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A Celestial Journey from Berlin: Emmanuel Pahud & Marie-Pierre Langlamet in Recital
Thursday, 09.11.2017
Thursday, 09.11.2017
Concert
One of the world’s most sought-after flutists from Germany, Emmanuel Pahud will join hands with harpist Marie-Pierre Langlamet, fellow musician at the Berlin Philharmonic, to present a beloved programme dedicated to showcase the beauty of flute and harp in a celestial musical journey. Local renowned flutist Matthew Wu will also appear as a guest performer. The net proceeds from this charity recital will benefit Music Children Foundation, a charitable organisation in Hong Kong striving to provide free training on musical instruments to impoverished children aged below 12.
Location: Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre, HKAPA
Neopost Foofwa: Solo Dance Performance
Thursday, 02.11.2017
Friday, 03.11.2017
Theater; Lecture
Foofwa Imobilité will illuminate China with his famous piece "Histoires Condansées", which charts the history of dance through a one-man lecture-performance. Starting with a glimpse of pre-20th century dance, he then outlines the important aspects that shaped the artform over time.
Location: Venue to be announced, Hong Kong
First German Language Olympics for Students
Wednesday, 01.11.2017
Sunday, 10.12.2017
Literature
Undergraduate students studying German at colleges, universities and higher education institutions in Hong Kong and Macau now have the opportunity for the first time to demonstrate their language proficiency at the level A1 to B1 in a German Language Olympics for the academic year 2017/2018.
Days of a Swiss Pioneer in China
Sunday, 29.10.2017
Wednesday, 29.11.2017
Exhibition
Otto Meister, a Swiss engineer and pioneer who worked at the Yunnan section of the Yunnan Vietnam Railway from 1903 to 1909, one of the most spectacular railway projects of the past century. He later transferred to Shanghai where he inaugurated the new representative of the Sulzer company.
Location: 93 Tuodong Road, Kunming Museum
Zurich meets Hong Kong
Sunday, 22.10.2017
Sunday, 29.10.2017
Public event
Zürich meets Hong Kong: A Festival of Two Cities will take place in Hong Kong from Sunday, the 22.10. to Sunday, the 29.10.2017.
Location: Various Locations around Hong Kong
Birdly at Zurich meets Hong Kong Festival
Saturday, 21.10.2017
Sunday, 29.10.2017
Exhibition
Researchers from Disney Research Zurich, the ETH Zurich Game Technology Center and Hong Kong Baptist University will showcase the latest developments of virtual and augmented reality and make drawings come to life at the public lecture "Augmented Reality, Creativity and the Arts". The Zurich University of the Arts and the start-up Somniacs will present the VR flying experience "Birdly" at a lecture and live demo "A Virtual and Augmented Experience from Zurich" at the Hong Kong Science Museum, where guests can have their dream of flying come true. Birdly creates a vivid full-body experience that makes people instantly forget the mechanics and computer codes behind this spectacular apparatus. The immersive and interactive nature of "Birdly" serves one goal: to enjoy the ultimate freedom of a bird and intuitively explore the skies.
Location: Main Lobby, Hong Kong Science Museum
Art Next Expo 2017
Friday, 06.10.2017
Monday, 09.10.2017
Exhibition
A group of around 80 young talents representing the next generation of artists will gather at Art Next Expo in Hong Kong, the international art hub and a gateway to China. This year, a Swiss artist NGUYEN Sève Favre has been chosen to exhibit her work among the other artists.
Location: PMQ, 35 Aberdeen Street, Central, Hong Kong
Swiss Asccesory and Watch design by HEAD-Geneva
Saturday, 09.09.2017
Sunday, 07.01.2018
Exhibition
Over 100 pieces of jewellery and watch design work by students of HEAD – Geneva School of Art and Design (HEAD – Genève) will be on showcase to demonstrate the latest innovations in jewellery, watch and accessory design from Switzerland.
Location: HKDI Gallery, Hong Kong Design Institute, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong
Executive Course by University of Art and Design Lausanne (ECAL) at Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI)
Friday, 08.09.2017
Sunday, 17.09.2017
Lecture
Location: Hong Kong Design Institute, 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
"HALLO" by Martin Zimmermann
Friday, 08.09.2017
Sunday, 10.09.2017
Theater
Hallo is a solo performance by Martin Zimmermann, an acclaimed Swiss choreographer and physical actor, with elements of mime, dance, circus and tragicomedy. He attempts to unravel his own absurd humor of his inner life inside out and get a grip on his whimsical thought processes.
Location: Theater, Hong Kong City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Central District, Hong Kong
APAC Innovation Summit 2017 Series – Smart City. Connected City.
Thursday, 07.09.2017
Friday, 08.09.2017
Conference
This conference will focus on how technology can drive City Transformation. On both the city and regional levels, we will explore the Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong and how smart resilient planning can successfully be realised in neighboring countries. On Day 2, we will further the discussion of how sensor technologies can connect for a wide range of applications including smart lighting, home automation, smart parking, surveillance, air and water quality monitoring, wellness monitoring and other novel applications.
Location: Grand Hall, Convention Centre 3, Science Park, Shatin, Hong Kong
Seedstars Hong Kong 2017
Thursday, 31.08.2017
Thursday, 31.08.2017
Conference
Seedstars World is coming back to Hong Kong!
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