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News and reviews of the performing arts – ballet, contemporary dance, opera, theatre, musicals and more – in and around Hong Kong and beyond.
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda and other cast members perform during a scene of the hit musical at the 2016 Tony Awards in New York. Producer Crossroads Live says that an upcoming global tour will visit Asia, while social media posts point to a possible Hong Kong stop. Photo: Invision/AP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Could hit musical Hamilton be coming to Hong Kong in 2027?

Crossroads Live UK is recruiting for a tour of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, while social media posts point to Hong Kong as one stop.

Music

Metal meets Mongolian throat singing and instruments in Uuhai’s Hong Kong debut

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Hong Kong culture

Hong Kong Ballet to move to city’s first dedicated dance venue in 2027

Performing arts in Hong Kong

The inspiring story of Hong Kong dancer who started at 48 after leaving Apple

Patsy Lo talks about making her latest dance film in Patagonia, being struck down by illness, and why she left Apple to pivot to dancing.

Patsy Lo reveals the inspirational story behind her journey to become a dancer and filmmaker. Photo: Jonathan Wong
United States

Protesters surround Kennedy Centre over Trump demolition fears

The Kennedy Centre board voted to close the centre indefinitely after a court blocked its plans to return Trump’s name to the building.

Music

‘Easiest music lesson’: Astrid Jorgensen’s Pub Choir proves anyone can sing

From a Brisbane pub to America’s Got Talent – Australian vocalist Astrid Jorgensen shares her story ahead of her Hong Kong show.

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Donald Trump

Will Trump demolish the Kennedy Centre? Air Force One photo offers clue

US president seen through aircraft window holding a placard showing the apparent demolition of famed venue.

US President Donald Trump is seen aboard Air Force One with a printout depicting the Kennedy Centre on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Performing arts in Hong Kong

‘Far too slow’: Hong Kong theatre legend on boosting city’s performing arts

Fredric Mao has launched a new foundation to strengthen Hong Kong theatre as mainland China’s arts scene grows at ‘incredible speed’.

Donald Trump

Trump threatens to keep Kennedy Centre closed after name ruling

US president conditions venue repairs on his name being added to the building.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Benjamin Grosvenor joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta for a memorable night

Norwegian Radio Orchestra conductor Holly Hyun Choe led proceedings on an evening starring Grosvenor playing Brahms’ ‘Piano Concerto No 1’.

Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor during his performance of Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta on September 12, 2026 at the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall (Photo: HKS)
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Pianist Eric Lu brilliantly reflects Chopin’s genius in HK Phil concert

Lu’s terrific rendition of Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor was bookended by Yao Chen’s panda-themed waltz and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite.

International Chopin Competition Gold Medallist Eric Lu photographed during his debut with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, in a ocncert on September 9, 2026 conducted by Lio Kuokman. Lu played Chopin’s Concerto No. 1 in E minor. (Photo: Desmond Chan/ HK Phil)
Hong Kong

Review | Cavalluna’s Hong Kong debut was a magical, if cliché, equine spectacle

Cavalluna’s Asian debut stunned the city with its spectacular horsemanship, but plain and flawed storytelling was a fly in the ointment.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Profound enlightenment: a ballet’s spiritual journey into China’s Mogao Caves

Choreographers Ricky Hu and Mai Jingwen reveal their new production for Hong Kong Ballet inspired by the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | CCOHK’s Space Fantasy is a visual spectacle great for the whole family

What the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical lacked in narrative coherence, it compensated for in visual splendour.

Miles Brown plays the theremin during the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong’s original family musical Space Fantasy at Tseun Wan Town Hall. Photo: courtesy of CCOHK
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Older, wiser and happier? What happens when seniors take the stage in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Creative Aging Arts Festival will feature more than 40 performances highlighting the healing power of the arts for the elderly.

