Hong Kong Arts Centre in collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland and Swiss Films organizes a film festival about Swiss documentaries on adolescence.
Location: Louis Koo Cinema, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Connecting Space Hong Kong is proud to support this artists-in-labs (ail) Programme to present six new media artists in Hong Kong. R<CONNECTING SENSES is part of the Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts.
Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Pulgasari (불가사리)(1985) is a cult classicLoosely based on the Korean mythic creature – Bulgasari, this movie is, perhaps not without irony, about a giant pro-peasantry metal-eating monster that stood by the side of the peasant army to overthrow the corrupt monarchy of the feudal Goryeo Dynasty in Korea.
Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Saturday, 07.05.2016
Friday, 15.04.2016
Movie; Cultural event; Concert
After so many contacts and discussions, from 7 to 15 May, Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festvial (LUFF) will be in Hong Kong for 9 days, showcasing a series of music and film programs together with Kill the Silence Festival. This is part of an intensive exchange of these two Festivals between May and October 2016 in Hong Kong and Lausanne.
Thursday, 28.04.2016
Saturday, 30.04.2016,
Pro Heltivia
Concert
World-class orchestra [Orchestre de la Suisse Romande]+ violin soloist of highest level [Renaud Capuçon]+ a programme that's been watched again and again online = the must-see classical concert
A big success in Hong Kong! This exhibition is now moving to be shown in Macao SAR for two months. Regarded as the “enfant terrible” of modern Swiss typography, Wolfgang Weingart has revolutionised established typography rules since the mid-1960s, shaping generations of designers as a typography teacher. This exhibition at d-mart presents the groundbreaking work, creative process and teachings of Weingart and the work of his students.
Location: Tap Seac Gallery, Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, N°95, Macau
Saturday, 16.04.2016
Tuesday, 26.04.2016,
Pro Helvitia
Countries; Theater
A Fusion of Shakespearean storylineFelix Mendelssohn's compositionFrench choreographer Michel Kelemenis' appropriation "A Midnight's Summer Dream"Gevena Grand Theatre Ballet, Switzerland
How can art be understood as a tool for understanding foreign cultures? Why do cultural values play an important role in threshold countries undergoing modernisation? What can art contribute to a country’s public image? Based on a case study about global culture, the «Chinese Contemporary Art Award» online course develops possible answers to these crucial questions.
Swiss painter and performer Jerome Liniger joins hands with international artists Christophe Averlan, Nicolas Jacquette and Katy Martin to go beyond their individual artistic forms to create a rich language and diverse meeting points. Joining the dialogue of different disciplines are also artists and philosophers from China, France, Iran and the US.