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    Artist Leo Wong, Cine Memories of the War of Resistance@HK Film Archive & in the studio: Lora Chow

    03/09/2025

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    Executive Producer：Diana Wan

    03/09/2025

    Composer, instrumentalist, and soprano Lora Chow is a multi-talented performer who has written and performed a wide range of orchestral, chamber, vocal and solo piano works. She plays the organ, harp, trumpet, violin, and piano. Recently, she released a new album of original compositions inspired by nature and growth, “Pursuits from the Roots”. Nature, particularly its floral and botanical elements, is also a major component of the ceramic works of Leo Wong. Trained as a landscape designer and arborist, Wong combines his knowledge of flowers and botanicals and his passion for ceramic art in his porcelain art.

    Jointly presented by the Hong Kong Film Archive, the Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence, the Museum of History and the Heritage Museum, "Cine Memories of the War of Resistance” is an exhibition and screening offers 16 free screenings of six films from 1941 to 2024. The event commemorates the 80th anniversary of victory in the Chinese people's war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the world anti-Fascist war. It runs until 20th September.


    Contact: wanyt@rthk.hk

    Tag: art,culture,The Works,Chinese Works,Hong Kong

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      Two local artists: Yung Wing-yan, who specialises in wood, and bamboo artist Lam Ka-yu, are presenting works inspired by tea, tea culture, and the day-to-day aesthetics of the Song dynasty. For the exhibition, "The Shape of Tea" at the at Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, they've created 20 new sets of works that include wooden tea bowls and delicate bamboo tea ware, as well as large installations that explore the shape and form of tea .

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    • Theatresports, Dream Rooms@M+ & in the studio: The Saffron

      Theatresports, Dream Rooms@M+ & in the studio: The Saffron

      Even for the non-religious, Christmas is one of the best times for many to come together with families and friends. The Arab World is home to some of the world’s oldest Christian communities. Later on the show, the local band The Saffron will be playing us some traditional Middle Eastern music. But first, a new form of sports, and one that may come as a surprise to you. It’s called Theatresports, and it is an artistic form developed in Canada.

      At M+ you can catch an immersive exhibition of twelve environments created by women artists between the 1950s and the present day. Three of those environments are newly commissioned works by Asian women. Titled “Dream Rooms”, this selection of works was first staged in 2023 at Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany. The travelling exhibition on show at M+ is the first edition in Asia. Audience engagement is an active part of the experience, so shoes off and dive in.

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    • Basil Pao@Tai Kwun, Song to Qing Chinese Bronzes@HKUMAG & in the studio: Cellist Alex Lau

      Basil Pao@Tai Kwun, Song to Qing Chinese Bronzes@HKUMAG & in the studio: Cellist Alex Lau

      In much of the world Basil Pao is probably best known for his work as the primary photographer for several BBC travel series with presenter Michael Palin. They’ve collaborated on eleven books covering an assortment of voyages. Pao has also worked as a stills photographer and actor on Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor”.
      A current exhibition at Tai Kwun features two series of Pao’s works, “The Great Walls of China” and “Glimpses of Silence”, that explore the relationship between heritage and artistic creation.

      Based in Berlin, Germany, cellist Alex Lau is pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the Munich University of Music and Performing Arts. He was in Hong Kong for a recital in September as part of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s “Hong Kong Artists” series. As a young musician, Lau likes to expand the possibility of the cello by incorporating other art forms such as dance. He’s previously collaborated with choreographer Jacopo Godani and the Dresden Frankfurt Dance Company.
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    • Tap dance & electronic tap shoes, Stuart Pearson Wright@Flowers Gallery & in the studio: percussionist Samuel Chan

      Tap dance & electronic tap shoes, Stuart Pearson Wright@Flowers Gallery & in the studio: percussionist Samuel Chan

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    • Robert Rauschenberg@M+, Ann Leda Shapiro@Axel Vervoordt & in the studio: singer-songwriter Elly C

      Robert Rauschenberg@M+, Ann Leda Shapiro@Axel Vervoordt & in the studio: singer-songwriter Elly C

      For more than six decades of artistic creation, Robert Rauschenberg worked in a wide variety of mediums, such as painting, sculpture, prints, photography and performance. Now showing at M+ is a major exhibition that highlights Rauschenberg’s connection with Asia.

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      Singer-songwriter Elly C said writing songs is like a therapy for her. It’s an outlet for her to channel thoughts that she couldn’t talk about with her friends and family. As an independent musician, she also produces her own music. After making music on her own since 2020, she is now collaborating more with other musicians. She’s here to tell us more about her music-making and to bring us one of her early song, “Nobody’s watching”.

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    • Ancient Egypt Unveiled@HKPM, Sigg Prize 2025@M+ & in the studio: Guzheng player Grammy Yeung

      Ancient Egypt Unveiled@HKPM, Sigg Prize 2025@M+ & in the studio: Guzheng player Grammy Yeung

      On 1st November, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza had a spectacular three-day opening ceremony in the Giza Plateau in Egypt. After two decades and an estimated cost of US$1.2 billion, the museum finally opens its doors to the public on 4th November. The museum spans nearly 500,000 square metres with more than 100,000 artefacts and is described as the world’s largest archeological museum. Egyptian officials expected the museum to attract up to 8 million visitors a year. Although we might not be able to go to GEM in Giza right now, we are lucky enough to see 250 ancient artefacts from Egypt in a newly opened exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum.

      Now in its third edition, this year’s Sigg Prize is shortlisting six artists. The prize was set up in 2018 with the aim of recognising and promoting the strength and diversity of Chinese artists on an international platform. New and recent works by the six shortlisted creators are on show at The Studio in M+ until 4th January next year.

      Grammy Yeung majored in the guzheng, a Chinese plucked zither in her Masters degree at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She is also a music major graduate from The University of Hong Kong. On 1st December, she will be having her recital as part of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s “Hong Kong Artists” series.
      She is here to tell us more about the programme of the upcoming concert.

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    • HKADC project: Ding Lab, Stay Connected@Tai Kwun & in the studio: Vocalist Julie May

      HKADC project: Ding Lab, Stay Connected@Tai Kwun & in the studio: Vocalist Julie May

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    • Quarryside Community Festival, Chao Shao-an 120th@HK Heritage Museum & in the studio: Jonas Cho

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    • WMA exhibition: Jess Lau, Xu Longsen@Hanart & in the studio: pianist Niu Niu

      WMA exhibition: Jess Lau, Xu Longsen@Hanart & in the studio: pianist Niu Niu

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    • 3D ceramics by Silvester Mok, Yukari Nishi@WKM & in the studio: Guitarist Jason Kui

      3D ceramics by Silvester Mok, Yukari Nishi@WKM & in the studio: Guitarist Jason Kui

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      "In the Meantime” at WKM Gallery is the debut Hong Kong exhibition of Yukari Nishi who describes her process and approach to painting as a form of “collage therapy”.
      The paintings, which present her exploration of the surreal as a place of escape and reflection, reflect her reality and anxiety as a mother.

      Jason Kui is best known for his electrifying guitar playing. A rock and blues musician and composer, his musical range includes modern metal, hard rock, funk and ballads. In September 2022, Kui came to our studio to give us a preview of his two then upcoming concerts: “Six-String Journey to the West”. Music from that show was released as a live album in May this year, and he’s here to tell us more about that, and give us a sneak peek of a new song, due to be released next month.

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