Creative Dialogues
Art Week
Georgetown Festival and Fringe Club
- Fri 19-06-2015 4:17 PM - 1 h 30 m
The Jockey Club Studio Theatre
Free Admission (Registration Required)
Synopsis
Cities are like people, they have different characters. The making of a city is informed by its histories and collective memories; natural and built environment; a sense of who they are and what they will become. Marked contrasts can be found between Penang, Malaysia and Hong Kong: pace of life, multicultural identity, and social structure. Where Hong Kong is pragmatic, self-critical and unmitigatedly commercial, we like to think that Penang is anything but. Join us for a Creative Dialogues talk in collaboration with George Town Festival (Penang) to explore and assess the cultural vibrancy and creative strength of our respective cities- Hong Kong and Penang.
Speakers
Joe Sidek (Penang), Executive & Creative Director of George Town Festival
Aida Redza (Penang), Dancer, Choreographer & Dance Educator
Dr A.S. Hardy Shafii (Penang) Actor, Theatre Director and Deputy Dean of Research (Universiti Sains Malaysia).
Respondents
Benny Chia (Hong Kong), Founder Director of the Fringe Club
Yeung Yang (Hong Kong), Curator, Writer, University Lecturer, and Executive Director of soundpocket
Tang Shu Wing (Hong Kong), Actor and Artistic Director of Tang Shu-wing Theatre Studio
If you are interested in attending, please register by 23 June 2015.
