{"id":25344,"date":"2013-02-26T13:39:38","date_gmt":"2013-02-26T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/?p=25344"},"modified":"2018-12-10T12:56:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T12:56:43","slug":"2013s-art-festival-of-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/2013s-art-festival-of-hong-kong.htm","title":{"rendered":"2013’s Art Festival of Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featuring surf films and the Cantonese opera, the annual theatre\/ art\/movie festival of Hong Kong has kicked off. There are multitudes of travelers who are availing the best opportunities by taking cheap flights to China. The coming month is bringing plenty of entertainments and enjoyments for all the beloved guests who are interested to participate in this amazing festival- it has been announced that there will be more than 145 electrifying performances 85 percent of all seats of the festival have been sold out so hurry up and without wasting any single moment, you must spend your holiday break here.<\/p>\n

Hosting plenty of programs from classical music to ballet to Cantonese opera, there are many other thrilling and amusing things that will tempt you but here is some of the information, you must know before you become the part of this enchanting celebration.<\/p>\n

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Orphan of the Zhao Family<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The Yau Ma Tei Theatre\u00a0will provide you with various operas- the most famous one is \u201cOrphan of the Zhao Family\u201d. This 13th-century tale of tragedy is very popular here and appeals to a large variety of all those guests who have come here by capturing cheap\u00a0tickets to Hong Kong<\/a>. The most interesting part is the 83-year-old venue that has been reopened after several renovations- it is the only pre-World War II cinema of the city.<\/p>\n

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Hand Stories<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The dragons, tigers, warriors and concubines- the most amazing and famous elements of Chinese folk tales are shown to the public here- the traditional Chinese glove puppetry show is one of the greatest temptation of this festival that allures many. The fifth-generation puppeteer- Yeung Fai along with French puppeteer Yoann Pencol\u00e9 tell stories of the modern China and the fast-changing China.<\/p>\n

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The Britten 100 Project<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Nan Lian Garden will host a concert that is being celebrated on the 100th birthday of English composer Benjamin Britten. Various pieces will be featured by different concerts like the \u201cThe Company of Heaven\u201d and “Serenade for Tenor”. The Chi Lin Nunnery also offers you an opportunity to book a table for many delicious and mouthwatering meals.<\/p>\n

The Reef<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Asian premier of the film \u201cthe Reef\u201d is also included in the major highlights and it will be accompanied by the live concert of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. The attendees will be amazed to see the picturesque and the jaw dropping vistas of the Ningaloo Reef of Western Australia and also the breath-taking surfing stunts.<\/p>\n

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There are many amazing features that will definitely tempt you like the Bothanica ( the MOMIX Dance Theater will host the dance performance and that will last from March 12-14 at the Grand Theatre of Hong Kong), Champagne and Gypsies ( world music and jazz by Goran Bregovic and the dates are 23rd<\/sup> and 24th<\/sup> of march) and the Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble ( the Concert hall will celebrate the classical music on 1st<\/sup> March). There are plenty of other amusing and mind blowing parts of this festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Featuring surf films and the Cantonese opera, the annual theatre\/ art\/movie festival of Hong Kong has kicked off. There are multitudes of travelers who are availing the best opportunities by taking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_has_post_settings":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4203,31],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-25344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight","tag-art-festival","tag-hong-kong"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t