Pop culture is born out of creativity and imagination, which ushers the public into a cultural space where reality is interwoven with illusion, and turns the impossible into the possible.Hong Kong’s pop culture exudes a character of immense versatility and boundless ingenuity. It is a culture that evolves and radiates its own distinct brilliance through a continuous cycle of inheritance, circulation, fusion and breakthrough.With "Beyond Fantasy" as its theme, the "Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival (PCF) 2026” explores how different forms of creativity interact to shape the unique landscape of Hong Kong's pop culture with a diverse array of exciting programmes such as stage performances, thematic exhibitions, film screenings, and library and outreach activities. There will be dialogues between the erhu and the ensemble, a fusion of film and pop music, fantastical romance captured in light and shadow, and whimsy woven into words to let the audience savour the pop culture's spirit of innovation and its power to transcend boundaries.
The fourth edition of the Hong Kong PCF will return in April following its resounding success in previous years. It will present approximately 20 programmes and over 120 events, including stage performances, film screenings, thematic exhibitions, library programmes and outreach activities. This year, the PCF will continue to join audiences and local creators in going "Beyond Fantasy", crossing boundaries within everyday rhythms and inspiring the limitless possibilities of pop culture.>>Visit the thematic page of the Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival to learn more!

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2026 Fiesta of Music Office Bands, Choirs and OrchestrasFive exhilarating concerts showcasing around 1,000 young talents from Music Office’s 17 orchestras and choirs!The series begins with Concert I for String Orchestras, weaving magic with their bows, leading the audience into an immersive and dreamlike musical fairy tale. Concert II brings together the Choirs and Junior Symphony Orchestra, showcasing the emotive power of choral singing and the vibrant energy of symphonic music. Concert III presents timeless classics by our Chinese Orchestras, offering experience of profound and expressive charm of Chinese music. Concert IV features Symphonic Bands, interlacing melodies and harmonies into a vibrant and layered musical panorama. Last but not least, Junior Groups offer lively rhythms and radiant Chinese and western melodies blossom into the splendid musical colours of youth in Concert V. Concerts I and III are programmes of the “Hong Kong Pop Culture Festival 2026” and “Chinese Culture Promotion Series” respectively.Concert II – Sing．Symphony “Faith and Love”11/4 (Sat) 7:30pmHong Kong City Hall Concert Hall Performing GroupsMusic Office Children’s Choir Music Office Youth ChoirMusic Office Junior Symphony Orchestra ConductorsLai Wing-yan．Chan Wan-hong．Teresa Tsang． Au Wai-see．Jacko Law Piano AccompanistsHo Shun-yin．Fenix Man

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After ten months' training in musical theatre performance, our talented children, adult and senior participants, together with the brand new Community Musical Theatre Troupe, will be showing off their performing skills on stage in three exhilarating performances!

From scriptwriting, dramaturgy to scenography — discover the core of creating for the theatre from diverse entry points.What draws us into a piece of theatre as it evolves from an idea into a stage play? Is it the dramatic tension in the script, the unfolding of visual metaphors, or the details in the various segments that slowly take shape?There may be more than one answer to this: it has to be determined by the interaction between the links, and each plays a significant part. This series charts a creative journey through three key theatrical disciplines — playwriting, dramaturgy, and scenography.By exploring the genesis of a story, the construction of narrative logic, the imaginative potential of spatial and visual elements on stage, and the insights of local theatre creators, we invite you to step into multiple entry points of theatre-making and find more creative possibilities with us. Playwriting WorkshopSpeaker: Ivan KwokSession 1 – 25.2.2026 (Wed): Where stories begin – The instinct to tellSession 2 – 4.3.2026 (Wed): Let the characters speak – The birth of dialogueSession 3 – 11.3.2026 (Wed): The structure of drama – From emotion to conflictSession 4 – 18.3.2026 (Wed): Scenes and rhythm – How theatre breathesSession 5 – 25.3.2026 (Wed): Draw from Life, write the play within youVenue： Function Room AC2, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural CentreTime：7:30 pmWorkshop OverviewPlaywriting Workshop: For Those Who Know How to Tell StoriesWe all know how to tell stories — but do we know how to let stories "speak for themselves"?While fiction, prose, and drama may seem to share common roots, their structures and narrative logic differ vastly. Fiction can stand back and observe; prose externalises sentiments; but drama demands the characters to speak for themselves.This playwriting workshop invites participants to begin with conversations in everyday life, dreams, and the subconscious, then proceed to taking a new look at dialogues and dramatic thinking. Rather than abstract theory, it emphasizes practical exercises, short adaptations, and improvisation to explore how characters speak and how emotions and actions resonate.In these five sessions, you'll rediscover the dynamics of dialogue, understand yourself more, listen to your characters, and take pleasure in every line you write.Session 1: Where Stories Begin — The Instinct to TellTheme: The first step from everyday life to dramaContent:- "We tell stories every day": a narrative exercise to draw on dreams, conversations, and memories- Prose vs drama: Who's speaking? Who's listening?- Exercise: turn a "slice of daily conversation" into an opening scene of a playSession 2: Let the Characters Speak — The Birth of DialogueTheme: From "what I want to say" to "what the characters say"Content:- The three layers of dialogue: subconscious, rational, emotional- The art of listening: how to turn a character's words into the pulse of a play- Exercise: adapt a prose passage into a dialogue between two personsSession 3: The Structure of Drama — From Emotion to ConflictTheme: Why is it harder to write drama than prose?Content:- The dramatic triangle: desire, obstacle, transformation- Character's action logic vs author's emotional impulse- Exercise: devise what a character "wants" and what they "can't have"Session 4: Scenes and Rhythm — The Breathing TheatreTheme: From script to stageContent:- “A story you can see”: imagining stage space and physical action- Rhythm and silent moments: how silence and action are more powerful than the spoken word- Exercise: rewrite a "phone conversation" into a dramatic sceneSession 5: Draw from Life, Write the Play Within YouTheme: Drama as a way of understanding the selfContent:- Transforming personal experiences into dramatic archetypes- How to "find yourself and go beyond yourself" in a story- Group sharing: one-page script reading presentations Speaker's biographyIvan Kwok Ivan Kwok is currently the Manager of the Theatre Literature Department of the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre (HKRep).Principle, a play that he wrote, was nominated for Best Script at the Hong Kong Theatre Libre in 2018, the Hong Kong Drama Awards, and the Shanghai One Drama Awards in 2019. The film version of Principle was awarded Best Screenplay at the Asian Academy Creative Awards (Hong Kong Region) in 2022. His True Lies won Best Script at the Hong Kong Theatre Libre in 2019, and was nominated for Script/Playwright of the Year at the IATC (HK) Critics' Awards in 2020. The Putonghua version of Principle was among The Beijing News's "Top Emerging Plays of the Year.”*Ivan Kwok's participation in this production was made possible by the kind permission of the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

