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Hong Kong composer Alice Yeung is known for her dramatic, visceral music. Her most ambitious work to date, Time (in-)Linear, will premiere at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall on June 27 with a performance featuring harmonica virtuoso CY Leo and pianist Daniel Chu. Photo: May Tse
Music

How Hong Kong composer overcame knifepoint mugging to debut her most daring work

Alice Yeung’s Time (in-)Linear, featuring harmonica virtuoso CY Leo and pianist Daniel Chu, is possibly the first of its kind in the world.

Art

Lauded Chinese artist Shao Fan on his journey and seeking ‘a sense of presence’

Tourism

‘Really powerful’: how Yoko Ono’s Wish Trees are helping US city voice hopes

Art

What is Chinese dreamcore? Hong Kong show leans into millennial anxiety

An exhibition at Gold in Wong Chuk Hang dives deep into the dreamcore subgenre given rise to by mainland China’s rapid urbanisation.

Chinese fashion label HuDieGongZhu’s World Champion dress (right) is one of 10 displayed on mannequins on a makeshift fashion runway at “Dreamedcore”, a mixed-genre exhibition focusing on Chinese dreamcore at the Gold art salon run by Serakai Studio in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang neighbourhood. Photo: HuDieGongZhu via Serakai Studio
Chinese fashion label HuDieGongZhu’s World Champion dress (right) is one of 10 displayed on mannequins on a makeshift fashion runway at “Dreamedcore”, a mixed-genre exhibition focusing on Chinese dreamcore at the Gold art salon run by Serakai Studio in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang neighbourhood. Photo: HuDieGongZhu via Serakai Studio
World of performing arts

K-Stage Festival to give Hong Kong a dose of Korean culture beyond BTS

Starting June 25, the festival will mix new and old in stage shows designed to show a different side of South Korea’s eclectic culture.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do this long weekend in Hong Kong, June 19-21

Catch some local music talent at The Wanch’s H2 festival, indulge in wellness on the waterfront, enjoy Father’s Day feasts and more.

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SCMP Highlights

TCM for a new generation, Dragon Boat Festival picks: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From ancient Chinese healing in the social media age to sticky rice recommendations, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Elizabeth Yau at her clinic in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Elizabeth Yau at her clinic in Central. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Art

David Hockney and his love affair with Los Angeles

David Hockney immortalised Los Angeles through his paintings of swimming pools, palms and sunny homes.

Art

Meet the young collectors shaking up the art scene in China’s Greater Bay Area

From Hong Kong to Shenzhen and Guangzhou, a new generation of collectors is emerging who are more keen to share their art with the public.

Art

Rare chance to see 2 pioneering American artists’ light works in Hong Kong

The exhibitions of James Turrell (at Gagosian) and Dan Flavin (David Zwirner) offer an intriguing dialogue on light as a physical material.

Dan Flavin’s “untitled (for you, Leo, in long respect and affection) 2” (1977) (Photo © 2026 Stephen Flavin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Courtesy David Zwirner)
Performing arts in Hong Kong

12 must-see Hong Kong shows and arts events in 2026

From the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory musical to a show from Taiwanese dance company Cloud Gate, there’s lots on from now until December.

The Hong Kong premiere of Lunar Halo by Taiwan’s legendary dance theatre Cloud Gate will take place at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District on July 10, 2026. Photo: WestK
The Hong Kong premiere of Lunar Halo by Taiwan’s legendary dance theatre Cloud Gate will take place at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District on July 10, 2026. Photo: WestK
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Hong Kong animations are finally turning heads. Meet the artists behind them

Hong Kong animators making waves at global festivals talk about growing the city’s niche but resilient industry and the challenges they face.

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SCMP Highlights

Tokyo Sézanne’s missing stars; beating arthritis at 68: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a little-known haven on Hokkaido island to how optimism make you live longer, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Art

At 92, British artist Frank Bowling is still trying to make the best painting ever

In his nineties, Frank Bowling defies age with his vibrant abstract art, as seen in his new Hong Kong exhibition, his first solo show in East Asia.

