Performing Arts in Hong Kong

Elaine Yeung 29 Feb 2016

 What have been done?  What will be done?

 1960s

City Hall  1970s

Performing companies  1980s

Venues in the New Territories Hong Kong Cultural Centre HK Academy for Performing Arts  1990s

2000s • LCSD • Corporatization of Performing Companies • Big Nine • Venue Partnership Scheme

 2010s

LCSD’s support to performing arts

 Performance venues  Cultural presentations  Support cultural organisations  Audience building  Art education  Cultural exchange

North District Town Hall

Yuen Long Theatre Tai Po Civic Centre

Tuen Mun Town Hall Sha Tin Town Hall

Tsuen Wan Town Hall Kwai Tsing Theatre

Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre

Hong Kong Cultural Centre Hong Kong Coliseum Ko Shan Theatre & New Wing Yau Ma Tei Theatre Hong Kong City Hall Sheung Wan Civic Centre Queen Elizabeth Stadium Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre

10  Over 4,800 performing arts activities  2.3 million audience and participants

Yau Ma Tei Theatre Ko Shan Theatre

 Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts  Hong Kong Arts Development Council  Tertiary institutes (HKU, CUHK, HKIEd, etc.)  LCSD  660 permanent staff under PA Division  over 200 arts managers  Arts administrator trainee scheme  over 200 places in 5 years  Funds on training arts administrators  $150 million in 5 years since 2013  Cantonese Opera Development Fund (2005)  Arts Capacity Development Funding Scheme (2011)  Contestable Funding Pilot Scheme for the Major Performing Arts Groups (2012)  Art Development Matching Grants Pilot Scheme (2016)

 Performance venues  Home base  Funding  Audience development  Cultural Exchange  Hands

Perspective View from Ngau Tau Kok Road (day view) Drama Studio (250 seats)

Auditorium (1200 seats) Foyer

Dance Studio (180 seats)

Theatre (550 seats) Main Entrance (connecting MTR Station)

Music Studio (120 seats)