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Frozen, Spirited Away among shows lighting up Seoul’s theatre stages in 2026
Broadway imports Hell’s Kitchen and Lempicka, novel adaptation Arang and musical Six also among the South Korean capital’s highlights.
11 Jan 2026 - 3:15PM
Art
Hong Kong’s women tattoo artists who draw on Chinese culture to ink differently
6 Jan 2026 - 5:22PM
Art
Artist’s digital clones spark identity crisis in Hong Kong exhibition
6 Jan 2026 - 12:18PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
New Hong Kong street dance festival aims to change ‘troubled kid’ stereotype
Hong Kong’s Flo Fest will see performances from eight emerging local choreographers as well as from Ivan Michael Blackstock and The Ruggeds.
5 Jan 2026 - 6:37PM
Performers take the stage during the opening day of Flo Fest, a street dance event founded by the Hong Kong Street Dance Development Association, on January 3, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
Chinese culture
‘I’d lie on the floor and cry’: Peking opera actress on the art’s challenges
Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting performs poses that can take months to perfect, and leave more than a few bruises.
5 Jan 2026 - 2:00PM
Chinese culture
For Shanghai’s elderly, dancing ‘makes us feel we still have value’
Shanghai’s elderly are flocking to the city’s dance halls for exercise, socialising and entertainment, with some venues open as early as 6am.
4 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
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What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, January 2-4
Check out Moomin, neon exhibitions and the Hong Kong Tennis Open, watch Back to the Past with Louis Koo and eat snake hotpot this weekend.
2 Jan 2026 - 11:05AM
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An installation at The Beginning of the Moomins. This nostalgic exhibition is one of the various exciting things to do to kick off 2026 in Hong Kong this weekend. Photo: Trendic International Limited
What to do in Hong Kong
Coming arts events in China’s Greater Bay Area in January 2026
China’s Greater Bay Area is hosting a number of arts happenings in early 2026. Here is a selection of must-attend events.
1 Jan 2026 - 9:53AM
Chinese culture
The Chinese cowboys challenging narratives of the American Old West
Whether through art or immersion in the rancher lifestyle, these Asian men are redefining what it means to be a cowboy in the American West.
31 Dec 2025 - 5:34PM
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Hong Kong painter’s bedroom music-inspired show is ‘a self-healing journal’
In ‘Bedroom Paintings’ at Blindspot Gallery, Un Cheng’s 21 hazy works draw on self-discoveries the artist made on a recent trip to Europe.
30 Dec 2025 - 5:15PM
Art
How Hong Kong’s Asia Art Archive has grown over its 25-year history
As Hong Kong’s Asia Art Archive turns 25, we talk to its executive director Özge Ersoy about managing the institution’s 150,000 plus artefacts.
30 Dec 2025 - 12:15PM
Özge Ersoy is the new director of the Asia Art Archive in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
World of performing arts
John Skelley’s Harry Potter journey from Broadway understudy to star
Every time Skelley thinks he’s done with the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, ‘opportunity kind of keeps coming back’.
29 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM
World of performing arts
6 young artists are reshaping Australia’s iconic cultural institutions
Six diverse artists, including Dylan Goh and Vivian Pham, have been appointed to director positions at Australia’s top cultural institutions.
29 Dec 2025 - 6:52PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
7 of the best arts stories of 2025, including a new Labubu-style soft toy
From Wallis Simpson to prize-winning Hong Kong pianist Aristo Shum, here are 7 arts stories that really drew in the readers in 2025.
29 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, December 26-28
Check out the food scene at a Christmas market, hop on a thrilling ride at a harbourfront carnival and bask in nature this weekend.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:31PM
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The AIA Carnival at Central Harbourfront runs until March 1, 2026. A regular fixture in Hong Kong’s Christmas calendar, the carnival is celebrating its 11th year. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Chinese culture
How the horse paintings of Xu Beihong have galloped through history
Known as the father of modern Chinese art and famed for his horse paintings, Xu Beihong blended Western techniques with Chinese tradition.
26 Dec 2025 - 3:00PM
World of performing arts
Meet the Korean viral ‘dancing conductor’ who says he’s not actually dancing
Some conductors are visibly moved by the music, but Korean maestro Baek Yoon-hak takes that concept a step or two further.
24 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
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Drones meet dancers in Hong Kong performance of Lucie in the Sky
The Australasian Dance Collective’s show is an imaginative combination of technology and dance but the choreography is disappointing.
23 Dec 2025 - 6:15PM
A scene from Lucie in the Sky, a dance performance with drones by the Australasian Dance Collective that formed part of the opening programmes of Hong Kong’s East Kowloon Cultural Centre. Photo: David Kelly
Architecture and design
Hong Kong’s AI-driven future and human past contrasted in 2 riveting projects
Sterile AI-driven designs at the Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture are at odds with a group’s efforts to preserve community stories.
23 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
Art
Hong Kong’s Sigg Prize shared for first time in the award’s history
Animator Wong Ping and ceramicist Heidi Lau share the Sigg Prize 2025, a contemporary art prize awarded by Hong Kong’s M+ museum.
23 Dec 2025 - 12:12PM
Art
Big 3 auction houses report uptick in 2025 sales, but Asia still lagging
Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Phillips report combined projected total revenue of US$14.1 billion for 2025 as the US leads the way.
22 Dec 2025 - 5:24PM
Art
Artist Hung Fai brings both control and chaos to Hong Kong exhibition
‘A Veiled Revelation’ sees Hung Fai disrupt his previous, more calculated style to reveal a chaotic vulnerability in his newer works.
23 Dec 2025 - 4:35PM
Artist Hung Fai stands in front of his work Traces XI (2025) at “A Veiled Revelation”, his new exhibition at Grotto Fine Art in Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong. The solo exhibition is a disruption of his usual control in his work. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Art
Want to watch Tolkien illustrator John Howe as he works? Now you can
At Howe’s ‘Tower of Fantasy’ studio in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, visitors can watch him as he creates and view hundreds of his illustrations.
17 Dec 2025 - 9:15PM
Art
Hong Kong selects 2 artists to represent the city at 2026 Venice Biennale
The pairing of Kingsley Ng and Angel Hui for Hong Kong’s exhibition at the 2026 Venice Biennale presents a study in contrasts.
16 Dec 2025 - 4:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Lucrezia Drei dazzles in Musica Viva’s Lucia di Lammermoor in Hong Kong
Despite amazing vocals, the opera by Gaetano Donizetti needs more space than offered by Hong Kong City Hall’s Concert Hall to truly shine.
16 Dec 2025 - 3:15PM
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