Updated at 6.49pm: The International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) would hold its 20th international congress in Hong Kong from June 6-11, a spokesman said on Monday.
This year the congress will be held under the theme ''The New Silk Road for the Performing Arts''. This is a reference to the Silk Road during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th Century, when the arts and cultural exchange between the East and the West was flourishing.
''Hong Kong is honoured to offer a special opportunity for ISPA delegates to meet their peers from around the world to explore areas of common interest,'' said Agnes Tang In-kwan, assistant director with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
''Hosting the ISPA congress provides us with an opportunity to showcase Hong Kong's strengths as Asia's world city, especially our cultural sector and the way in which the East and the West blend together in our community.'' Ms Tang added.
The congress will organise different activities such as seminars, workshops and performances. Well-known artists, festival directors, arts practitioners and producers from different countries will also attend.
They will include: Lin Hwai-min, founder and artistic director of the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan; Mansai Nomura, artistic director of Setagaya Public Theatre of Japan; Marty Jones, executive director of Boston's Celebrity Series; and Graham Sheffield, artistic director of London's Barbican Centre.
