Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

Hong Kong is known as one of the diverse places in the world where Oriental and Western traditions meet and a fusion of the traditional ideas of the Orient and modern theories of the West. The diversity of the Asian territory which is part of China can be seen on its business climate, sites of interest and in education. Hong Kong is also regarded for having one of the best institutions of performing arts centers in the world, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

An academic institution that is also known for being a venue of stage performances situated on one of the vibrant destinations in Asia, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is a tertiary institution in the Chinese territory. It has programs in professional education in the performing arts ranging in music, dance, and tradition theatre. It also provides training and research facilities for film and television and theatre technical arts.

The programs that Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts offers include post-secondary diploma, bachelor degrees and masters education. The Academys schools and disciplines include School of Dance, Drama, Music, Film and Television, Technical Arts and Chinese Traditional Theatre.

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is located on the Wanchai waterfront. The performance venues found in the vicinity of the academy are deemed to be among the finest sites of performing arts in the world renowned for their architectural designs and state-of-the art equipment. The venues are under the management of Venues Division of the academy. The management unit provides customer services, box-office support and in-house technical requirements for the productions owned by the Academy. It, likewise, provides the same services for external hirers.

The campus site of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts was established by the Government Ordinance of Hong Kong in 1984, a period in which the then-Chinese territory was a colony of the United Kingdom. The Academy has programs with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions. The Hong Kong Government still meets the recurrent costs of the Academy. The Hong Kong Jockey Club made a donation of 300 million Hong Kong dollars during the inception of the performing arts center. The donation was utilized to cover the costs of constructing the buildings of the campus site which opened in 1985.

Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is under the control of the Hong Kong government. The government of the territory appoints the members of the Academys Council which is the governing body of the Academy. The Council consists of community leaders that come from or have experience in commerce, law, education and the arts.

 

  
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