Presenter:Janice Wong
Join Janice Wong every Saturday morning at 9.05, as she discovers all sorts of fascinating new things about Hong Kong's flourishing arts and culture life. With the help of her team, plenty of expert guests, and the magic of radio, she'll be taking you on an artistic "what's on?" adventure each week.
From exhibitions, to music, to cultural happenings of all kinds, make sure to get your edition of... CultureZine.
Saturday mornings at 9.05... on Radio 3
21/12/2024 - Mia Nel - Sugar artist
Well it’s almost Christmas. It’s a time for giving, it’s also a time where sugar plays a significant role - whether it’s in the form of candy canes, minced pies, cookies, or even the sugar plum fairy. It’s truly a medium for creativity. CultureZine’s Ingrid Chen spoke to local sugar artist Mia Nel, who told her about her journey into sugar art, and why many of her creations are focused on butterflies and bulldogs:
21/12/2024 - Alysa Leung - Director of Tai Kwun's Circus Bootcamp / Pippa Allen - Puppeteer
Christmas is a time for giving, and that’s what performers visiting Hong Kong from the Netherlands are hoping to do. With their giant puppet parrots at Tai Kwun, they want to bring joy and laughter to visitors , through interaction and dance this month, to get you into the Christmas spirit. The performance is part of Tai Kwun’s Circus Play programme this year, which also includes a Circus Bootcamp, that’s aimed at nurturing new generations of circus artists. This time they trained five teenagers over a six-month period. Carol Mang went to find out more. She first spoke to one of the faces inside the parrot costume:
21/12/2024 - Tommy Fung - Artist from SurrealHK
We now turn to pandas! And who doesn’t love pandas? But how about a panda eating egg waffles? A panda waiting for the tram? Or a gigantic panda sinking the Star Ferry? These are some of the artwork displayed at an exhibition we visited in Sheung wan. CultureZine’s Halim spoke to Tommy Fung from SurrealHK- the creative mind behind the artwork :
Presenter:Janice Wong
This week, we look ahead to the Affordable Art Fair with Hong Kong Fair director Regina Zhang. CultureZine’s resident art expert will be digging deep with one painter taking part in the fair to find out what makes her tick, and to ask her about her dream coffee date. Also in store is a closer look at the wonders on display at the Palace Museum, and the workshop of one of Hong Kong’s few violin makers.
If you know of something special — a place, a person, or an experience in the arts and culture space... then let us know. Send an email to culturezine@rthk.hk
Saturday mornings at 9:05... on Radio 3
11/05/2024 - Regina Zhang- Affordable Art Fair Director
The Affordable Art Fair will kick off at the Hong Kong Convention and exhibition centre very soon. There’ll be a wide variety of pieces on sale from artists both locally and around the world for the budget-conscious art consumer. But what do they mean when they say affordable? Janice Wong asked the fair’s director, Regina Zhang, about her definition:
11/05/2024 - Rachel Leung -Assistant Palace Museum curator
11/05/2024 - Marian Ang - Contemporary artist
11/05/2024 - Vivian Ip- Conductor