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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.
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
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.

Chinese culture

‘I’d lie on the floor and cry’: Peking opera actress on the art’s challenges

Andy Lau Tak-wah

Hong Kong magician wants to change public perception, one trick at a time

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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.

Catch pianist Martha Argerich, among others, at the inaugural Verbier Festival in Shenzhen in January 2026. Photo: Getty Images
Books and literature

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’.

Australia

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.

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Korea Times

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.

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South Korea’s “dancing conductor” Baek Yoon-hak uses his energy-filled moves to get the whole audience joining in.
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | 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.

Donald Trump

World-famous Kennedy Centre renamed to honour Trump

The US president says he was ‘surprised’ by the decision from the board, whose members he hand-picked.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | 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.

Lucrezia Drei (left) and Alexey Bogdanchikov in Musica Viva’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor at Hong Kong City Hall. Photo: Titan Lam/Musica Viva
Music

Hong Kong classical concert to pay tribute to fallen Tai Po firefighter

Proceeds from the December 22 show, featuring some of Hong Kong’s biggest classical musicians, will go to the family of Ho Wai-ho.

The Cong Quartet are one of the big names who will perform at “Salute to the Brave, Soothing the Soul”, a charity concert co-organised by HK Phil’s first associate concertmaster Leung Kin-fung to pay tribute to Ho Wai-ho, the firefighter who lost his life in the Tai Po fire.
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Lang Lang and Tarmo Peltokoski pack a punch alongside HK Phil

HK Phil’s music director designate expertly controlled an embellished orchestra as the Chinese piano star enchanted in a night of huge sound.

Art

Famous horse-related works of art as the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches

To celebrate the nearing Year of the Fire Horse, we look at paintings, books and plays that show how the use of horses in art has evolved.

Asia travel

New arts venues in Shenzhen and Guangzhou, including the ‘Airpod building’

The Shenzhen Bay Culture Square and Aranya Art Centre Guangzhou show the Greater Bay Area’s ongoing efforts to become a cultural destination.

Shenzhen Bay Culture Square opened in November 2025, the latest public cultural landmark to open in the Greater Bay Area (Photo: Zhu Yumeng; Courtesy of MAD Architecture Studio)
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Why it’s mission complete for Hong Kong chamber music festival founder

Premiere Performances boss Andrea Fessler opens up ahead of the 18th and final Beare’s Premiere Music Festival.

Premiere Performances founder Andrea Fessler poses at the performing arts group’s office in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The Vancouver-raised impresario started Beare’s Premiere Music Festival “to spark an interest in chamber music” in Hong Kong. After 18 years, she says that has been accomplished. Photo: Sun Yeung
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Thrilling Bruce Lee dance show explores Hong Kong star’s life and career

‘Kung Fu Artistry: Bruce Lee’s No Way as Way’ by the Hong Kong Dance Company is a powerful mix of dance and martial arts.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Violinist Midori works magic in Hong Kong concert double bill

Midori dazzled alongside pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute on November 27, two nights before sharing the stage with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Pianist Mao Fujita delivers a technical masterclass alongside HK Phil

Fujita balanced grandiosity and introspection in an authoritative, emotionally aware performance in the wake of the Tai Po fire.

Japanese pianist Mao Fujita playing Rachmaninov’s “Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor” with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on November 29, 2025 (Photo: Eric Hong)
Fame and celebrity

Lea Salonga on Disney roles, crying at KPop Demon Hunters and discrimination

Ahead of her Hong Kong Disneyland show, the Filipino singer talks about why Mulan is still so dear to her and her wish to tell Asian stories.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Champion Hong Kong pianist joins Rome-based orchestra in powerful concert

The Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Roma, assisted by Aristo Sham, put on a strong opening night in Hong Kong.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Hong Kong-invented electronic tap shoes take first steps in imaginative show

Time will tell if the shoes, created in Hong Kong and used in the dance performance The Next Movement, will spur a major evolution for tap.

Instead of metal plates attached to the soles, Step Out Studio’s electronic tap shoes are equipped with sensors through which the steps produce electronically generated sounds. Photo: Step Out Studios
Classical music

San Francisco Opera’s The Monkey King is a landmark in cultural exchange

This timeless Chinese folk tale retold as an opera is a sumptuous feast for the eyes and ears that provides a showcase of Chinese culture.

The tenor Kang Wang as the Money King with members of the San Francisco Opera Chorus in Huang Ruo and David Henry Hwang’s “The Monkey King”. The new opera premiered on November 17, 2025. (Photo: Cory Weaver/ San Francisco Opera)
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Sandy Lam, Placido Domingo: 5 China Greater Bay Area music shows in December

See opera legend Placido Domingo in Guangzhou, catch Sandy Lam’s New Year’s Eve show in Shenzhen, watch a Russian classical quartet and more.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

New Hong Kong fringe festival challenges established arts events

Consisting of 34 performances and 14 events, the independent Horizons Festival will give all box office proceeds to participating artists.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Will these Hong Kong-invented electronic tap shoes create a new dance genre?

Step Out Studios will debut its new electronic tap dance shoes in an ‘emotional’ production at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in November.

Hong Kong-based Step Out Studios’ dance theatre production The Next Movement showcases its new electronic tap shoes that have the potential to create a new dance genre. Photo: Step Out Studios
Performing arts in Hong Kong

How Standard Chartered Arts in the Park in Hong Kong births stars

First, it’s Standard Chartered Arts in the Park. Then, maybe Bridgerton. The youth arts festival has a long history of creating stars.

Performers dance at the Standard Chartered Arts in the Park festival. Lindsey McAlister, founder of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, launched the event to give more youngsters a chance to shine. Photo: Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Late-night tango in Hong Kong draws those ‘longing for human connection’

Beyond the nightlife of Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong lies a different, equally vibrant scene – late-night tango classes at the Fringe Club.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Jazz great Dianne Reeves brings the house down at Hong Kong return show

With her commanding stage presence, huge vocal range and some top-notch backing, Dianne Reeves delivered a soulful, polished performance.

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