Review | Mixed performances, magical sets in Opera Hong Kong’s new Tosca
Hong Kong troupe’s new production of Puccini’s opera Tosca is dramatically staged, but let down by the lack of chemistry between the singers in the lead roles.
Profile | So poor, she made dolls from tissues. Now she sells her creations for $$$
Ning Lau makes Barbie-like Asian dolls for a living in Hong Kong. Her thing for dolls is not new - she has collected more than 500 - and global brands love her for it.
Ning Lau makes Barbie-like Asian dolls for a living in Hong Kong. Her thing for dolls is not new - she has collected more than 500 - and global brands love her for it.
‘Exceed expectations, you’re not always rewarded’: Anna Karenina’s message
Reading Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy’s novel of ‘immense beauty’, taught Lynn Fung, director of a Hong Kong museum founded by her father, lessons about family dynamics and what others expect of you.
Reading Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy’s novel of ‘immense beauty’, taught Lynn Fung, director of a Hong Kong museum founded by her father, lessons about family dynamics and what others expect of you.
This Breaking Bad star wants children to ‘be comfortable around words’
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk used to make up poems with his children. Now he and his daughter, Erin, have turned them into Zilot & Other Important Rhymes, a children’s book of poetry.
Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk used to make up poems with his children. Now he and his daughter, Erin, have turned them into Zilot & Other Important Rhymes, a children’s book of poetry.
Inspired by Aids Memorial Quilt, chance to remember loved ones with birdsong
A Hong Kong art project invites visitors to the Nature Discovery Park at the K11 Musea mall to remember a deceased loved one by choosing birdsong to play through a speaker in a bird box.
A Hong Kong art project invites visitors to the Nature Discovery Park at the K11 Musea mall to remember a deceased loved one by choosing birdsong to play through a speaker in a bird box.
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Brave, bold: the artists who hit back at South Korean society
Empty newspaper, giant pink lips, barbed wire – the 20th-century South Korean experimental art seen at an exhibition in New York tells us something about the artists and the time they grew up in.
He built a huge, unique collection on the West in China, and vice versa
Lawyer Roy Delbyck talks about his immense collection of printed materials – from letters and diaries to movie tickets – on the West in China, and the Chinese experience in the United States.
Lawyer Roy Delbyck talks about his immense collection of printed materials – from letters and diaries to movie tickets – on the West in China, and the Chinese experience in the United States.
What it’s like to be a geisha in Japan: the training, schedule – and food
We speak to a geisha in Japan about the years spent training as an apprentice (maiko), their typical day (it’s long), and whether they really do eat bite-sized food like in Netflix’s The Makanai.
We speak to a geisha in Japan about the years spent training as an apprentice (maiko), their typical day (it’s long), and whether they really do eat bite-sized food like in Netflix’s The Makanai.
Chinese collectors’ art sale flops at Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong
Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei managed to only sell 28 of the 39 paintings on offer for a total of HK$455 million (US$58.1 million) 24 per cent less than the bottom estimate.
Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei managed to only sell 28 of the 39 paintings on offer for a total of HK$455 million (US$58.1 million) 24 per cent less than the bottom estimate.
How a German romantic opera changed this Hong Kong-born conductor’s life
Listening to Carl Maria von Weber’s German romantic opera Der Freischütz at the age of 18 opened Perry So’s mind to the possibilities of music, and inspired him to pick up the conductor’s baton.
Listening to Carl Maria von Weber’s German romantic opera Der Freischütz at the age of 18 opened Perry So’s mind to the possibilities of music, and inspired him to pick up the conductor’s baton.
A Hong Kong home with New York vibes – stunning views and all
A Hong Kong-born couple looking to replicate their New York apartment in their home city found a Tsim Sha Tsui flat offering similar views. All they then needed was a bit of design magic to conjure up the same sense of space.
