Posts tagged theatre

【Video】Peter Chan│Reality is more absurd than a script. We won’t give up until our last breath

Peter Chan is a Hong Kong actor with extensive experience. He was nominated for Best New Performer in the 13th Asian Film Awards and the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards. During the pandemic, he fell into deep despair which prompted self reflection: as an actor, can I do something for humanity?

Video, Career, ArtsWe Are HKers10 May 2021script, actor, act, theatre, movie, film, awards, nomination, performer, perform, television, media, actingComment

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

【Commentary】Overseas perspective: How long does Hong Kong’s bustling entertainment community have?

Does innovation stop when the ability to explore political themes ends entirely?

Politics, Entertainment, CommentaryWe Are HKers8 November 2020commentary, entertainment, community, self-censor, creative, freedom, innovation, music, film, theatre, dance, movie, industry, editorial, tsang chi ho, sunny chan, retroll hip hop, playwright, play, dr karen, canada, police, creators, opinion Comment

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