These families don't mince their words about Hong Kong's traditional mainstream education. They and more like them are opting to teach their children themselves.
Best known for its tear-jerking story, The Dream of the Red Chamber has been adapted for screen and stage many times. But choreographer Wang Xinpeng's ballet version of the popular Chinese literary classic promises to give the doomed romance a more conceptual take.
The Hong Kong Ballet last staged The Merry Widow, an adaptation of the operetta of the same name by Austro-Hungarian composer Franz Lehar, six years ago.
As part of its 35th anniversary celebrations, the Hong Kong Arts Centre brought to the city Concerts de Dessins, or "comics concert", a popular event at the annual Angouleme International Comics Festival in France.
Sarah Webb, author of the popular teen-advice series Ask Amy Green, has been shortlisted twice for Britain's Queen of Teen awards and the Irish Book Awards, and her other books have won acclaim worldwide.
Written by Eleanor Bergstein, the story is about 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman from a wealthy New York family falling in love with a handsome blue-collar dance instructor Johnny Castle during a family vacation.
When Rick Lau first met Marsha Yuan, both knew it wasn't just by chance. In May, the two veteran performers sat down at a cast meeting for the theatre production I-Ching, which premiered in Los Angeles in September, and they connected immediately.
Just like poetry, choreographer Kirsten Ho Sien-ying's latest offering is peppered with contemplative pauses. End Stop Line comprises six vignettes, each beginning with a line of text.
