About Us

Hong Kong Arts Festival

An International Arts Festival Truly Supported by its Audiences and the Community

Launched in 1973, the Hong Kong Arts Festival is a major annual Festival in the region and one of Asia's premier cultural events. Each year the Festival offers a broad spectrum of programmes, ranging from classical fare to cutting-edge productions. In 2012, the Festival presented over 1,500 artists in over 170 performances, including 12 world premieres and 10 Asian premieres. 

 
International artists and ensembles presented by the Festival include Cecilia Bartoli, José Carreras, Yo-Yo Ma, James Galway, Philip Glass, Tan Dun, Seiji Ozawa, Kurt Masur, Riccardo Chailly, Patrick Dupond, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sylvie Guillem, Juliette Binoche, Kevin Spacey, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Mariinsky Theatre and Valery Gergiev, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Thomanerchor, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Hamburg Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, Bartabas and Zingaro, Buena Vista Social Club, Royal Shakespeare Company, Moscow Art Theatre, and the People's Art Theatre of Beijing, to name a few. 
 
In addition to an active programme of international cocommissions, the Festival also commissions and produces work in theatre, chamber opera and contemporary dance by Hong Kong’s own creative talents. These productions have had successful subsequent runs both in and outside Hong Kong after the premiere season in the Festival. 
 
Close to 100 Festival PLUS programmes are organized each year offering a diverse range of activities to enhance the engagement between artists and audiences: lecture demonstrations, masterclasses, workshops, symposia, backstage visits, exhibitions, meet-the-artist sessions, play-reading, guided tours, film screenings and other events. These Festival PLUS programmes take place in performance venues and in community locations, such as bookstores, parks, churches, malls and even along the streets and alleys of Hong Kong. Many are offered completely free of charge. 
 
The Festival also puts considerable effort and resources into promoting young people’s interest in the arts. Launched in 1992, its Young Friends (YFS) has in the past two decades reached out to nearly 650,000 students and about 120,000 Young Friends members. YFS members enjoy special access to Festival events and performances, together with year round activities. 
 
The Festival is a non-profit organization. About 30% of its annual income is covered by government funding, about 40% by box office revenue, and the remaining 30% comes from sponsorships and donations from corporations, individuals, and charitable foundations.
 

List of Committee Members

Patron The Chief Executive The Hon C Y Leung, GBM, GBS, JP
Honorary Life President Sir Run Run Shaw, CBE
Executive Committee The Hon Ronald Arculli, GBM, CVO, GBS, OBE, JP (Chairman)
  Mr Victor Cha (Vice Chairman)
  Mr Billy Li (Honorary Treasurer)
  Prof David Gwilt, MBE
  Mr Anthony W K Chow, SBS JP
  Mr Anthony Lau
  Mrs. Yu-san Leong
  Mr William Li
  Ms Nikki Ng
  The Hon Mr Justice Ribeiro
  Mr James Riley
  Mr Joseph Yam, GBM JP

 

 

List of Staff

Executive Director Tisa Ho
   
Programme  
Programme Director Grace Lang
Associate Programme Director So Kwok-wan
Programme Manager Linda Yip
  Kitty Leung*
Assistant Programme Manager Susanna Yu*
Programme Officer Becky Lee
Logistics Manager Elvis King*
Production Manager Liu Cheuk-leung*
Assistant Production Manager Shirley So
Outreach Manager Ian Leung
Outreach Assistant Ainslee Chan*
Project Manager Lam Kam Kwan*
Project Assistant Mimi Lam*
Special Project Coordinator Maria Mo*
   
Publication  
Editor Cabbie Kwong*
Assistant Editor Zeng Yilin*
   
Marketing  
Marketing Director Katy Cheng
Marketing Manager Alexia Chow
  Wendy Chung
  Elly Yip
Assistant Marketing Manager (Ticketing) Eppie Leung
Assistant Marketing Manager Anthea Leung*
Marketing Officer Cheung Hoi Suen*
Ticketing Officer Ip Chun Ching Jan*
Ticketing Assistant Kwan Hoi Lam*
   
Development  
Development Director Flora Yu
Development Manager Alex So*
Assistant Development Manager Eunice Chan
  Alyson Chan*
Development Assistant Iris Wong*
   
Accounts  
Accounting Manager Katharine Chan
Assistant Accounting Manager Andy Chau
Accounts Clerk Bonia Wong
   
Administration  
Executive Secretary Heidi Chan
Receptionist/Junior Secretary Virginia Li
Office Assistant Kong Yu Ki *
   
*Contract staff  

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Association of Asian Performing Arts Festivals

The AAPAF stands for the Association of Asian Performing Arts Festivals and is comprised of most of the leading Arts Festivals in the region. The Association is chaired by the Singapore Arts Festival, the Hong Kong Arts Festival and the Shanghai Arts Festival are the vice-chairs. The organisation is dedicated to creating and sharing best practices, touring possibilities and joint promotions. In addition, AAPAF works towards creating new performing arts work from the region, which can be shared by more than one Festival. It is hoped that the plans and activities of the Association will be of benefit to audiences and artists across the region.