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2022 Youth Music Culture Guangdong Announced
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2022
The sixth Youth Music Culture Guangdong (YMCG) - presented by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province together with the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and Xinghai Concert Hall - will take place both online and in person from January 16 to 23, 2022.
The HK Phil's First Two Programmes in 2022 Feature Principal Guest Conductor Yu Long and Three Soloists
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2022
Following the sold-out New Year Year's concerts, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) distinguished Principal Guest Conductor, Yu Long, will kickstart the new year by conducting the orchestra's first two programmes of 2022. While limited seats of the January concerts are still available, fans should act quickly to snap up remaining tickets!
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Comes to Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre in 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2021
Fiddler on the Roof comes to China in 2022 at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grand Theatre.
Hong Kong Dance Presents THE LAST DANCE in February
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2021
Dancing with a strange young man on the dance floor, a faded beauty is suddenly reminded of the sensitivity and vulnerability of her own self twenty years ago. Tonight is an ending to a past; while glamour and melancholy dance together, she takes her final glimpses and murmurs.
Wildhorn, Miller & Green's NO LONGER HUMAN Makes World Premiere in Shanghai
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2021
The musical theater adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s semi-autobiographical 1948 novel No Longer Human, is set for a world premiere on December 10th, 2021 at the Shanghai Grand Theater. 
Taiwan's New Landmark, TAIPEI PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, Designed by OMA, to Open in Summer 2022
by BWW News Desk - December 06, 2021
Considered Asia’s most important cultural development in 2022, Taipei Performing Arts Center will open to the public in summer 2022.  The new spectacular landmark of Taiwan’s capital city will become the epicentre of the island’s vibrant contemporary culture where no subject matter and technical demand is off limits. 
Chinese Arts Now Appoints Three Associate Artistic Directors In a New Restructure
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2021
Chinese Arts Now (CAN) is a UK platform for artists who tell British Chinese stories in contemporary and innovative ways. It commissions, produces and presents work across the artforms with the intention of increasing understanding and appreciation of British Chinese arts and culture.
NINE SONGS Pre-Show Guided Tour Now Available From HK Dance Company
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2021
Audiences holding tickets for 'Nine Songs' can now sign up for the pre-show guided tour, and the guest speaker will lead everyone into the classic ceremony of 'Nine Songs' on the day of the performance. Regardless of whether you have watched 'Nine Songs', you can also learn more about the performance through the guided tour.
Hong Kong Dance Company Cancels CITY TO CITY: REDISCOVERY
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
City to City: Rediscovery, originally scheduled to be performed in Feb 2022, has to be cancelled since the overseas artists involved are unable to come to Hong Kong due to current quarantine measures. The good news is, dance theatre The Last Dance*, which had to be cancelled last year due to severe pandemic situations, will be staged instead.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Announces Disney Programme For December
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2021
Christmas is just around the corner! This year, HK Phil will be working with Hong Kong Disneyland in an enchanting orchestral performance staged in front of the majestic Castle of Magical Dreams.
The 2021 Wuzhen Theatre Festival is Now Running
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2021
This is an annual theatre event in the ancient water town of Wuzhen, Zhejiang Provice, China, co-founded by Chen Xianghong, Huang Lei, Stan Lai and Meng Jinghui, and organized by Culture Wuzhen Co., Ltd. Though only in its sixth year, the Festival has already become one of the premier festivals in China and Asia.
NINE SONGS Will Be Performed By Hong Kong Dance Company Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
Inspired by the work of the great Chinese poet Qu Yuan and composer Tan Dun, Nine Songs evokes the legends of the 3rd century BC in contemporary contexts, fusing the specially composed score with emotion and images of nature behind the ancient spirits of sky, rivers and mountains, the souls of the dead and the unquenchable hopes of the living.
CGTN Will Live Stream SINO-AFRICAN KUNG FU SHOW
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2021
Co-organized by CGTN and Henan Province, the media integration event 'Sino-African Kung-fu Show ' is in full swing! Since its launch on July 20, the “Sino-African Kung Fu Show” campaign has received videos from martial arts enthusiasts from 27 countries.
