7 not-to-be-missed highlights of Hong Kong’s new flagship Chinese Culture Festival
- Line-up with performances of Chinese stories and reinterpreted Western classics aims to enhance appreciation of Chinese culture and its synergy with rest of the world
- Inaugural annual event, from June to September, features music, dance, stage and film shows, exhibitions, talks, meet-the-artists sessions and masterclasses
Hong Kong is ready to roll out the city’s inaugural Chinese Culture Festival after a successful “Art March” programme, which included the Asian debut of the global pop culture mega fair ComplexCon and an edition of Art Basel where attendances returned to pre-pandemic levels.
The festival, running from this month to September, is the flagship event of the Chinese Culture Promotion Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), which aims to promote “Chinese culture and patriotic education as well as enhancing national identity amongst the people of Hong Kong”.
The four-month line-up of programmes aims to enhance the public’s appreciation of Chinese culture, how it transcends time and its synergy with the rest of the world.
“Our vision is to integrate cultural activities into tourism and promote culture through tourism,” Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, said while announcing the festival. “By introducing the festival to international visitors, we are also bolstering the economy.”
The impressive range of music, dance and multi-arts stage performances, film shows, exhibitions, talks, meet-the-artists sessions and masterclasses is designed to offer something for individuals from different backgrounds, from the uninitiated to seasoned arts lovers. Here are seven of the greatly anticipated highlights that are not to be missed.
1. Opening programme: dance drama Five Stars Rising in the East
The festival will get under way with Beijing Dance Drama and Opera’s debut in Hong Kong of its acclaimed dance drama, Five Stars Rising in the East.
