Archive for the ‘Lifestyle Vox’ Category
“Echoes” May Herald Revival of the Hong Kong Film Industry
Hong Kong – It’s been credited with saving an historic neighbourhood from rapacious property development; now it’s heralded as a catalyst for resurrecting Hong Kong’s once booming film industry.
May 14th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More
Installation Art: Simon Birch — Ringmaster of a “Conceptual Circus”
Hong Kong – Experience Hong Kong-based artist Simon Birch’s Hope & Glory, a multimedia “conceptual circus” which tells through a series of 20 installations of his “direct personal expression of … [his] own life experiences; love, fear, sickness, health, adventure...
May 11th, 2010 | Arts Vox | Read More
English Drama Hong Kong Style: Blurring the Pro-Am Boundary
Hong Kong – A dozen youngsters, ranged around a piano in a Hong Kong apartment, belt out the words: “We are so happy…” — a song from the Stephen Sondheim musical, Into the Woods.
May 7th, 2010 | Arts Vox | Read More
Chinese Activist Artist Ai Weiwei Does It His Way
Hong Kong – “Impulsiveness is the most valuable trait for human beings,” said Ai Weiwei, one of the most headline-grabbing political artists in China.
“Ultimately, impulsiveness determines your passion, your instinct and who you truly are!” Ai told a gathering of cyber-acquaintances gathered...
May 6th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Global Vox | Read More
A Hong Kong Effort to Save Traditional Kunqu Opera
Hong Kong – “Without visiting this garden,” a beautiful woman resplendent in a Ming Dynasty robe, sings. “How could I ever have realized this splendour of spring?”
Her walk is graceful; the words she sings are poetic. Although she is on a bare stage with little scenery, her voice and gestures...
April 16th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Hong Kong Vox | Read More
Improv: Showstopper’s Audience-Directed Drama Breaks the Mould
Hong Kong — No two shows are the same for the London-based ensemble of performers, Showstopper.
Improv (short for improvisation) and audience participation make sure of that.
View extracts from their unique show on Tuesday, April 13 – plus interviews with the actors — and view the...
April 15th, 2010 | Arts Vox, Audio-Visual Vox, Hong Kong Vox, Random Vox | Read More
Fringe Festival Imports Italy, Serves “Toxic” Symbolism
Hong Kong – Marcovaldo was a fictional Italian character. He became unmistakably Cantonese at this year’s City Festival. Forget the Italian protagonist’s name, the actor’s Korean accent, or the mostly English-language script. Marcovaldo’s story should resonate with everyone living in...
February 23rd, 2010 | Arts Vox | Read More



