6 October, 2015

The 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival Kick-off Press Conference was held on 6 October, announcing details on 118 performances, featuring over 1,400 international and local artists.

The press conference was hosted by Ronald Arculli, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society, Tisa Ho, Executive Director; and Grace Lang, Programme Director. Over 120 guests attended the press conference: journalists, representatives from the arts community, members of supporting and sponsoring organisations, and artists participating in the 44th HKAF.

The Hon Ronald Arculli, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd, giving a welcome speech at the Kick-off Press Conference of the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Ms Tisa Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd, introducing the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Ms Grace Lang, Programme Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd, introducing the line-up of the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Chairman and the Management of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd are pictured here with some of the local Artists and representatives of Sponsors of the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival

Guests watching the video highlights of the 44th HKAF

The Kick-off Press Conference of the 44th HKAF offers a great opportunity for the Festival’s board members and the the senior management of sponsors to meet each other. Pictured from left to right are Mr Leong Cheung, Executive Director for Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, The Hon Ronald Arculli, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd , Mr Denny Ko, Director of Primasia Metropolis Immigration Consulting Limited, and Mr John Barclay, Managing Director of Primasia Corporate Services Limited.

Three of the choreographers participating in the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival’s The Hong Kong Jockey Club Contemporary Dance Series pictured during the Kick-off Press Conference.  (From the left: Gabbie Chan, Tracy Wong, Mao Wei.)

UnionPay International is the Sponsor of “UnionPay International Stage of Colours” of the 44th HKAF. Representatives of UnionPay International Hong Kong Branch at the Kick-off Press Conference: (from left to right) Ms Michelle Shao (Deputy General Manager), Mr Sunny Cheung (Senior Manager of Product Sales Department), Mr K W Cheung (Head of Acceptance Department), Ms Amanda Lo (Senior Head of Marketing and Branding Department) and Ms Shirley Kwok (Manager of Marketing and Branding Department).

The 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival is very proud to present Li Bai: The Immortal Poet, led by artistic director and leading performer Mr Yau Sing-po (second from right). Mr Yau is here pictured with renowned Cantonese opera masters Wong Chiu Kwan (first from left), Law Kar-ying (second from left) and Nan Fung (first from right) who will all be taking part in the production, as well as Ms Grace Lang, Programme Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society (middle).

Jockey Club Local Creative Talents Series programme Danz Up is one of the highlighted programmes of the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival. The Hon Ronald Arculli, Chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society Ltd (Back row, third from right), Ms Tisa Ho, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Arts Festival (Front row, first from left) and Mr Leong Cheung, Executive Director for Charities and Community of The Hong Kong Jockey Club (Back row, second from right) are pictured with Danz Up’s Director Tang Wai-kit (Front row, second from left), Playwright Matthew Cheng (Front row, second from right), Choreographer Shing Mak (Front row, first from right) and the cast including Annelle Wu (Back row, first from left), Lokman Yeung (Back row, second from left), Lydia Lau (Back row, third from left) and Cheronna Ng (Back row, first from right) during the Kick-off Press Conference of the 44th Hong Kong Arts Festival

(From left) Tang Shu-wing (director of Macbeth), Andy Ng (actor of Macbeth) and Mr So Kwok-wan (Associate Programme Director of HKAF)

(From left) Ms Grace Lang (Programme Director of HKAF), Tang Shu-wing (director of Macbeth), Andy Ng (actor of Macbeth) and Ms Katy Cheng (Marketing Director of HKAF)

(From left) Ms Katy Cheng (Marketing Director of HKAF), Mr Matthew Tommasini (composer of The Intimacy of Creativity 2016 concert) and Ms Grace Lang (Programme Director of HKAF)

(From left) Alexia Chow (Marketing Manager of the HKAF), Katy Cheng (Marketing Director of HKAF), actors from Chinese Lesson – Law Ka Yan, Wan Tsz Leung, Poon Chun Ho, Tang Chi-kin (Director/Co-playwright of Chinese Lesson) and actress Zhao Yiyi

23 March 2017

For almost half a century, the HKAF has brought visionary new works to Hong Kong. This stunning co-production with the San Francisco Opera marks another milestone, which is bound to be a highlight of the Festival’s 45th anniversary.

Hong Kong is the first Asian city to see this new opera after its premiere in San Francisco in September 2016. Primasia supporting the Asian Premier of Dream of the Red Chamber on last Friday 17 March 2017.