HKAPA Presents Academy Chinese Opera: Gongs and Drums – Highlights from The Journey to the West
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) Chinese Opera production: Gongs and Drums – Highlights from The Journey to the West will be staged at the Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre of HKAPA on 29 and 30 May 2026, re‑creating episodes from one of China’s greatest literary classics, The Journey to the West. Three excerpts will be presented, including Monkey King and the Skeleton Demon, Zhu Bajie Bearing His Wife, and The Monkey King Borrows the Magic Fan.
HKAPA’s Dean of Chinese Opera Professor Martin Lau Kwok-ying looks forward to this exquisite performance, “Join us for Gongs and Drums - Highlights from The Journey to the West. Your presence here is not only a wonderful encouragement to our students, but also a meaningful support for our faculty’s unwavering efforts in the education and transmission of Chinese opera.”
Gongs and Drums – Highlights from The Journey to the West
Performance in Cantonese with Chinese and English surtitles
This production is suitable for audience aged 6 or above
Monkey King and the Skeleton Demon
Director: April Chow, Tsai Chih-wei
Zhu Bajie Bearing His Wife
Directors: Hong Hai, Liu Li
The Monkey King Borrows the Magic Fan
Directors: Ying Kam-sha
Performed and accompanied by the students of the Performance Major and the Music Major of the Academy’s School of Chinese Opera. Members of the production team are students and faculty from the School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts.
Date & Time: 29 to 30 May 2026 | 7:30 pm
Venue: Rita Tong Liu Drama Theatre, HKAPA
Ticketing: $45-$90
Details: https://www.hkapa.edu/event/academy-chinese-opera-gongs-and-drums-highlights-from-the-journey-to-the-west
Tickets are now on sale at Cityline: https://cultural.cityline.com.hk/en/2026/gongsanddrumswest26.html
About The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (www.hkapa.edu)
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a world-leading higher education institution for the performing arts. It provides professionally-oriented undergraduate education and postgraduate studies in Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with an emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning. In the 2026 QS World University Rankings, the Academy ranks 10th for Performing Arts and 1st in Asia.
The Academy has been granted Programme Area Accreditation status by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications to awards its own Certificates, Diplomas, Bachelor’s (Honours) Degrees and Master’s Degrees. In the past four decades, more than 10,000 artists have graduated from the Academy, going on to become performing artists, creative arts practitioners, filmmakers, educators and cultural leaders with global impact – many have won international awards and shone in their respective artistic fields.
Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, houses educational facilities for the School of Film and Television.