The members of the Esmé Quartet were all born in South Korea, but it was while studying in Germany that they got together to form the ensemble. The Quartet came and performed several concerts at this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival.
The art of words, and we're introducing an ongoing exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art that highlights the structure and shape of Chinese characters throughout their long history, and the ways in which they are sometimes adapted creatively in the...
Street art can vary from the unsightly to the inspiring, but whatever its quality, whether graffiti or spectacular mural, it is often at the mercy of the authorities. Even works by well-known artists such as Banksy, Invader, JR, and locally, the King o...
After the prolonged Covid restrictions for the past three years, the excitement of Art March is back, and this year Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Central both returned to their full-scale programmes. Unfazed by a rocky few weeks in the banking sector tha...
There's a long history of artists making prints from materials such as stone, metal, wood, or even glass, using techniques varying from woodcut, and etching, to engraving, monoprint, and lithography. One form of printmaking with which you may be less ...
This year is the 20th anniversary of Germany’s reunification. The Goethe-Institut Hongkong is highlighting it by focusing on the topic of ‘change of time’. Until the 20th February, in the Goethe Gallery, the institute is presenting a photo exhibition b...
Specialising in textile art and culture, the Centre for Heritage Arts and Textile at The Mills frequently introduces exhibitions and projects that are rooted in tradition. It also showcases contemporary works by artists from across Asia. Work from the ...
March is here, and for art lovers in Hong Kong that means Art March, probably the busiest month in the calendar. The outdoor music festival Clockenflap, cancelled for the past four years, partly due to Covid-19, is back at the Central Harbourfront this...
Singer-songwriter Olga Chung says she became aware of her calling to make music while she was at university studying business. She’ll be with us later to tell us more about her path to music and the arts. Before we immerse ourselves in Olga's music tho...
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About The Works
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RTHK' s The Works focuses on Hong Kong's arts and cultural scene.
The Works features news and reviews of visual and performing arts, design, literary and other “ works ” .
Added illumination comes from interviews with leading performers and producers, interspersed with updates on events affecting the development of the territory 's artistic and cultural life. There's also in – most weeks – a live studio performance.
The Works is aired on RTHK 32 every Wednesday at 21:30 & RTHK 31 every Saturday at 16:00.
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