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For news and reviews of the performing arts in Hong Kong - ballet, contemporary dance, opera, theatre, musicals and more - and interviews with key players from Hong Kong performing arts groups and visiting troupes, this is your page. Read about the productions of Hong Kong Ballet, Opera Hong Kong, Hong Kong Repertory Theatre, City Contemporary Dance Company, Zuni Icosahedron, Hong Kong Dance Company, Chung Ying Theatre Company, as well as original commissions by the Hong Kong Arts Festival, New Vision Arts Festival, Chinese Opera Festival and the World Cultures Festival.
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
World of performing arts

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.

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

World of performing arts

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

On Our Radar

What to do in Hong Kong this Christmas, from feasts to circus acts

Our guide to some of the events lighting up the city this holiday season – plus the best takeaway menus for Christmas dinner at home.

The Ting Koo-ki Mad Skills Battle, part of the “Circus Plays” event, returns to Tai Kwun in Hong Kong this month. Photo: Visual Voices
Classical music

Review | Chopin Competition winner Eric Lu thrills in Hong Kong recital

The Chinese-American pianist’s all-Chopin recital, part of the HKU Muse Piano Laureate Series, was powerful, intense and emotional.

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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.

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Hong Kong's music scene

Wicked songs in Cantonese? New online series champions Hong Kong talent

Songs like ‘Popular’ and ‘What Is This Feeling’ have been painstakingly translated for the ‘Wicked in Canto’ series on YouTube and Instagram.

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Singers Chloe Wong (left) and Marco Tang are part of the 17-person troupe responsible for “Wicked in Canto”, a series of videos featuring songs from the global musical phenomenon performed in Cantonese. Photo: Edmond So
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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.

World of performing arts

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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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)
Hong Kong

Who to watch at Clockenflap 2025

Hong Kong’s favourite music spectacular is back from December 5 to 7 – here are our highlights to pencil into your festival diary.

Crowds gather on day two of Clockenflap 2024 at Central Harbourfront Event Space. The music festival returns from December 5-7 this year. Photo: Eugene Lee
Art

New cultural salon Gold to reflect Hong Kong’s changing art scene

Gold will open in Hong Kong’s Wong Chuk Hang during Art Basel in 2026. Its founders talk about the changing face of art in the city.

World of performing arts

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.

World of performing arts

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
New Openings

Hong Kong’s new openings, from the East Kowloon Cultural Centre to a new pasta bar

The Hong Kong Museum of Art restaurant is reborn as MoA Dining, and Twist gets mouths watering with bone marrow macaroni.

MoA Dining’s suckling pig dish is a nod to local flavours. Photo: courtesy MoA Dining
World of performing arts

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.

World of performing arts

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.

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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
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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.

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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.

Your Perfect Week

Your cheat sheet for what to do in Hong Kong from November 16-22

Sample the work of Mandarin Grill’s new head chef, take the plunge in Victoria Harbour or find your rhythm at Freespace Dance.

Korean group Jungle will be performing an immersive, augmented-reality dance at this month’s Freespace Dance. Photo: courtesy West Kowloon Cultural District
World of performing arts

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.

Five-time Grammy Award-winning jazz legend Dianne Reeves during her solo concert at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong on November 10, 2025. Photo: WestK
On Our Radar

Slow mornings, island air and 30-plus acts: CT Music Fest rethinks the formula

CT Music Fest heads to the Saiyuen campsite for 3 days of close listening, community vibes and a Hong Kong-first artist lineup.

World of performing arts

Review | In a Perfect World, a Hong Kong play that is as important as it is grim

Jun Li Jun-shuo’s time-jumping play with Patra Au about Chinese people living in a crumbling America asks one very uncomfortable question.

World of performing arts

Soprano Renee Fleming on the voice of nature, how music promotes wellness

The soprano talks about how she champions sustainability through music and her work to highlight the health benefits of music and the arts.

Renee Fleming performs during “Renee Fleming: Voice of Nature” at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in October 2025. The shows performed on October 24-25 had a first half consisting of songs related to different aspects of nature, accompanied by a film created by the National Geographic Society. Photo: HK Phil
World of performing arts

Bruce Lee’s life and philosophy celebrated in cross-genre dance drama

‘Kung Fu Artistry – Bruce Lee’s No Way as Way’ by the Hong Kong Dance Company is a high-energy mix of martial arts, dance and jazz.

“Kung Fu Artistry – Bruce Lee’s No Way as Way” by the Hong Kong Dance Company reframes the star’s legacy as a vibrant, ongoing artistic conversation. Photo: HKDance
2025 National Games

Andy Lau, Joey Yung among Hong Kong stars performing at National Games opening

Opening ceremony will showcase regional cultural elements using advanced technologies, including AI and virtual reality.

My Life

He plays music with his elbows and brings skateboard tricks into his performances

Steve Hui Ngo-shan reflects on his journey from teen raver to Hong Kong’s leading sound artist. He even writes operas.

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