Dance Theater x Simple Cantonese Opera PURPLE JADE INTO SMOKE Ended Successfully
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2021
The abstraction of dance breaks the original narrative logic and enriches the contextual meaning, while the exquisiteness of Cantonese opera makes the dance more elegant and moving.
NCPA Will Present THE LONG MARCH Beginning Next Week
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2021
The Long March, which premiered on July 1st, 2016, is an opera commission commissioned by the NCPA in memory of the 80th anniversary of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army’s victory in the Long March, the 50th opera produced by the NCPA in the last 13 years since its opening, and the 11th Chinese opera commission of national classic subject matter after Xishi, The Chinese Orphan, Visitors on the Snow Mountain, and FANG Zhimin.
HK Phil And Pianist/Conductor David Greilsammer Will Perform A Cinema And Classics Crossover Featuring The Music Of John Williams And Mozart
by BWW News Desk - September 17, 2021
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) welcomes conductor and pianist David Greilsammer in his HK Phil debut, presenting a crossover concert with classical master Mozart and cinema score master, John Wlliams. Two performances on 17 & 18 September in Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium.
BUTTERFLY LOVERS Will Be Performed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2021
Music spans continents and crosses centuries, but the stories it tells, and the emotions it creates, are eternal and universal. No music-lover in Hong Kong will need any introduction to the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto featuring the acclaimed violinist Nancy Zhou.
The Third Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition Opens Online
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2021
After a one-year postponement, the Opening and Drawing Ceremony of the third Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition was held online on August 12.
Dance Theatre X Minimal Canto-Opera WAITING HEART Wins Two Hong Kong Dance Awards
by BWW News Desk - August 20, 2021
From a Tang dynasty romance and a Ming dynasty opera to the masterful Cantonese opera adaptation by Tong Tik-sang, The Legend of the Purple Hairpin and the unrelenting love of its protagonists Li Yi and Huo Xiaoyu have seen countless reiterations.
Fredric Mao Will Direct August Strindberg's ROAD TO DAMASCUS at Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 19, 2021
On the occasion of Road to Damascus, a new production directed by Fredric Mao marking his 50-year stage career, the HKRep presents a special exhibition chronicling Mao’s achievements and contributions as director, educator, actor and researcher, on display at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer from 11th to 24th September.
ME Improvisational Theatre: Dance x Piano Comes To Shanghai Grand Theatre Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2021
An improvisational dance and piano performance at the Buick Theatre of Shanghai Grand Theatre, “ME” experiments with improvisation and minimalism whilst exploring the connection between classics and future intelligence.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announces its 2021/22 Season Line-Up
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2021
Today, the orchestra announces mainstage programmes from September to December 2021 and collaborations with esteemed arts groups. An array of notable guest artists will be featured together with several premieres. A new discount scheme at URBTIX will also be introduced for this season, offering maximum flexibility and benefits to our Club Bravo members and for the general public.
SOUND OF THE SILK ROAD to Premiere at Xi'an China's Shaanxi Grand Theater This Month
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2021
Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment partners with Shaanxi Tourism Group'sLegend Performances to present Sound of the Silk Road. The original Mandarin-language musical, helmed by award-winning Broadway director Gabriel Barre (Amazing Grace, The Wild Party), features a book by Marc Acito, music by Peter Kam and lyrics by Liang Man. 
The Orchestra Academy Hong Kong Announces Selected Musicians For Fellowship Programme and Young Pro Platform
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2021
Young Pro Platform selected 16 players. In the audition, apart from a classical piece, candidates were asked to perform a work from the non-classical repertoire as well as to present a creative programme for the Platform.
New York Asian Film Festival Celebrates 20th Anniversary
by TV News Desk - July 13, 2021
NYAFF’s 2021 lineup will include two world premieres, six international premieres, 29 North American premieres, eight U.S. premieres, and nine New York premieres, showcasing the most exciting action, comedy, drama, thriller, romance, horror, and art-house films from East Asia.

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