Podcasts about West Kowloon Cultural District

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Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/music

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

Today, the Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of the world's great symphony orchestras. But when John Duffus landed in Hong Kong in 1979 as the Philharmonic's general manager–its fifth in as many years–he quickly learned just how much work needed to be done to make a Western symphony orchestra work in a majority Chinese city. John Duffus's memoir Backstage in Hong Kong: A Life with the Philharmonic, Broadway Musicals and Classical Superstars (Blacksmith: 2024) charts his life from running the Philharmonic, bringing acts like the Three Tenors and Cats to Asia, and his thoughts on the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the West Kowloon Cultural District. John joins the show today to explain what the general manager of an orchestra actually does, the trickiest problems he had to solve in Hong Kong and China, and his thoughts on whether Hong Kong is truly a “cultural wasteland.” You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of Backstage in Hong Kong. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Some people take a lifetime to find their true north, the thing they want to spend their days working on. That's not the case for Sean Perkins. Growing up in South Yorkshire in the 70s, it wasn't cool to get good grades. Even though he was smart, he flunked almost everything. Everything, but art. From a young age he was exposed to, “the future, all this incredible visual culture”, by way of Japanese mementos his dad would bring back from work trips to Tokyo. And the fashion his mum would wear after disappearing to the fashion shows in Paris to stock her boutique in Huddersfield. Today, he's one of the most influential graphic designers of our time. He's created visual identities for some of the world's most recognisable brands with his London-based studio North Design. And the brands and clients relationships he builds — they stand the test of time. Some of his identity systems are still being used 20+ years after he and his partners Jeremy Coysten and Stephen Gilmore first created them. Think Tate Modern, Barbican Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District, ACMI. And perhaps most notably, the project that put his name on the map as a young designer, the UK's most iconic roadside assistance company, the RAC. Listen in as Vince and Sean discuss, growing up buying albums for the covers, learning from Gert Dumbar, and the highs and lows of running their respective studios. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's Hong Kong like these days and what's new?In this episode, we catch up with Toni Fan, Assistant Manager of Trade Marketing for Hong Kong Tourism Board, based in Sydney. Toni shares her insights from her recent visits, highlighting some new attractions and old favourites, from the popular Peak Tram to the vibrant West Kowloon Cultural District. Discover foodie tips, the art scene,  and outdoor adventures, and learn how to keep in touch and stay updated on Hong Kong.What are your takeaways from this episode? And what would you love to do on your next trip to Hong Kong? Email or message me on LinkedIn, I'd love to hear your thoughts.Resources and links mentioned in this episode:Hong Kong Tourism Board: https://www.discoverhongkong.com West Kowloon Cultural District: https://www.westkowloon.hk/en/ Hong Kong's Great Outdoors: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/anz/explore/great-outdoor.html Arts in Hong Kong: https://www.discoverhongkong.com/anz/explore/arts.html Toni's Email: Toni.fan@hktb.com Connect with Charlie & Destination Webinars:Charlie Trevena LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlietrevena/Charlie's Email: charlie@destinationwebinars.com.auDestination Webinars Library: https://www.destinationwebinars.com.au/webinar-library/Destination Webinars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/destinationwebinarsDestination Webinars LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/destination-webinars/ 

2017年，国家主席习近平视察香港。“香港一直牵动着我的心”，习主席对香港发展作出重要指示。时隔五年，“香港故事”更加精彩！In 2017, President Xi Jinping inspected Hong Kong. "Hong Kong's development has always pulled at my heartstrings,” Xi said upon his arrival in the city. Five years later, Hong Kong's story is even more compelling.国家主席习近平于2017年6月29日视察西九文化区。同日，习近平见证了香港特区政府与故宫博物院签署香港故宫文化博物馆合作协议，标志着项目正式启动。为庆祝香港回归25周年，香港故宫文化博物馆将于7月2日向公众开放，冀发挥香港中西文化荟萃优势，向世界展现中华文化。目前，西九文化区面积达40公顷，已发展为融合地方与传统特色，并加入国际元素的世界级综合文化艺术区。Xi visited the West Kowloon Cultural District on June 29, 2017. He witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Beijing's Palace Museum for the development of the Hong Kong Palace Museum.The Hong Kong Palace Museum will open to the public on July 2 to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, paving the way for the city's lofty goal of bridging Chinese culture with the rest of the world. Covering 40 hectares, the WKCD is expected to become a world-class integrated arts and cultural area comprising local, traditional, and international elements.2017年7月1日，国家主席习近平视察港珠澳大桥香港接线工程进度。2018年10月24日，全球最长跨海大桥——港珠澳大桥于正式通车运营。珠澳陆上前往香港的平均出行时间从近四小时缩短为半小时，促使粤港澳大湾区联动变得更紧密。在香港第五波疫情之下，大量中央援港物资经港珠澳大桥运抵香港，港珠澳大桥成为援港抗疫“生命线”。On July 1, 2017, President Xi inspected the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge's Hong Kong Link Road. On Oct 24, 2018, the world's longest cross-sea bridge started operating. The journey by land from Zhuhai/Macao to Hong Kong, which can take up to four hours, has been shortened to as little as 30 minutes. Cities of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area are now more closely connected.The bridge has played a significant role in the transporting of anti-pandemic supplies from the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong during the city's fifth COVID-19 wave. 国家主席习近平于2017年7月1日前往香港国际机场，了解三跑道系统的建设进度。三跑道系统建造工程于2016年8月启动，整个三跑道系统预计将于2024年全面投入服务。据悉，预计到2030年，在三跑道系统运作下，香港国际机场的客运量将超过1亿人次，货运量近900万公吨。President Xi Jinping inspected the construction of the third runway at Hong Kong International Airport on July 1, 2017. Construction of the third runway started on Aug 1, 2016. The full three-runway system is expected to be completed in 2024. By 2030, the airport will be able to handle about 100 million passengers and 9 million metric tons of cargo each year, according to the airport.来源：中国日报香港版