A Hong Kong-born couple looking to replicate their New York apartment in their home city found a Tsim Sha Tsui flat offering similar views. All they then needed was a bit of design magic to conjure up the same sense of space.
Review | Warm, eerie, touching: pianist’s ‘Chopin and Liszt’ recital in Hong Kong
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor exhibited phenomenal dexterity during his ‘Chopin & Liszt’ piano recital that brought the house down at the Hong Kong City Hall.
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor exhibited phenomenal dexterity during his ‘Chopin & Liszt’ piano recital that brought the house down at the Hong Kong City Hall.
Julia Fox, RuPaul’s drag queens wear this Chinese fashion student designer
Eileen Sun worked in the art world before changing career paths. Now, she is studying fashion in London and her designs are worn by actress Julia Fox, rapper Ashnikko and RuPaul’s drag queens.
Eileen Sun worked in the art world before changing career paths. Now, she is studying fashion in London and her designs are worn by actress Julia Fox, rapper Ashnikko and RuPaul’s drag queens.
How TV changed the way we see the world in 14 video works at Hong Kong show
‘Killing TV’, a new exhibition at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun heritage and arts centre, brings together diverse video works to portray the influence TV has had on contemporary art and society.
‘Killing TV’, a new exhibition at Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun heritage and arts centre, brings together diverse video works to portray the influence TV has had on contemporary art and society.
Chinese violinist on the pressure of being a child prodigy, and slowing down
Virtuoso violinist Tianwa Yang tells Kate Whitehead about her serendipitous start in music, the intense demands of her Beijing teachers, and learning to enjoy life while studying in Germany, her home now.
Virtuoso violinist Tianwa Yang tells Kate Whitehead about her serendipitous start in music, the intense demands of her Beijing teachers, and learning to enjoy life while studying in Germany, her home now.
San Francisco Chinatown art show explores power disparity in urban planning
In ‘Perilous Playground’, at San Francisco’s Chinese Cultural Centre, artists from around the world explore urban planning and its effect on Asian communities – as the city’s Chinatown undergoes redevelopment.
In ‘Perilous Playground’, at San Francisco’s Chinese Cultural Centre, artists from around the world explore urban planning and its effect on Asian communities – as the city’s Chinatown undergoes redevelopment.
One of ultra-contemporary art’s hottest names on fame ahead of Hong Kong show
Julie Curtiss, an ultra-contemporary artist whose neo-surrealist paintings are soaring in value, talks about staying grounded ahead of her first solo exhibition in Asia, in Hong Kong.
Julie Curtiss, an ultra-contemporary artist whose neo-surrealist paintings are soaring in value, talks about staying grounded ahead of her first solo exhibition in Asia, in Hong Kong.
‘Thousands of hate messages’: Chinese artist behind London street art scandal
Chinese artist Wang Hanzheng says his graffiti of Chinese political slogans on London’s Brick Lane that shocked many ‘raises strong doubts about the Western rule of law and democracy’.
Chinese artist Wang Hanzheng says his graffiti of Chinese political slogans on London’s Brick Lane that shocked many ‘raises strong doubts about the Western rule of law and democracy’.
Hong Kong show for French photographer who found beauty in the mundane
‘Capturing Life: The Photography of Willy Ronis’, a Hong Kong exhibition, showcases the work of the late French humanist photographer, who was known for capturing the poetry of everyday life.
‘Capturing Life: The Photography of Willy Ronis’, a Hong Kong exhibition, showcases the work of the late French humanist photographer, who was known for capturing the poetry of everyday life.
Why is this sustainable fashion marketplace founder rereading Shakespeare?
Laura Williamson, founder of Hong Kong-based sustainable fashion marketplace Plantdays, is going back over the complete works of Shakespeare because it ‘really forces you to think’.
Laura Williamson, founder of Hong Kong-based sustainable fashion marketplace Plantdays, is going back over the complete works of Shakespeare because it ‘really forces you to think’.
