Summer Programmes at West Kowloon!

Music After Work @ Xiqu Centre 

Xiqu Centre has a new entrance to MTR Austin Station! Since April 2021, free live music performances have been offered every Thursday evening near the escalator to this newly opened subway station.  

After a hard day’s work, people on their way home can relax with live music in our modern performance space rooted in traditional Chinese culture.  

Music After Work @ Xiqu Centre features diverse music performances including light jazz, original songs by local singer-songwriters, instrumental, folk and world music, and more!  

Please visit Xiqu Centre’s Facebook page for regular updates on performances.  

Photo credit: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Rolex Presents: William Forsythe’s Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No.2 (Asian Premiere) 

Step into the world of one of 20th century’s most iconic contemporary ballet choreographers 

 This summer in July 2021, The Box at Freespace transforms into an interactive gallery space. 

Audiences may come to dodge and weave through a shifting obstacle course of hundreds of pendulums suspended from automated grids that swing and sweep according to set patterns. As they navigate this labyrinth, ensuring not to bump any of the swinging orbs along the way, they are creating their unique dance.  

For the first time in Asia, experience the undulating world of one of the 20th century’s most iconic artists. William Forsythe has been creating works for stage, screen and galleries over nearly half a century, transforming ballet from its classical repertoire to a dynamic contemporary art form. 

Originally created in an abandoned building on New York’s historic High Line, the installation has been developed in contexts as diverse as the monumental industrial architecture of the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern, and the historical setting provided by the Arsenale of the Venice Biennale. 

It is accompanied by three Forsythe’s films: Alignigung (2016), Solo (1997) and Lectures from Improvisation Technologies (2011). 

Nowhere and Everywhere at the Same Time No. 2 is part of Choreographic Objects. The development and international exhibition of Choreographic Objects by William Forsythe is made possible with the generous support of Susanne Klatten. 

Photo credit: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Giant Steps 2.0 – Jazz Rhythms for Kids 

Following the overwhelming response to its 2020 premiere, Giant Steps is making a triumphant return this summer in July 2021. 

In this 90-minute workshop designed for both children and their parents or care takers, a team of experienced jazz musicians and tap dancers will introduce the fundamental elements of jazz such as rhythm, call-and-response and improvisation. 

Children and their adult companions will get to explore swing and Latin jazz styles through harmonising, movement games and simple tap footwork, and have the chance to join an impromptu jamming session at the end of the workshop. 

Photo credit: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Photo credit: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Photo credit: West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

For more information on West Kowloon’s upcoming programmes, please stay tuned with us via these platforms: 

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