chiam, aims to be a meditative journey into solitude, grief, … Continue reading ★★☆☆☆ Review: Last Luncheon by Le Jeu Studio