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.
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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 chat with the Head of Art at Tai Kwun about their latest exhibition, plus what makes them unique in the art world. We also explore the work of a local artist inspired by abandoned places, and hear untold stories of Chinese soldiers during D-Day
09/11/2024 - Pi Li - Head of Art of Tai Kwun Contemporary
The exhibition Tao Hui: In the Land Beyond Living uses sculptures, video, sound, installation and set design to open up new angles from which to contemplate contemporary society and urban struggles. It’s part of Tai Kwun Contemporary’s new Breakthrough series, which focuses on emerging artistic positions. CultureZine’s art expert Ingrid Chen spoke to Pi Li, the Head of Art of Tai Kwun Contemporary about this exhibition, what’s coming up next , and Tai Kwun’s overall programming direction. Ingrid first asked him why Tao hui was chosen:
09/11/2024 - Wong Sze-wai - Local artist
09/11/2024 - John Mak and Angus Hui - Curators of Lost and Found in Hong Kong: The Unsung Chinese Heroes at D-Day exhibition