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Performing arts in Hong Kong
‘Unconventional bodies’: inclusive dance team’s upcoming Hong Kong show
Unusual Symptoms’ experimental dance project Harmonia challenges audience biases about the human body.
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Britain
One Battle After Another triumphs with 6 Bafta prizes as Oscars loom
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What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, February 20 to 22
20 Feb 2026 - 10:46AM
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Art
Qatar is making a bold new cultural play, from Art Basel to museums
All eyes are on the growing cultural scene in the Middle East, thanks in no small part to the inaugural Art Basel Qatar, held in Doha.
19 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
Palestinian artist Hazem Harb’s artwork on show at Art Basel Qatar, presented by Tabari Artspace, in February 2026. The debut of Art Basel Qatar signals Doha’s ambition to become the Middle East’s leading art hub. Photo: Art Basel
Art
In London, a Singaporean artist reimagines St Sebastian, the LGBTQ icon
A film by Ming Wong, artist in residence at London’s National Gallery, recasts St Sebastian with Asian actors and questions identity.
18 Feb 2026 - 3:15PM
Tourism
In Milan, you can adopt a centuries-old statue and give it a new life
The building of Milan’s Duomo started in 1386 and ended in 1965. Now, some of its centuries-old statues are being restored under an adoption scheme.
17 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM
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Wellness
Hong Kong Ballet and Pure Fitness join forces to offer new exercise programme
The dance and strength training crossover aims to dispel the perception of ballet as an inaccessible and elite art form.
11 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
People take part in an introductory workshop led by Shen Jie at a Pure Fitness gym in Central. Hong Kong Ballet and Pure Fitness have united to demystify ballet, offering workshops that blend dance and fitness. Photo: Sun Yeung
Chinese culture
It takes a village (or two) to revive the Hakka way of life in Hong Kong
In the Hakka villages of Lai Chi Wo and Chuen Lung, art, cooking classes and tours shed light on the culture of early Hong Kong settlers.
10 Feb 2026 - 3:25PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Hong Kong concert where audience can walk around and see musicians up close
Neither audience members nor performers will be confined to their seats at the concert from the inclusive music ensemble Paraorchestra.
9 Feb 2026 - 7:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
How a non-Chinese-speaking director reimagined major Hong Kong literary work
‘Naivety brews creativity’ for German director Sebastian Kaiser, who has adapted Liu Yichang’s The Drunkard for the Hong Kong Arts Festival.
9 Feb 2026 - 3:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, February 6-8
The last days of a designer book sale, a TCM cocktail experience, a dim-sum-inspired exhibition and more await Hongkongers this weekend.
6 Feb 2026 - 10:45AM
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Check out the final days of bespoke art-book publisher Taschen’s biannual sale, one of five things to look forward to in Hong Kong this weekend. Photo: Karim Tabar
Art
Goldfish plastic bags and laundry: Hong Kong’s everyday life on show in Venice
Hong Kong artists Angel Hui and Kingsley Ng turn the ubiquitous plastic bag for pet fish and metal windows into art for the Venice Biennale.
5 Feb 2026 - 5:15PM
Art
The unicorn has been revered for 4,000 years. It still has us under its spell
From ancient Indus Valley seals to Starbucks cups, the unicorn has long served as a symbol of magic and hope.
6 Feb 2026 - 10:59AM
Art
Strange, disturbing, visceral: Chinese video art pioneer’s new work at Tai Kwun
‘A Day’ by Zhang Peili is a 12-minute, 360-degree visual onslaught meant to resemble the interior of our own social-media-saturated minds.
6 Feb 2026 - 11:58AM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Sabrina Ma walked out of the orchestra. Now she plays till she drops
Berlin-based Sabrina Ma discusses her move from orchestra percussionist to solo performances, where she becomes ‘kind of dead at the end’.
3 Feb 2026 - 3:22PM
Sabrina Ma’s coming solo performance, “Power, Sweat & Smiles”, on February 8, 2026, is “almost like a triathlon”. She reveals why she has moved away from the orchestra towards solo performances. Photo: Sabrina Ma/Bartosz Seifert
Books and literature
Ysabelle Cheung gives Asian women the lead in her debut short story collection
The Hong Kong-based writer Ysabelle Cheung, who left journalism to become a gallerist, on returning to her first love: fiction.
2 Feb 2026 - 5:44PM
Music
KPop Demon Hunters song Golden earns first K-pop Grammy
Best music film went to the documentary Music by John Williams, which means producer Steven Spielberg has officially won his first Grammy.
2 Feb 2026 - 4:48PM
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Art
Samsung family’s Korean art collection sees light of day in world tour
Joseon-era treasures and modern paintings feature in Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared, which has made its first stop in the US.
1 Feb 2026 - 3:15PM
Visitors admire a Joseon-era drum stand that’s part of the “Korean Treasures: Collected, Cherished, Shared” exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington. The show features more than 200 works from the late Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee’s vast collection. Photo: courtesy of Samsung Electronics
World of performing arts
First, Ralph Fiennes played Eugene Onegin in a movie. Now he directs the opera
Fiennes made his opera directing debut this week at the Paris Opera’s ornate Palais Garnier with his unique take on Eugene Onegin.
2 Feb 2026 - 4:53PM
Tourism
Sit still and listen: inside Renaissance, a musical time capsule in Seoul
Renaissance, the classical music salon at the Arts Council Korea Artist House is packed with vintage vibes and digitised classical records.
31 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
Music
How the folksy ‘Genuine American Hero’ became an anti-ICE anthem
Shootings in Minneapolis have led to scathing criticism from the likes of Jesse Welles and Bruce Springsteen.
29 Jan 2026 - 9:15PM
Art
Remembering Korean artist Chung Sang-hwa, master of monochrome
Korean modern art icon Chung Sang-hwa was known for his ‘dansaekhwa’ paintings, which demanded ‘foolishly endless repetition’.
29 Jan 2026 - 5:18PM
Artist Chung Sang-hwa in his studio in Yeoju, Gyeonggi province, South Korea, in 2023. The artist died on January 28, 2026, after a prolonged illness. Photo: courtesy of Gallery Hyundai
Books and literature
He worked 19 low-paid jobs, then wrote a book about them. Now he works no more
Hu Anyan, whose ‘I Deliver Parcels in Beijing’ has sold over 2 million copies, will speak at the Hong Kong International Literary Festival.
30 Jan 2026 - 8:29AM
Art
‘Love letter to my sons’: artist explores motherhood in Hong Kong exhibition
‘No Man’s Land’ reflects how Marian Ang feels about motherhood, as viewed through paintings about her grandmother, family items and more.
27 Jan 2026 - 5:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Review
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HK Phil brings Mahler’s Symphony No 7 to life in energetic, eerie concert
Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong skilfully led the rendition of Mahler’s complex work in a show brimming with soul and spooky eccentricity.
26 Jan 2026 - 4:15PM
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