Singer songwriter Panai Kusmi is an aboriginal singer from the Amis tribe in Taitung. Her songs speak of the lives of aborigines in Taiwan, and the relationship between man and land. Panai came to Hong Kong two weeks ago to promote her coming concert, ...
Film director Ho Fan, began his career as a photographer, capturing the light and the reality of Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s, a time when the harbour was much larger and the buildings much smaller. Today, now 83, Ho Fan lives in the United States....
The largest exhibition of Dunhuang culture including religion, art, history and folklore are now on show at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum. "Dunhuang - Untold Tales, Untold Riches" consists of 120 artefacts, a 13 meter long Buddha, and the museum has to...
A ground-breaking stage production created by renowned Japanese theatre director, Yukio Ninagawa and playwright Kunio Shimizu: “Raven, We Shall Load Bullets”. It’s the story of two young protesters on trial for throwing explosives, and what happens whe...
Dancer Jin Xing is one of China’s most acclaimed modern dancers and choreographers. She’s also an actress, a chat show host, and founder of her own dance company. But for Jin, who was performing in Hong Kong last month, it’s been a life that – to an o...
An exhibition of objects connected to the history of Judaism and Christianity. Until 25th January, the Asia Society Hong Kong Centre is home to around fifty rare items in the exhibition “Temple, Scrolls and Divine Messengers: Archaeology of the Land of...
"Man shall not live by bread alone”, says the Bible, going on to add that the soul also needs its own nourishment. Indian playwright and director Roysten Abel might come from a different religious tradition but he has taken this idea to heart for his ...
Today marks the one month anniversary of the Umbrella Movement, and the art has attracted a lot of attention both locally and internationally. Some local artists have asked Hong Kong‘s museums to consider preserving it. They’ve decline. A stark contras...
Away from the urban jungle of Hong Kong there are still a few rural villages that show our history and heritage. Local filmmaker, Jessey Tsang’s feature-length documentary, “Flowing Stories” tells the story of her native village Ho Chung in Sai Kung. B...
Elliott Erwitt is generally known for his candid black and white street photographs, and describes street photography as an art of observation. In his sixty year career, he’s also shot portraits of such luminaries as Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, and...
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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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