An Opera in Four ActsPerformed in French with Chinese and English SurtitlesProducer: Warren MokConductor: Franck ColombierDirector: Jia DingOpera Hong Kong OrchestraOpera Hong Kong Chorus

From scriptwriting, dramaturgy to scenography — discover the core of creating for the theatre from diverse entry points.What draws us into a piece of theatre as it evolves from an idea into a stage play? Is it the dramatic tension in the script, the unfolding of visual metaphors, or the details in the various segments that slowly take shape?There may be more than one answer to this: it has to be determined by the interaction between the links, and each plays a significant part. This series charts a creative journey through three key theatrical disciplines — playwriting, dramaturgy, and scenography.By exploring the genesis of a story, the construction of narrative logic, the imaginative potential of spatial and visual elements on stage, and the insights of local theatre creators, we invite you to step into multiple entry points of theatre-making and find more creative possibilities with us. Scenography WorkshopSpeakers: Cindy Ho and Jan WongDate：Session 1—5.3.2026 (Thu) : Costume DesignSession 2—12.3.2026 (Thu) : Spatial DesignSession 3—19.3.2026 (Thu) : Costume × SpaceVenue：Function Room AC2, Level 4, Administration Building, Hong Kong Cultural CentreTime：7:30 pmWorkshop OverviewHow do costume and spatial design interact to create non-verbal narratives in performance?This three-part workshop will deconstruct and integrate various elements of scenography, and explore how the dialogue between costume and space can unlock creativity and realise the boundless possibilities of theatrical design.Costume DesignThe speaker will take the audience on a walk-through of her works to analyse how costume design functions as a narrative medium — how texture, silhouette, and bodily movement can convey the characters’ emotions, show period and background of the drama, and shape the storyline. Participants will also engage in a hands-on component involving prototype-making, so as to give them a first-hand experience of the process behind sculpting form and presence through costume.Spatial DesignWhat is a performance space? How is an audience’s perspective shaped? By drawing from his own works, the speaker will explain the varying audience perspectives, trace the design process and collaboration with other creative leads. Through clear and accessible analysis, participants will come to understand the role of spatial design in a performance — how every object and setting shape the perception and associations of both performer and viewer. This session offers an in-depth look into how spatial/scenographic environments are conceived and realised.Costume × SpaceThis session brings together the two key elements of design – costume and space – by juxtaposing characters and stage space. Then from a seminal idea, the creativity journey begins, as time, place, people, and narrative of the performance come together and gradually take form through scenographic thinking.Speaker's biographyCindy Ho Cindy Ho graduated from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in Stage and Costume Design. She specialises in intermedia collaboration, with works spanning drama, opera, and dance. She co-directed the musical Re: Bluebeard's Castle, and designed the costumes in La Bohème, Next to Normal, and It's Only the End of the World among others. She has collaborated with the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre on over ten productions, including After Life and Attempts on Her Life. Ho's design work in contemporary dance is equally acclaimed, as seen in the visual dynamics in many productions by the City Contemporary Dance Company. Her innovative design for Marriage has won multiple awards, a testimony to her strong foundation in theatre aesthetics. Ho was Artist-in-Residence and Guest Lecturer in Stage Design at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts' Theatre Design Department, and continues to work as an independent stage artist.Jan WongSpecialising in spatial design, his design practice spans theatre, dance, musicals, exhibitions and opening programmes.In recent years, his theatre, concerts and dance designs were seen in Hu Xueyan, My Dear, Scapin in Jiānghú, Chapter 2023, Love and Samsara, Princess Der Ling and Empress Cixi, Principle, The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, Skylight, Fly Poor to the Moon, Journey to the West, Miss Julie, The Doctor, Le Fils, The Play That Goes Wrong, Nezha: Untold Solitude, The Legend of Lanling, Kung Fu Artistry and many more.He also actively involved in spatial planning for large-scale exhibitions and opening programmes, collaborating with organisations including HKLSS, CHUBB, HSBC, and others. From 2024 to 2025, served as spatial designer for the Hong Kong Pavilions at the 20th and 21st China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair, as well as the 18th and 19th Hangzhou Cultural & Creative Industry Expo.Wong has received many awards in different categories, including stage design awards for The Island Whispers, Reveries of the Red Chamber, Hu XueYan, My Dear (2018 revival), Nezha: Untold Solitude, and Don Quixote. In 2024, he won the Best Make-up and Styling Award at the Hong Kong Drama Awards for Scapin in Jiānghú, Chap. 2023. He won the Award for Young Artist (Drama) at the 19th Hong Kong Arts Development Awards in 2025.