The Hong Kong Arts Festival is undoubtedly one of Asias premier arts extravaganzas featuring a mesmerizing roster of productions from across the world. An array of sensational artistic works awaits the visitor with numerous genres being represented including modern dance, ballet, drama, opera and music features such as jazz, concert and orchestra performances. Top international artistes perform at this captivating event, providing spectators with the opportunity to view world-class artistic masterpieces. A true delight for the senses the festival satisfies the artistic inclinations of a wide spectrum of connoisseurs as well as the general viewer.
The festival has numerous unique aspects. It features the finest local and Asian talents alongside the most brilliant performers from around the globe, providing guests with the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of diverse and spectacular productions. The fiesta is also unusual in featuring both conventional classical art forms as well as contemporary modern features employing innovative and original artistic perspectives. However the diverse fare on offer never fails to enthral the visitor.
The organizers constantly strive to not only engage the works of world-renowned artistes but to also provide a platform for talented performers who have made their mark in less prominent media. The illustrious artists who have demonstrated their talents at the festival include such luminaries as James Galway, the Glyndebourne Festival Opera, the Mark Morris Dance Group, Jose Carreras, Paris Opera Ballet, Moscow Art Theatre, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Peoples Art Theatre of Beijing, Bobby McFerrin, Philip Glass, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bolshoi Theatre and the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra amongst many other famed acts.
Additionally the festival organizers have established other initiatives such as the Young Friends Scheme which is a specially designed audience development and arts education programme which aims to enhance the enthusiasm regarding the arts amongst young people. Created in 1992, the initiative has been very successful in appealing to a wide selection of young students. There is no doubt that Hong Kong Arts Festival will reach even greater heights in the years to come.
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