British artist Frank Bowling at his studio in Peacock Yard, London, in 2025. Photo: Frederik Bowling, courtesy of the Frank Bowling Archive
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra pack a punch in back-to-back Hong Kong concerts

The German ensemble performed Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich works over two nights at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons, at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. The orchestra impressed over two evenings on June 2 and 3, 2026. Photo: LCSD
Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva performs Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons, at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. The orchestra impressed over two evenings on June 2 and 3, 2026. Photo: LCSD
What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, June 5-7

Bring your dog or cat to an upgraded indoor pet playground, experience Shakespeare with a twist, watch a new hit horror film and more.

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What to do in Hong Kong

It’s back – revived TEDxHongKong challenges assumptions and reframes beliefs

Creative director Daniella Lopez explains how the June 20 event – the first TEDxHongKong since 2017 – will address globally relevant issues.

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Chinese culture

How China’s ‘Excalibur of the East’ souvenir swords sparked airport warning

Tourists with replicas of the ancient Sword of Goujian, from the Hubei Provincial Museum, were told not to hand-carry them onto planes.

Visitors take photos of the ancient Sword of Goujian at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei Province, on May 17, 2026. An airport notice at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport warning not to hand-carry replicas of the sword on board planes has gone viral on Chinese social media. Photo: Xinhua
Visitors take photos of the ancient Sword of Goujian at the Hubei Provincial Museum in Wuhan, in central China’s Hubei Province, on May 17, 2026. An airport notice at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport warning not to hand-carry replicas of the sword on board planes has gone viral on Chinese social media. Photo: Xinhua
Tourism

James McNeill Whistler’s Asian muse: Chinese ceramics and Japanese fans

Chinese pottery and textiles and Japanese crafts profoundly influenced James McNeill Whistler’s work, as seen in a retrospective at Tate Britain.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Update | Superb first half let down by second in Hong Kong Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty

Strong dancing was marred by a rushed and confused second-half narrative in HKB’s production of Vladimir Malakhov’s The Sleeping Beauty.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stars on bringing the musical to Hong Kong

The Broadway musical’s lead actors Daniel Plimpton and Oliver Wong talk about adapting Roald Dahl’s story to the stage ahead of its Hong Kong debut in November.

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A scene from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the musical. The long-running production that has enjoyed success on London’s West End and Broadway will debut in Hong Kong on November 4, 2026.
Art

This digital ‘puppet’ critiques a screen-obsessed world at Venice Biennale

Li Yi-fan, a video artist from Taiwan, is making waves with his creepy and funny avatars that question the way we see the world around us.

A scene from “Screen Melancholy” (2026), by Li Yi-fan, for the Taiwan collateral event at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Li's digital puppet critiques our screen-obsessed era. Photo: courtesy of the artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum
A scene from “Screen Melancholy” (2026), by Li Yi-fan, for the Taiwan collateral event at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Li's digital puppet critiques our screen-obsessed era. Photo: courtesy of the artist and Taipei Fine Arts Museum
Music

Gustavo Dudamel on his enduring love of Los Angeles ahead of NY Phil move

The Venezuelan conductor shares how 17 years leading the LA Phil shaped him as he looks forward to a ‘super exciting’ New York move.

World of performing arts

‘Burning desire’: Hong Kong-born actress Kaja Chan on her rise and motivation

London-based actress who has appeared on Bridgerton and worked with Jeff Goldblum shares how ‘clarity of vision’ drove her from a young age.

World of performing arts

Meet Daniel Harding, new LA Phil music director with deep Asia ties

Gustavo Dudamel’s successor, who is an Air France pilot and mentor to young musicians, has agreed to a six-year contract with the LA Phil.

Daniel Harding coaches musicians from YMCG (Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area), an intensive music training camp and festival based in Guangzhou, China, during a rehearsal. Harding has been appointed the next music director for the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Photo: Youth Music Culture the Greater Bay Area
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