Summer may be over, but the local arts scene is heating up as the Youth Arts Festival approaches. Hong Kong's largest arts event aims to provide young people with the chance to perform in high quality shows and flaunt their artistic talent.
The festival, which runs from October 30 to December 4, will feature an array of workshops, exhibitions and performances.
Kicking off the festival is Arts in the Plaza, a fun-filled carnival featuring 40 art stalls by local schools. Three hours of non-stop dance and musical performances will be provided by more than 20 arts groups. (October 30, 2pm to 5pm, Village Square, Stanley Plaza).
Fame (above) is the festival's showcase performance. The upbeat musical will star 80 budding performers aged 12 to 25 and a live rock band. (November 18 to 26, Hong Kong Arts Centre).
Six hundred young singers, dancers and actors auditioned for the show.
Written by Jacques Levy and Steven Margoshes, Fame traces the hopes, friendships and love lives of a group of aspiring students from New York's legendary High School of Performing Arts.