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1. News - Hong Kong - ARTS

   Tradition of grand bamboo theatres may disappear, architect warns

   Posted Jan 15th 2013, 12:00am by Vivienne Chow

   ... News Hong Kong West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre William Lim Ooi-lee Vivienne Chow vivienne.chow@scmp.com The skills of the craftsmen who assemble the structures must be preserved, an architect says The art of building a grand bamboo theatre will be forgotten unless action is taken to preserve the knowledge of the master craftsmen, an architect says. William Lim Ooi-lee, who ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1128055/tradition-grand-bamboo-theatres-may-disappear-architect-warns
2. News - Hong Kong - BRIEFS

   Briefs, February 17, 2013

   Posted Feb 17th 2013, 12:00am by Staff Reporters

   ... at the earliest.   Bamboo theatre proves HK$1m smash hit The West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre closed after attracting about 100,000 visitors - and HK$1 million in revenue - over three weeks, West Kowloon ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1152018/briefs-february-17-2013
3. Lifestyle - Arts & Culture - MUSICAL

   Hit musical dances up a storm

   Posted Mar 24th 2013, 12:00am by Victoria Finlay

   ... or 12 costumes, and then there are the wigs, the shoes." Moving Dirty Dancing from city to city is an art in itself, Swerdlow says. "We have to get into the theatres very quickly, ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1197139/hit-musical-dances-storm
4. News - Hong Kong - HEARTBEAT

   Why is Hong Kong last frontier for bamboo scaffolders?

   Posted Mar 09th 2013, 12:00am by Jennifer Ngo

   ... News Hong Kong Heartbeat of Hong Kong Scaffolding Bamboo Construction Maintenance, Repair and Operations Jennifer Ngo jennifer.ngo@scmp.com Bamboo scaffolders built Hong Kong, but their work often goes unnoticed. We profile an ancient trade in a precarious position It takes strength, skill and, most importantly, intellect to be a bamboo artist, erecting intricate webs ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1186476/why-hong-kong-last-frontier-bamboo-scaffolders
5. Sprout it from the rooftop

   Posted Jun 03rd 2012, 12:00am

   ... Education Bali John Hardy Bamboo Karmel Schreyer It's simply called Green School (without 'the'). The name, imposed over stylised bamboo shoots on its logo, even ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1002837/sprout-it-rooftop
6. Forces of Nature

   Posted Apr 15th 2010, 12:00am by Kevin Kwong

   ... Bamboo Environmental Design Ink Kevin Kwong The Rotunda April 19 to 30 For a fortnight starting next Monday, five veteran local visual artists will bring to Central's pulsating financial district a touch of Zen and calmness with works that are made of natural materials such as earth, bamboo and metal. Caroline Cheng Yi, Kum Chi-keung, Man Fung-yi, Mok Yat-san and Tony Ng ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/711470/forces-nature
7. Bamboo

   Posted May 10th 2009, 12:00am by Kavita Daswani

   ... Bamboo Environmental Design Kavita Daswani It's all well and good being eco-friendly but who wants to sacrifice great design for the inestimable virtues of going green? A number of international designers are taking a traditionally green material - bamboo - and doing cutting-edge things with it. In essence, gone are the days of seeing some roughly hewn bamboo poles being strung ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/679751/bamboo
8. Lifestyle - Arts & Culture - CINEMA

   Vibrating cinema seats shake Hong Kong

   Posted May 07th 2013, 12:00am by Charley Lanyon

   ... these tickets consistently sell out first. Even though they cost the same as a regular seat, and are more expensive for the theatre to maintain, their draw has proven so powerful that Broadway ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1231493/vibrating-cinema-seats-shake-hong-kong
9. Raise the bamboo curtain

   Posted Dec 07th 2008, 12:00am by Vivian Chen

   ... and charts containing information on different bamboo species including their maximum lengths, diameters, living temperature and leaf sizes. 'Bamboo is a Chinese cultural icon. I need ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/662856/raise-bamboo-curtain
10. Bamboo raisers

    Posted Nov 23rd 2008, 12:00am by Richard James Havis

    ... Bamboo Environmental Design No longer purely for function, Japanese artists are now fashioning the hardy plant into expressive forms, writes Richard James Havis Japan is well known for its intricately woven bamboo baskets: Japanese craftsmen and farmers have been plaiting bamboo into practical containers for thousands of years. But as an exhibition at New York's Japan Society ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/661154/bamboo-raisers

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