Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (3 April 2024)
3.4.2024 programme and performers: Prokofiev Sonata No.4 in C minor, Op.29 - Amy Sze; Prokofiev Sonata No.9 in C major, Op.103 - Kwok Pak Yu; Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor, Op.58 - Tao Chang
Date:03 Apr (Wed)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (2 April 2024)
2.4.2024 programme and performers: Prokofiev Sonata No.1 in F minor, Op.1 - Titus Ng; Schubert Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 - Nancy Loo; Prokofiev Sonata No.6 in A major, Op.82 - Rachel Cheung
Date:02 Apr (Tue)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (1 April 2024)
1.4.2024 programme and performers: Brahms Sonata No.2 in F-sharp minor, Op.2 - Wong Wai Yin; Prokofiev Sonata No.7 in B-flat major, Op.83 - Alex Wun; Liszt Sonata in B minor, S.178 - KaJeng Wong
Date:01 Apr (Mon)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (31 March 2024)
31.3.2024 programme and performers: Brahms Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5 - Karl Lo; Prokofiev Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.28 - Mary Wu; Chopin Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35 - Hui Ling
Date:31 Mar (Sun)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (30 March 2024)
30.3.2024 programme and performers: Brahms Sonata No.1 in C major, Op.1 - Charles Tam; Prokofiev Sonata No.5 in C major, Op.38/135 - Julie Kuok; Schumann Sonata No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.11 - Wong Sze Yuen
Date:30 Mar (Sat)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (29 March 2024)
29.3.2024 programme and performers: Prokofiev Sonata No.2 in D minor, Op.14 - John Lee; Prokofiev Sonata No.8 in B-flat major, Op.84 - Lau Shing Ho; Schumann Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22 - Colleen Lee
Date:29 Mar (Fri)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
Academy Opera: The Merry Widow
Date:26 Mar (Tue) - 30 Mar (Sat)
Venue:Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre
The Rule Breakers
by some of ballet’s most creative dance makers!
George Balanchine was ballet's first real rule-breaker, remaking 19th century ballet for a modern world. Rounding out this powerful programme is Serenade, one of Balanchine's most perfect ballets. It was the first work he made after moving to America in the 1930s, and it distills the language of classical ballet to its essentials. Set to a transcendent Tchaikovsky score, the ballet is performed by dancers in blue costumes in front of a blue background. Balanchine worked unexpected rehearsal events into the choreography. When one student fell, he incorporated it. Another day, a student arrived late, and this too became part of the ballet.
Known as one of ballet's real game changers, William Forsythe revolutionised contemporary ballet, making innovative new works for the modern era. His ground-breaking In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated is set to Thom Willems' driving electronic score and is a highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ballet premiere. With this powerful work created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1987, Forsythe made ballet fresh again by taking a fierce urban approach to classical lines and choreography. He boldly opened up new possibilities for choreographers by turning ballet on its head while paying homage to its revered classical sensibilities.
Following in his footsteps is European sensation Andonis Foniadakis, who uses ballet to creatively express modernity and all its layers. Hong Kong audiences will experience Foniadakis' thrilling world premiere ballet inspired by the songs of the charttopping '80s pop pioneers Depeche Mode. With death-defying lifts and emotional choreography brimming with energy and passion, Foniadakis' new work promises to be unforgettable.
Date:22 Mar (Fri) - 24 Mar (Sun)
Venue:Academy Lyric Theatre
HKAPA Open Day 2024
A wide array of performing arts activities includes a performance by Junior Symphony Orchestra, concerts of Chinese and Western music, excerpt performances of musicals, drama, Cantonese opera, Dance open classes, film and television screenings, as well as guided tours for immersive performing arts activities. Furthermore, visitors can even go to backstage to discover the secrets behind the scenes, including stage design, props and costumes making, as well as stage effects exhibitions, indulging themselves in the world of performing arts on the day. The “On Stage @HKAPA Digital” of the Academy Library also allows visitors to step onto different stages as the character of the Academy productions virtually and take a digital photo. The Academy heartily welcomes everyone to embark on an amazing journey exploring the integration of AI and art technology in performing arts.
Free admission, no registration required.
Opening hours:
Wanchai Main Campus: 10 am – 5 pm
Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus: 1 pm – 5 pm*
*Free shuttle bus services between the Wanchai Main Campus and the Béthanie Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam will be provided on a first-come-first-served basis
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Date:03 Mar (Sun)
Venue:Academy Atrium
Joint Concert by Vocal Departments of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
Date:21 Feb (Wed)
Venue:Academy Concert Hall
The Rule Breakers
by some of ballet’s most creative dance makers!
George Balanchine was ballet's first real rule-breaker, remaking 19th century ballet for a modern world. Rounding out this powerful programme is Serenade, one of Balanchine's most perfect ballets. It was the first work he made after moving to America in the 1930s, and it distills the language of classical ballet to its essentials. Set to a transcendent Tchaikovsky score, the ballet is performed by dancers in blue costumes in front of a blue background. Balanchine worked unexpected rehearsal events into the choreography. When one student fell, he incorporated it. Another day, a student arrived late, and this too became part of the ballet.
Known as one of ballet's real game changers, William Forsythe revolutionised contemporary ballet, making innovative new works for the modern era. His ground-breaking In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated is set to Thom Willems' driving electronic score and is a highly-anticipated Hong Kong Ballet premiere. With this powerful work created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1987, Forsythe made ballet fresh again by taking a fierce urban approach to classical lines and choreography. He boldly opened up new possibilities for choreographers by turning ballet on its head while paying homage to its revered classical sensibilities.
Following in his footsteps is European sensation Andonis Foniadakis, who uses ballet to creatively express modernity and all its layers. Hong Kong audiences will experience Foniadakis' thrilling world premiere ballet inspired by the songs of the charttopping '80s pop pioneers Depeche Mode. With death-defying lifts and emotional choreography brimming with energy and passion, Foniadakis' new work promises to be unforgettable.
Date: 22 Mar (Fri) - 24 Mar (Sun)
Venue: Academy Lyric Theatre
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (29 March 2024)
29.3.2024 programme and performers: Prokofiev Sonata No.2 in D minor, Op.14 - John Lee; Prokofiev Sonata No.8 in B-flat major, Op.84 - Lau Shing Ho; Schumann Sonata No.2 in G minor, Op.22 - Colleen Lee
Date: 29 Mar (Fri)
Venue: Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (30 March 2024)
30.3.2024 programme and performers: Brahms Sonata No.1 in C major, Op.1 - Charles Tam; Prokofiev Sonata No.5 in C major, Op.38/135 - Julie Kuok; Schumann Sonata No.1 in F-sharp minor, Op.11 - Wong Sze Yuen
Date: 30 Mar (Sat)
Venue: Academy Concert Hall
Academy Piano Festival - Prokofiev Meets the Great Romantics (31 March 2024)
31.3.2024 programme and performers: Brahms Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5 - Karl Lo; Prokofiev Sonata No.3 in A minor, Op.28 - Mary Wu; Chopin Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor, Op.35 - Hui Ling
Date: 31 Mar (Sun)
Venue: Academy Concert Hall