The Works

On Wednesday of next week there’s an auction of art by the disabled in Hong Kong. It's arranged by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and Treasure Auctioneers. Funds raised will help to give more people with disabilities access to the arts and to creativity.

For people with disabilities, art can be a particularly important way to communicate with other people. In upcoming shows we’ll be looking at the role different forms of art play in the lives of some individuals with disabilities. We begin this week wi...

This week, the whole of The Works is dedicated to a series of six documentary feature films called “The Inspired Island”.

The six films are about six of Taiwan’s most famous contemporary writers including poet Yang Mu, Yu Guang-zhong, Wang Wen-xin,...

This week, the whole of The Works is dedicated to a series of six documentary feature films called “The Inspired Island”.

The six films are about six of Taiwan’s most famous contemporary writers including poet Yang Mu, Yu Guang-zhong, Wang Wen-xin,...

At the end of last month, a man some consider the world’s greatest violinist came to Hong Kong to perform. Itzhak Perlman has been called a superstar of the violin, and “the king of fiddlers”. We spoke to him while he was here.

“Tower Heist” is about what happens when a group of workers in a luxury residential building decide to steal their money back from a Bernie Madoff type con-man who lives in the penthouse of their building and has swindled them out of their life savings...

In visual art, at the Sundaram Tagore gallery, there’s another touch of Asian art in the work of Korean artist Kim Joon. In his latest series Kim focuses on ideas of fragility, seduction and imperfection, using 3D computer graphics to create landscapes...

In our Arts Diary, there’s still plenty coming up in the World Cultures Festival including “Celestial Songs”, “Splendour of Korea”, the Shanghai Yue Ju Opera House, and dancer Akram Khan. And, through this week, the Hong Kong Dance Company is presentin...

Last Sunday, carnival artists Paul McLaren and Sharon George from the UK, were takng part in a parade on Tsim Sha Tsui’s Avenue of Stars and in the Mong Kok Pedestrian district. Their giant puppet, made of metal wires and plastic sheets was inspired by...

The World Cultures Festival is on right now and runs until 20th November. This year, the topic is “Enchanting Arts of Asia”. One of the highlights last Friday and Saturday was the Legend Lin Dance Theatre of Taiwan, and “Song of Pensive Beholding”. The...