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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.
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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

Music

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

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.

Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski (centre right) raises his hand with Chinese pianist Lang Lang on stage with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on December 11, 2025. Photo: HK Phil
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.

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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.

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.

The Tony and Olivier award-winning singer and actress, best known for originating the role of Kim in Miss Saigon and being the singing voice of Disney princesses Jasmine and Fa Mulan, will be in Hong Kong early January.
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.

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.

Sandy Lam performs in Wenzhou in September 2025. The Hong Kong singer’s New Year’s Eve concert in Shenzhen is just one of the exciting musical events to check out in China’s Greater Bay Area this December. Photo: Instagram/sandy_lam_official
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.

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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.

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.

Chinese culture

The Monkey King of Chinese mythology leaps to life in new opera in the US

The mischievous Monkey King has been brought to life on stage in a ‘magical kung fu opera’ in the US, through song, dance, puppetry and more.

Tenor Kang Wang (centre) rehearses for The Monkey King, which tells the story of the legendary Monkey King’s journey through opera, on November 6, 2025, in San Francisco. Photo: San Francisco Opera via AP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

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.

Patra Au Ga-man in a scene from In a Perfect World. On & On Theatre Workshop’s radical play about Chinese people living in New York in different time periods gives a grim prognosis of the world. Photo: Snap_Shot_Sammy
Performing arts in Hong Kong

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.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

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.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

No Time To Die – Hong Kong performances blend architecture and movement

No Time To Die: An Inert Liquid Assembly is a series of dance performances and an exhibition in Hong Kong debuting on November 20.

(From left) Nadim Abbas (visual) and Chan Wai-lok (choreography) will premiere No Time To Die: An Inert Liquid Assembly on November 20 in Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Aristo Sham releases joyful solo piano album that includes ‘pure Bach’

Van Cliburn gold medallist Aristo Sham has released Timeline, an arresting collection of classical piano pieces based on his world tour.

Aristo Sham Ching-tao, 2025 Van Cliburn gold medallist has released a solo piano album. Photo: Instagram/cemwi/HKU_MUSE
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Why this star ballerina was an ‘ugly duckling’ and her struggles with pain

Recently dancing in Hong Kong, Natalia Osipova talks about going from Russia’s Bolshoi Ballet to Britain’s Royal Ballet and her future hopes.

What to do in Hong Kong

International Booker Prize winner a highlight of Hong Kong’s India by the Bay

With the theme ‘Celebrating the Best of India’, this year’s event showcases India’s diverse culture and includes leading cultural figures.

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