Posts tagged performing

Derek Chan | Writing Hong Kong from a distance -- yellow objects．黃色物件

Derek Chan 陳嘉昊 grew up in colonial Hong Kong, studied in Norway, and currently lives in Vancouver. He received his BFA in theatre performance from Simon Fraser University. A playwright, director, performer, translator, and producer, Derek has been co-artistic director of rice & beans theatre since 2010.

Arts, Career, OverseasWe Are HKers22 April 2021writing, writer, screenwriter, distance, norway, vancouver, canada, overseas, theatre, performer, performing, performance, playwright, director, translator, producer, rice and beans, speech, award, playComment

【Video】Retroll Hip Hop | The Sequel Of ‘Under Mountain’—The Hardships Of Reaching A Utopian City

Retroll Hip Hop is a new local hip hop group. They performed the song 'Under Mountain' on TV and garnered publicity. The song is based on brotherhood and hopes to use feelings of utopia to heal Hongkongers’ souls. ‘Upper Mountain’, the sequel to 'Under Mountain' portrays the hardships involved in achieving a utopian city. In reality, given Hong Kong’s societal environment, the music system needs..

【VIDEO】Kathy Mak | How a Parody Brought Laughter Amongst Chaos

Kathy Mak, a freelance digital marketer and performer, became the talk of the town after performing a parody about the coronavirus outbreak and panic-buying in Hong Kong. Kathy hopes to use her humour and talent to bring positivity to society during this difficult time.

Culture, Health, Hobbies, Identity, Personal, Career, Video, MusicWe Are HKers23 April 2020coronavirus, covid-19, health, humour, arts, parody, singer, performing, art, hongkonger, viral, overseasComment

William | A playwright since the Umbrella Movement - "As long as the government has not officially implemented restrictions, I will not change the way I create."

What is frightening is that this sort of self-censorship by the organisers is subconsciously done. They may think that they have given the crew a free space to think and create, and yet they will reexamine the production even without receiving any external pressure.

Politics, Career, EntertainmentWe Are HKers22 November 2019william, totow, kc, playwright, umbrella movement, theatre, performing, arts, censorshipComment