With the support of our secondary school partners and their teachers, the Student Recruitment and Community Engagement Office has reached over 1,200 students this year, via the Creative Journey Outreach Programme, Opera Scene School Tour, School Talks and Expert Talks. Through these activities, we were able to share the joy of performing arts and insights in the pursuance of a career in performing arts to prospective students.

We look forward to coordinating more activities that help students to appreciate and experience the beauty of performing arts in the coming year. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

The School Talk of School of Film and Television was successfully held on 16 November 2022 for over 330 students at Valtorta College. Sunny Chan, Director of “Table for Six (飯戲攻心)” which is the highest grossing Hong Kong comedy, delivered an inspiring talk on how his passion for storytelling led him to pursue screenwriting at HKAPA. Apart from being a successful director in the film industry, Sunny is also the lecturer of the Academy for Screenwriting and Creative Development.

You can now watch the talk on Young Friends of the Academy website.

A series of Expert Talks and School Talks for secondary school students in Year 2022/23 could be arranged in secondary schools or online to give them the latest information of performing arts education and industry developments. If you are looking for enlightening your students in the fields of performing arts, please feel free to contact us for arrangement.

If you are interested in knowing about Chinese Opera performance and what related courses you can enroll in at the Academy, don’t miss the chance to participate in this upcoming event! Teachers and students of the School of Chinese Opera will demonstrate excerpts from famous Chinese Opera performances and share their learning experience at the Academy. Participants will also have the chance to join the guided tour of the School of Chinese Opera to get an insider look. Students from secondary schools and tertiary institutions are welcome.

Date: 14 Jan 2023 (Sat)
Time: 2-4pm
Venue: Amphitheatre, HKAPA

In the 2022 Policy Address, the Chief Executive has elaborated a blueprint for further developing the Hong Kong cultural and creative landscape and establishing Hong Kong as a global hub for artistic exchange. The CE also emphasised the importance of the development in art tech implementation in the local art community.

As a unique performing arts education provider in Hong Kong, the Academy strives to provide innovative, multi-disciplinary and globally focused education to cultivate the next generation of performing artists and cultural leaders for the arts industry in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area, who can benefit from the latest trends of arts and technologies. We welcome students with talent, potential and passion who look forward to developing a career in performing arts to join the Academy.

General applications and applications via the Principal’s Recommendation Scheme for the School of Dance, School of Film and Television and School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts offered in 2023/24 academic year are still being accepted. For further details, please visit our website.