HAZY SUNDAYS: Pulgasari (불가사리)

Sunday, 08.05.2016 – Sunday, 08.05.2016
Movie

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

Kill The Silence: LUFF does Hong Kong

Saturday, 07.05.2016 – Friday, 15.04.2016
Movie; Cultural event; Concert

After so many contacts and discussions, from 7 to 15 May, Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festvial (LUFF) will be in Hong Kong for 9 days, showcasing a series of music and film programs together with Kill the Silence Festival. This is part of an intensive exchange of these two Festivals between May and October 2016 in Hong Kong and Lausanne.

Listen to Colors

Friday, 29.04.2016 – Friday, 29.04.2016, Concert
Concert

Kaspar König in Hong Kong Fabian Gutscher in Zurich play a tele-concert as in a long distance Jam with live image to sound action!

Location: Connecting Spaces in Hong Kong, G/F, 18 Fort Street, North Point, Hong Kong

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Concerts

Thursday, 28.04.2016 – Saturday, 30.04.2016, Pro Heltivia
Concert

World-class orchestra [Orchestre de la Suisse Romande]+ violin soloist of highest level [Renaud Capuçon]+ a programme that's been watched again and again online = the must-see classical concert

Location: Beijing; Jinan; Shanghai

Hong Kong Debut, Louis Schwizgebel-Wang Piano Recital

Monday, 25.04.2016 – Monday, 25.04.2016
Concert

Louis Schwizgebel-Wang Piano Recital, A Fund Raising Concert for The Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care

Location: Concert Hall, HK City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place, Central, Hong Kong

Weingart Typography in Macao

Saturday, 16.04.2016 – Sunday, 12.06.2016
Exhibition

A big success in Hong Kong! This exhibition is now moving to be shown in Macao SAR for two months. Regarded as the “enfant terrible” of modern Swiss typography, Wolfgang Weingart has revolutionised established typography rules since the mid-1960s, shaping generations of designers as a typography teacher. This exhibition at d-mart presents the groundbreaking work, creative process and teachings of Weingart and the work of his students.

Location: Tap Seac Gallery, Avenida Conselheiro Ferreira de Almeida, N°95, Macau

Geneva Grand Theatre Ballet "A Midnight's Summer Dream"

Saturday, 16.04.2016 – Tuesday, 26.04.2016, Pro Helvitia
Countries; Theater

A Fusion of Shakespearean storylineFelix Mendelssohn's compositionFrench choreographer Michel Kelemenis' appropriation "A Midnight's Summer Dream"Gevena Grand Theatre Ballet, Switzerland

Location: Gaoxiong; Shanghai; Beijing

MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on Chinese Contemporary Art by ZHdK

Wednesday, 13.04.2016 – Wednesday, 13.04.2016

How can art be understood as a tool for understanding foreign cultures? Why do cultural values play an important role in threshold countries undergoing modernisation? What can art contribute to a country’s public image? Based on a case study about global culture, the «Chinese Contemporary Art Award» online course develops possible answers to these crucial questions.

Crossing movements: Art and its double

Sunday, 27.03.2016 – Tuesday, 26.04.2016
Exhibition

Swiss painter and performer Jerome Liniger joins hands with international artists Christophe Averlan, Nicolas Jacquette and Katy Martin to go beyond their individual artistic forms to create a rich language and diverse meeting points. Joining the dialogue of different disciplines are also artists and philosophers from China, France, Iran and the US.

Location: Beijing Audiovisual Center

Hack Space

Tuesday, 22.03.2016 – Sunday, 24.04.2016
Exhibition

Hack Space Exhibition in Hong Kong

Location: K11 Art Foundation Pop-up Space, G/F, Cosco Tower, 33 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, HK

Swiss writer Yves Laplace @Bookworm Literary Festival

Sunday, 20.03.2016 – Friday, 25.03.2016, Francophonie
Literature

Invited by the Swiss Embassy in China and Pro Helvetia, Yves Laplace will be visiting Beijing from March 20 to 25, 2016, to participate in the Bookworm Literary Festival and the China World Poetry Day, sharing his thoughts and experience with the Chinese public.

Location: Beijing

Line/s – A residence for young professional in the field of engraving

Sunday, 13.03.2016 – Monday, 28.03.2016, Francophonie
Exhibition

The project of residence will be organized for the fourth time in 2016 with the francophone young professionals engaged in engraving as the highlights. Eight young artists from Belgium, France, Quebec and Switzerland will be involved for a two-week workshop in Beijing with four young Chinese homologues, to create some art works together. The works will be displayed on March 26th at 14pm at Xu Yuan Engraving Center.

Location: Beijing