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Summary:In this episode, our host Adrian Ellis speaks with Kingsley Jayasekera, former Director of Marketing and Customer Experience, at the West Kowloon Cultural District. They reflect on his near decade-long experience in Hong Kong and discuss the importance of cultivating arts audiences through creating holistic customer experiences – and using social media for outreach and engagement.  After, Adrian is joined by Criena Gehrke to discuss key takeaways. They highlight the challenges of audience development, including the ethical issues of data collection and privacy. References: West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD), an integrated arts and cultural quarter in Hong Kong that was first proposed in 1996 – one of the largest cultural projects in the world. Sadler's Wells, a globally-renowned dance organisation and performing arts venue based in London, England. Xiqu Centre, a performance venue dedicated to Chinese opera in WKCD – opened in 2019. Art Park, a green space in WKCD that welcomes visitors to relax and play. M+ Museum, a new museum in WKCD exhibiting twentieth and twenty-first century visual culture encompassing visual art, design and architecture, and moving image – opened in 2021. Digital wayfinding at West Kowloon Cultural District: a case study on how digital wayfinding and digital maps are used to elevate visitor experiences at WKCD. Hong Kong Palace Museum, a planned museum exhibiting artefacts from Beijing's Palace Museum in WKCD – expected to open in July 2022. High Line, a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan's West Side.  Bio:  Kingsley Jayasekera is a communications and marketing professional with extensive experience in both the commercial and subsidised culture and entertainment sectors. Until late 2021, he worked as Director, Marketing & Customer Experience at the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong. He is a regular international speaker on branding and marketing for the arts. He has also served on the board of Audiences London (now the Audience Agency UK), Dance East UK, East London Dance and the Gate Theatre, London and the Advisory Panel for the Ticketing Technology Forum.

Suhanya Raffel and her husband Michael Snelling; Suhanya is the executive director of the M+ Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, and a Trustee of the Geoffrey Bawa and Lunuganga Trusts. She has previously held many senior positions at major art institutions in Sydney and Brisbane. Growing up in the Raffel House that was designed by Geoffrey, Suhanya reflects on her friendship with the architect who became a lifelong family friend after the commission of the house. Michael Snelling has an extensive professional background in arts management, artistic direction and education. Most recently, he was Director and CEO of the National Art School in Sydney. He was founding director of the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and Artistic Director of the Institute of Modern Art in Brisbane. He is also a photographer, writer and curator, and has held lecturing positions at universities in Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. He has been publisher and editor of titles in the areas of art history and criticism and numerous exhibition catalogues. Michael Snelling recalls an amusing story from his first meeting with Geoffrey and of the ease in which he is able to photograph spaces designed by the architect. In this episode, you will hear excerpts from my interviews with Suhanya and Michael individually first and then together. The Oral Histories Project is an ongoing endeavour that will continue after the centenary year celebrations, and the Trust encourages submissions of potential historians and anecdotes to archives@gbtrust.net.

We look to one of the more mundane structures in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District that still manages to catch the eye from across the water. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Mike Ryan talks about Art and Life in Hong Kong with Katie de Tilly, Founder & Director of 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, one of Asia’s leading art galleries. Katie is the 2019 recipient of the “Woman of Influence in Arts and Culture” awarded by the American Chamber of Commerce. Katie is a founding member and former co-President of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association, a founding Patron of the West Kowloon Cultural District’s M+ Museum of Visual Culture. And she heads the HK Artists Residency Abroad Funding Scheme (ARAFS) of the Hong Kong Art Gallery Association to help local artists enrich their art exposure and education. Shares of Apple, Amazon and Facebook surged in extended trading on Thursday, with Alphabet also climbing, as quarterly reports from the Big Tech quartet added fuel to Wall Street's four-month rally.  Spikes in novel corona virus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst, with Australia and India reporting record daily infections on Thursday, Vietnam preparing to test thousands and North Korea urging vigilance.  Huawei has overtaken Samsung as the world's biggest maker of smart phones thanks to strong demand in its Chinese home market.  Takuya Shimbo, the third-generation owner of a Tokyo public bath house, was full of plans for a new style public bath - with craft beer, live music and cats - that he hoped would help revive the dying industry.Then the corona virus struck. 

