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News and reviews of the performing arts – ballet, contemporary dance, opera, theatre, musicals and more – in and around Hong Kong and beyond.
Miles Brown plays the theremin during the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical Space Fantasy at Tseun Wan Town Hall. Photo: courtesy of CCOHK
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | CCOHK’s Space Fantasy is a visual spectacle great for the whole family

What the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical lacked in narrative coherence, it compensated for in visual splendour.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Older, wiser and happier? What happens when seniors take the stage in Hong Kong

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Chinese violin virtuoso Zhang Aozhe, 18, makes magical Hong Kong debut

Art

Anne Imhof on love, LGBTQ visibility and control ahead of her Hong Kong show

Award-winning artist talks about her ballet-infused work at Tai Kwun, challenges of working in Hong Kong and how falling in love inspired her.

German artist Anne Imhof at Tai Kwun in Central, Hong Kong, where her work “House of Swans” will be performed from September 25, 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
Mainland China

How one of mainland China’s most influential drag collectives is defying the odds

Despite increasing censorship, House of Linglong has become a creative force celebrating sisterhood, resilience and queer artistry for all.

Icons and Influencers

How classical dancer Patricia Zhou stopped chasing perfection – interview

The award-winning dancer, choreographer and filmmaker talks to Style about how she learned to embrace uncertainty and take ownership of her work.

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Donald Trump

Kennedy Centre board votes to put Trump’s name on the building – again

A previous attempt to add the US president’s name to the arts venue was ruled to be illegal, and the letters on the facade were removed.

Construction crews build scaffolding outside The Kennedy Centre in June, after a court ordered that Trump’s name be removed from the building. Photo: AFP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

What not to miss at the 2027 Hong Kong Arts Festival

The 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival mixes the familiar and the eclectic, with a virtual Yuja Wang and Shakespeare renditions among highlights.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Art de vivre? Why the French are such a cultural force in Hong Kong

A potent mix of diplomacy, luxury commerce and cross-cultural collaborations explains France’s outsized presence in Hong Kong’s arts scene.

Art

Hong Kong artist channels Leslie Cheung film Farewell My Concubine for live show

Berlin-based Isaac Chong Wai’s all-male Hong Kong show An Intimate Surrender draws on the 1993 gender-fluid romance to explore vulnerability.

A scene from Isaac Chong Wai’s An Intimate Surrender, running at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Contemporary until August 9. The live-art show draws heavily on the 1993 movie Farewell My Concubine starring Leslie Cheung to explore intimacy and collective vulnerability through movement. Photo: courtesy of Tai Kwun
Classical music

‘Is the piano your boyfriend?’: rising Chinese pianist Lyu Tianyao, 17, opens up

Lyu Tianyao, who has secured a multi-album deal with Decca Classics, reveals why she loves Chopin, how she honours her grandmother and more.

Lyu Tianyao, a 17-year-old Chinese classical pianist who is already a Chopin Competition finalist, recently signed a multi-album deal with Decca Classics. Details of her debut album, which will centre on Chopin, will be announced soon. Photo: courtesy of Universal Music Group
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | How does Taiwan’s legendary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre look under new director?

Cloud Gate’s first show in Hong Kong under director Cheng Tsung-lung brought familiar high-level dancing and energy, but lacked innovation.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre head on why they are ‘more manic’ than ever

Artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung shares why movement is vital in the AI era ahead of the troupe’s first performance in Hong Kong since 2019.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Tarmo Peltokoski’s Hong Kong Philharmonic, absent Jing Wang, takes sea journey

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ majestic A Sea Symphony was given a stunning showcase by Tarmo Peltokoski and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

With Tarmo Peltokoski conducting, soprano Chen Reiss (left) and bass-baritone Andre Schuen (right) on stage with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and three choirs for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ A Sea Symphony at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on July 3, 2026. Photo: HK Phil/Keith Hiro
Performing arts in Hong Kong

How Asia’s women DJs are turning the tables in a male-dominated world

From Manila to Mumbai to Hong Kong, female DJs are teaming up to overcome gender stereotypes and fight for equal opportunities.

Camille Banzon from the Philippines is a pioneering bass DJ and founder of the Continuum Bass collective. Photo: courtesy of Camille Banzon
Year of the Horse 2026

Horse show spectacular to bring ‘magical’ equine energy to Hong Kong

Blending music and equestrian arts, Cavalluna – Gate to the Otherworld will gallop into Kai Tak Arena in September for the Year of the Horse.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Sinfonietta deliver Alice Yeung’s new concerto in style

The orchestra was joined by pianist Daniel Chu and the harmonica star CY Leo for the electrifying world premiere of Yeung’s Time (in-)Linear.

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Hong Kong

9 must-see musicals in Hong Kong in 2026, from Cats to Jesus Christ Superstar

From famous Broadway and West End musicals to Chinese and Korean shows and a Cantonese comedy, there’s a lot on from now until December.

A scene from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar, which will run at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre from July 8 to August 1, 2026. Photo: Zeus Martinez
South Korea

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.

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.

Music

Nearly 30 years since its Broadway debut, why Ragtime remains so relevant today

With themes including immigrant discrimination and keeping America ‘great’, Ragtime feels like it could have been written today.

(Front, from left) Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and Brandon Uranowitz perform Ragtime with other cast members during the 79th Tony Awards on June 7 in New York. The musical, which opened on Broadway in 1998, still resonates deeply today. Photo: AP
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
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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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.

Gustavo Dudamel is pictured at the David Geffen Hall in New York. The Venezuelan conductor will soon take the lead at the New York Philharmonic after 17 years in charge of the LA Phil. Photo: courtesy of New York Philharmonic
TV shows and streaming video

‘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.

Kaja Chan, born and raised in Hong Kong, is a London-based actress across theatre, television and video games. She talks about how her passion led her to pursue a career in acting and shares advice to young performers who want to follow in her footsteps. Photo: Phil Sharp
Donald Trump

US judge orders Trump’s name removed from Kennedy Centre

The judge also blocked the administration from closing the iconic arts venue for major renovations.

Classical music

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.

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