Lucy Siu (left), 76, a retired university lecturer, and Bobby Chow, 67, a former TV actor and retired businessman, are pictured at the launch ceremony of the second Hong Kong Creative Aging Arts Festival, in which they are both taking part, at Lok Fu Place on August 6, 2026. Photo: Nora Tam
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Chinese violin virtuoso Zhang Aozhe, 18, makes magical Hong Kong debut

The Premio Paganini winner played Beethoven, Mozart, Vivaldi and more with flawless technique in a show that deserved a higher turnout.

Art

Anne Imhof on love, LGBTQ visibility and control ahead of her Hong Kong show

Award-winning artist talks about her ballet-infused work at Tai Kwun, challenges of working in Hong Kong and how falling in love inspired her.

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Mainland China

How one of mainland China’s most influential drag collectives is defying the odds

Despite increasing censorship, House of Linglong has become a creative force celebrating sisterhood, resilience and queer artistry for all.

Drag artist Kudos (Lian Longqing) performs during “House of Linglong: Drag Tour – Hong Kong” at Eaton HK in August 2026. Despite censorship in mainland China, the collective showcases drag artistry in the country. Photo: Elson Li
Icons and Influencers

How classical dancer Patricia Zhou stopped chasing perfection – interview

The award-winning dancer, choreographer and filmmaker talks to Style about how she learned to embrace uncertainty and take ownership of her work.

Donald Trump

Kennedy Centre board votes to put Trump’s name on the building – again

A previous attempt to add the US president’s name to the arts venue was ruled to be illegal, and the letters on the facade were removed.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

What not to miss at the 2027 Hong Kong Arts Festival

The 55th Hong Kong Arts Festival mixes the familiar and the eclectic, with a virtual Yuja Wang and Shakespeare renditions among highlights.

German choreographer Alexander Ekman offers a different take on the Bard with A Midsummer Night’s Dream, performed by Ballett Dortmund. Photo: HKAF
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Art de vivre? Why the French are such a cultural force in Hong Kong

A potent mix of diplomacy, luxury commerce and cross-cultural collaborations explains France’s outsized presence in Hong Kong’s arts scene.

“The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Meet Mona Lisa & Portraying the Renaissance”, a new exhibition with four Leonardo da Vinci manuscripts showcased at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum’s exhibition, Sha Tin. 02MAY26 SCMP/Dickson Lee
Art

Hong Kong artist channels Leslie Cheung film Farewell My Concubine for live show

Berlin-based Isaac Chong Wai’s all-male Hong Kong show An Intimate Surrender draws on the 1993 gender-fluid romance to explore vulnerability.

Classical music

‘Is the piano your boyfriend?’: rising Chinese pianist Lyu Tianyao, 17, opens up

Lyu Tianyao, who has secured a multi-album deal with Decca Classics, reveals why she loves Chopin, how she honours her grandmother and more.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | How does Taiwan’s legendary Cloud Gate Dance Theatre look under new director?

Cloud Gate’s first show in Hong Kong under director Cheng Tsung-lung brought familiar high-level dancing and energy, but lacked innovation.

Teh beginning of “Lunar Halo” sees a single male body dissolving into a swaying line of men. This performance by Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre took place at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong on July 10, 2026 (Photo: Eric Hong @ Moon 9 Image Courtesy of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority)
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Taiwan’s Cloud Gate Dance Theatre head on why they are ‘more manic’ than ever

Artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung shares why movement is vital in the AI era ahead of the troupe’s first performance in Hong Kong since 2019.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre artistic director Cheng Tsung-lung at the Xiqu Centre in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, where the Taiwanese dance troupe is performing its original production Lunar Halo from July 10 to 12, 2026. Photo: Elson Li
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Tarmo Peltokoski’s Hong Kong Philharmonic, absent Jing Wang, takes sea journey

Ralph Vaughan Williams’ majestic A Sea Symphony was given a stunning showcase by Tarmo Peltokoski and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.

Performing arts in Hong Kong

How Asia’s women DJs are turning the tables in a male-dominated world

From Manila to Mumbai to Hong Kong, female DJs are teaming up to overcome gender stereotypes and fight for equal opportunities.

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