Today’s ASHK Movers & Shakers Podcast is with Alison Friedman, the Artistic Director of Performing Arts at the West Kowloon Cultural District one of the largest arts and cultural developments in the world. During nearly two decades in China, Ms. Friedman worked closely with Chinese and international governments, non-profit and private organizations, as well as established and emerging independent performing artists across genres. Alison is a board member of the International Society for the Performing Arts, one of the largest international alliances of leaders in the performing arts. She founded the successful cultural exchange organisation Ping Pong Productions (PPP) in 2010 after studying as a Fulbright scholar at the Department of History in Peking University and the Beijing Dance Academy in Mainland China between 2002 and 2003. Prior to PPP, Alison held producer and general manager roles at dance and music institutions including the Beijing Modern Dance Company as well as famed composer/ conductor Tan Dun’s production and management company. Alison sat down with ASHK Executive Director Alice Mong to conduct the following interview.

Duration: 36 min Chan Sze-Wei finds out more about the Asia Network for Dance (AND+) from one of its co-conveners Anna Chan, who was former head of Performing Arts and Dance for the West Kowloon Cultural District and current Dean of... The post Podcast 50: Anna Chan, Asia Network for Dance (AND+) appeared first on ArtsEquator.

The Belt and Road Initiative will open a new window for performing arts at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District, says Executive Director Louis Yu. M+ museum Executive Director Suhanya Raffel sees the new centre for visual culture as reflecting Hong Kong’s “voice” for the future while CEO Duncan Pescod says the Cultural District will provide new, creative and original artistic offerings encompassing Belt and Road countries.

By encouraging local and international talent, the rising West Kowloon Cultural District aims to take full advantage of connections that the Belt and Road Initiative offers, says the Authority’s CEO. Duncan Pescod says the cultural, artistic and environmental differences of Belt and Road countries provide “a fantastic opportunity” to make Hong Kong a centre for art and culture.

We tend to take what we know about design and architecture for granted, often based on assumptions rooted in history, culture, and geopolitics. But what happens when you change those assumptions? This MMeets presented by Aric Chen, lead curator for design and architecture at West Kowloon Cultural District’s M+ Hong Kong focussed on how the museum aims to reveal lesser-known Asian narratives of design and architecture, while revisiting familiar global ones from the museum’s vantage point in Hong Kong, China, and Asia. Aric Chen’s visit to Melbourne was made possible by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.

Are the arts in crisis? What does the future hold for creative companies, both large and small? Join us to discuss the changing face of arts funding, the impact of the recent cuts, and the response from artists and arts companies across Australia. The panel will include Michael Lynch CBE AM, Nick Atkins, Lily Shearer and Tamara Winikoff OAM. Michael Lynch CBE AM As one of Australia's most recognised and experienced arts administrators and cultural figures, Michael has lead some of Australia's most prominent arts companies including Sydney Theatre Company, the Australia Council for the Arts and the Sydney Opera House. From 2002 to 2009 he was chief executive of the South Bank Centre in London and has also served as Director of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and as a board member of Film Victoria. Michael was the CEO of the West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong until 2015 and is now the chair of the Sydney Community Foundation.. Nick Atkins A theatre maker and producer, Nick is currently the Producer for Q Programs at The Joan and Board Member of PACT Centre for Emerging Artists. His work at The Q has seen him develop and implement the Young Artist Program. Previously Nick worked as the Associate Producer and Co-Artistic Director of Crack Theatre Festival. From this role he collaboratively programmed the festivals presentation, panel and masterclass series. Lily Shearer A proud citizen of the Murrwarri Republic and Ngemba Nation (north-west NSW/south-east QLD), Lily has over thirty years of experience in First Peoples Cultural Development, Arts Management and in theatre and performance making. She is currently a freelance performance artist, cultural collaborator and a founding and volunteer member of the Mooghalin Artistic Directorate. Tamara Winikoff OAM Tamara Winikoff is Executive Director of the National Association of Visual Arts (NAVA) and well known in Australia as an arts advocate, cultural commentator and senior arts manager. Tamara has been involved in arts management for over thirty years and has spoken, written and published extensively about cultural and design issues.

In May 2011, Intelligence Squared Asia presented four leading voices in the arts to argue the motion "Art must be beautiful". Can aesthetic standards of the day dictate the long-term value of art? Who defines taste? Do parameters of institutional validation differ from collector ideals? Does concept in art triumph over creation? Is meaning in art an obligation or an afterthought? Arguing for the motion were artist and acclaimed photographer David LaChapelle and Co-founder of Phillips de Pury and Co Simon de Pury. Arguing against the motion were Award-winning Singaporean multimedia artist Ming Wong and best-selling author Stephen Bayley. The debate was chaired by Lars Nittve, Executive Director of M+ at the West Kowloon Cultural District. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.