Date

Name of Staff and Title

Topic/Title

April 8th, 2022  (Friday)

Professor Joseph Gonzales

Head of Academic Studies in Dance and Postgraduate Programme Leader (Dance)　

Blurring Boundaries of Race and Religion Through Bharatanatyam in Malaysia

The presentation documents the role of education and negotiations within its performance in empowering cross-cultural practices of Bharatanatyam (an Indian classical dance form) in Malaysia.　

Professor Ray Wang 
Head of Strings and Head of Junior Music Department　

Chamber Music in the Light - The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Live at HKAPA 
Building an Internationalised Campus. 　

Commissioning Projects with music for Handbells and Cello Ensemble 
A Display on Academy’s Mission and Influence in Our Community and Beyond.　

Apr 22nd, 2022 (Friday)

Ms Janice Poon

Senior Lecturer (Playwriting and Dramaturgy) and Academic Project Officer　

Interdisciplinary Dramaturgy

Conceiving a lecture performance with an artistic swimmer　

May 20th, 2022 (Friday)

Professor Sharon Choa

Head of Conducting and Cultural Leadership　

In Bed with Beethoven - a conductor’s communion with musical scores 　

June 10th, 2022 (Friday)

Mr Jonathan Goodwin

Senior Lecturer (Scenic Art)　

Scene Art 101 - explaining how scenic art skills are taught and its role within the Academy.　

Ms Elissa Rosati 
Head of Screen Production and Research Centre, School of Film and Television. 

Venue: SPaRC Studio  

Inter Disciplinary Global Practice - A Practitioner's Perspective. Case Study: The Venice Immersive.　

Dr Grace Yu

Associate Professor (Academic Studies in Music) and Postgraduate Programme Leader, School of Music　

Venue: School of Music's Lecture Hall　

Keep Performing Arts Alive in the Midst of Lcokdown.　

February 24th, 2022 (Friday)

Mr Alan Kwan, Lecturer (Media Design), School of TEA and Mr Ka Chi Chan, Researcher and Digital Artist　

Venue: Library Seminar Room A　

Expressive Virtual Characters

March 17th, 2023 (Friday)

Ms Leila McMillan, Senior Lecturer (Contemporary Dance) School of Dance, and Mr Sony Devabhaktuni (Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture), University of Hong Kong　

Venue: Dance & Technology Studio  　

Site & Performativity An insight to a series of collaborative and research projects between HKU Architecture and HKAPA School of Dance