The touring exhibition, ‘Swiss Design Classics’, which forms a key part of the public diplomacy program marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Switzerland, is set to open at the Fosun Foundation in Shanghai at the end of May. It is curated by Christian Herren, jointly hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland in China, the Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai and the Fosun Foundation.
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts presents a series of events showcasing the fruit of the hard-work of their graduates every year. Two concerto-concerts will be held this year in June and the first one will be conducted by Swiss conductor/composer Patrick Furrer.
Location: Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Academy Concert Hall, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
RISE Hong Kong 2016 is produced by Web Summit, Europe’s largest meeting of tech minds. Two Swiss startup companies TravelerFirst and Hubflux will be joining the conference where major global media, hundreds of investors and thousands of attendees for three days of legendary networking.
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, 1 Expo Drive, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Sunday, 29.05.2016
– Sunday, 29.05.2016
Cultural event; Movie; Event for Swiss nationals who live abroad
Heidi, the Girl from the Alps, written by Johanna Spyri in the 19th Century, became a world-wide successful children story. The latest movie-adaption has broken the Swiss box-office record after five weeks and is already the most successful movie made in Switzerland.
Location: Movie Theater “The Grand”, Level 2, Elements, Kowloon Station, 1 Austin Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Principal Flute of the Berlin Philharmonic since 1993, Emmanuel Pahud is a virtuoso very much in demand for recitals and concerts, and one of only a handful of classical flautists in the world to have a major recording career. In this dazzlingly diverse recital, Pahud partners with guitarist Christian Rivet to present to audiences in Hong Kong an exhilarating musical journey of 300 years across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Location: HKAPA Hong Kong Jockey Club Amphitheatre, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Connecting Space Hong Kong is proud to support this artists-in-labs (ail) Programme to present six new media artists in Hong Kong. R<CONNECTING SENSES is part of the Institute for Cultural Studies in the Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts.
Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
Pulgasari (불가사리)(1985) is a cult classicLoosely based on the Korean mythic creature – Bulgasari, this movie is, perhaps not without irony, about a giant pro-peasantry metal-eating monster that stood by the side of the peasant army to overthrow the corrupt monarchy of the feudal Goryeo Dynasty in Korea.
Location: Connecting Space Hong Kong, G/F, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong
