A Hong Kong musical promoting marine conservation and decrying shark’s fin soup, Shark Symphony is a mix of arts: throat singing, contortionism, acrobatics and belly dancing, backed by an orchestra.
Some of Princess Diana’s famous outfits and accessories will be shown at an exhibition at Hong Kong’s K11 Musea, before their auction, as a way of celebrating the ‘beautiful, chic lady’.
Iranian-French actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes 2022 for Holy Spider, talks about her films that portray people defying Iran’s strict laws, and advocating for women’s rights.
In an Asian first, the Hong Kong International Shakespeare Festival, taking place in June, will see works by the British playwright reinterpreted by troupes from Romania to the UK to South Korea.
Journalist Shiori Ito’s documentary Black Box Diaries is a soul-baring examination of her sexual assault by a high-profile journalist and her fight for justice that pushed the #MeToo movement in Japan.
‘Shark Lady’ Andrea Richey from the Hong Kong Shark Foundation shares her top five must-see films – documentaries that will encourage viewers to become active on environmental and animal rights issues.
Vita Chan, the organiser of Hong Kong’s Songkran festival celebrations and a second-generation Thai in the city, shares her go-to places to eat Thai food.
Ching Ming is an occasion for Chinese families to honour their dead by burning paper money and objects useful in the afterlife, offering food and wine, and clearing tombs of dust, weeds and debris.
Hypnotherapy is an effective treatment for hot flushes and other menopause symptoms, says a Hong Kong-based hypnotherapist, who has been working on an app to help women track and navigate menopause.
Manila-born Filipino-Chinese artist MM Yu didn’t fit in growing up, and turned to art to document everyday life. In her first Hong Kong solo exhibition, she recreates her past to explore her identity.
Leading Hong Kong painter Stephen Wong talks about his exhibition The Star Ferry Tale, in which he shows the city from space, being compared to painter David Hockney, and why he doesn’t fear AI in art.
The Wailers will perform in Hong Kong in April hot on the heels of Bob Marley: One Love opening in the city, while a new tribute single to the reggae legend will have its Hong Kong launch this month.
A fundraising exhibition ahead of the Hong Kong Open Printshop’s 25th anniversary shows off the city’s printmaking art culture, offering different kinds of prints that will not break the bank.
Ahead of her first Hong Kong exhibition, ArtisTree Selects: Enchanted Forest, Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos talks about how the city inspires her, and her painstaking creative process.
Hong Kong fashion designers describe how they use sustainable materials such as natural dyes made from foods like onion peel and pomegranates, and leather made from fish skin.
As one of Hong Kong’s most in-demand photographers, Leung Yat-ting, aka Leungmo, has worked with Adidas, Vogue and more. She talks about her inspirations and offers advice to young photographers.
Hong Kong’s first Jungle Island Music Festival, set to rock Lantau between March 15 and 17, has music and community at its heart, with 50 DJs and 10 local bands providing the soundtrack.
Spiritual leader Gurudev Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living, will lead mental well-being event Breathe, Meditate, Celebrate on Hong Kong’s harbourfront on March 16.
Across Victoria Harbour, an exhibition at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, shows the harbour’s role in shaping Hong Kong, through old photos, interviews, models and more.
A Japanese anime-style video featuring a cat is part of a campaign by Hong Kong charity Mother’s Choice to break the cycle of crisis pregnancy among girls and young women in the city.
The inaugural WestK FunFest, at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District this spring, will feature a range of Cantonese Opera events among its diverse 150-programme schedule, to promote the art form.
Chinese-American actress Joan Chen never dreamed she would become a film star. She talks about her journey, and working with directors such as David Lynch, Ang Lee and Bernardo Bertolucci.
Joseph Chen, director of culture at Eaton HK, shares his favourite films that shine a light on marginalised communities – from Paris is Burning and Tetsuo: The Iron Man to Let’s Love Hong Kong.
David McAllister, former principal dancer with The Australian Ballet, and its longest serving artistic director, helps people peek behind the curtain with his new book, ‘Ballet Confidential’.
Sean Hebert, a Canadian comic who once called Hong Kong home, will return for two shows in March. He opens up about walking ‘the invisible line’ when performing, and why he feels hopeful about the city.
Indian spiritual leader Didi Krishna Kumari expands on why time is so valuable, and outlines three principles to shape a healthy mind and body – spending time in nature is one of them.
In Hong Kong, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has launched a dating app that allows users to swipe profiles of rescue animals – just as people looking for mates do on Tinder.
Cuít in Sai Kung, founded by sisters Stephanie and Tiffany Tse, has upped the bakery game in Hong Kong with its flavoured sourdough bread, sandwiches and pastries.
Playing it Straight, at the Hong Kong Arts Collective, features photos of people of different sexual orientations posing awkwardly together to shine a light on society’s attitude toward sexual minorities.
From meeting a real ‘dragon’ to night markets and high-altitude luck-boosting, here are some fun things to do in Hong Kong to celebrate the Lunar New Year and usher in the Year of the Dragon.
