Welcoming the World
Taking advantage of Hong Kong’s matchless geographical location, the School maintains close relationships with numerous internationally renowned artists. Over the recent years, we have invited the following luminaries to our school:
- French musical master Claude-Michel Schönberg spoke about his creative works; two professors from London’s Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Neil Rutherford and Eddie Gower, coached students on musical theatre vocal technique.
- Celebrated Canadian stage director Robert Lepage gave a public talk on the occasion of his appearance at the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
- Various demonstrations and workshops were hosted by solo theatre artist Shoko Ito (Japan), Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards (Italy), mask artist and expert Mariana Araoz (France), performing artist Tian Mansha (China), Voice Studies Professor Richard Armstrong of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts (US), Bárbara Santos, an expert of the Theatre of the Oppressed, Florian Borchmeyer, Head of Dramaturgy, Schaubühne Berlin (Germany), Stefan Bläske, Head of Dramaturgy, Nederlands Toneel Gent (Belgium), and Vocal coach and singing teacher Francesco Mecorio (Italy).
An All-embracing Approach
In addition to their teaching duties, our faculty members are active in international conferences and workshops. Over the recent years, our teaching staff have participated in the Symposium on Research-based Theatre at The University of British Columbia (Canada), the Social/Political in Drama and Theatre Education Conference at Trinity College Dublin (Ireland), the 9th Estill World Voice Symposium in London (UK), the Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts Conference organised by International Theatre Institute of UNESCO, the Devised Theatre and Performance Workshop organised by International Training and Research Centre for Theatre and Performance Makers, the Breathing, Support and Estill Model Workshop in Sydney (Australia), the Asia Playwrights Festival in Incheon (Korea), the 14th Asia-Pacific Bond (APB) Directors’ Conference, the ITI Network for Higher Education in the Performing Arts Special Connecting Event and the Theater der Zukunft: Taipei, Shanghai, Peking und Hongkong im Gespräch among others.
Moreover, the School collaborated with Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District in organising a three-year Dramaturgy and Beyond programme, inviting distinguished theatre practitioners to Hong Kong to host workshops and talks. All our efforts are directed to bringing home the world’s most advanced theatrical concepts and pedagogy and building an unrivalled curriculum to connect our students with our world.
Experiencing the World
Every year, the School handpicks fi¬ne productions and plans overseas and Mainland China tours, creating opportunities for exchange performances. Students are also selected to take part in programmes at such institutions as Chung-Ang University (Korea), Shanghai Theatre Academy (China), Mozarteum University Salzburg (Austria), Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (UK), Texas Tech University (US) and Odin Teatret (Denmark). Through these activities, our students not only enhance their professional skills but also expand their cultural horizons, further enriching their creative prowess.
