RECREATION, SPORT AND THE ARTS
performs translated classics. During the year, the company staged nine productions of different genres in 122 performances, including 15 student performances. Apart from its major productions, the company toured 128 schools, organised six summer camp classes for students and gave 52 sessions of theatre workshops for the community.
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Established in 1990, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta strives to integrate the art of music with the lives of people. The orchestra hopes to achieve the best quality of music with the use of local and regional talent as well as elevating the status of the art of music. and musicians in Hong Kong through classical music. Under music director Yip Wing-sie, the orchestra continued to bring quality music to its audiences. It initiated a special joint performance, Arts Relief for SARS, with five other performance groups to raise funds for SARS victims. The orchestra's concert at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, continued participation in the 'Le French May' Festival, International Arts Carnival and 'Legends of China' Festival highlighted the year's activities. The orchestra also broke new ground and collaborated for the first time with local pop stars Andy Hui and William So.
Theatre Ensemble
Established in 1993 under the joint artistic directors Jim Chim and Olivia Yan, the Theatre Ensemble has endeavoured to create quality theatre works that are 'physical', 'creative' and 'humorous'. To commemorate its 10th anniversary, the company organised a variety of activities during the year including a physical stand-up comedy Sure Wine; a children's theatre Oops! Belle the Witch is Gone (a live music version); an interactive seminar for parents called School of Jim Jim; the 10th anniversary exhibition 10. The Bounds The Boundless; the launching of PIP (Pleasure In Play) school with a PIP Festival; and a school touring programme of 200 performances of Smokeland Adventure.
Zuni Icosahedron
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Zuni Icosahedron is a multimedia experimental theatre group. Since its inception in 1982, it has played an important role in developing new frontiers for Hong Kong's cultural scene. It has been active in video, sound experimentation and installation arts, as well as in the areas of arts education, arts criticism and arts policy research. In 2003, Zuni created five experimental performances. These were the multimedia music theatre, A Lover's Discourse and 18 Springs; the experimental traditional Chinese opera series Good Wind Like Water; and the socio-political theatre East Wing West Wing. Popularising experimental arts and culture has always been the group's main focus. In 2003, it continued to organise a series of multimedia theatre workshops and joint-school performances for students, published a new supplementary booklet, Book, together with an arts and cultural magazine, E+E. Zuni was also invited to take part in international cultural exchange activities, including a performance of its Sigmund Freud In Search of Chinese Matter and Mind in Tokyo's Performing Art Market and launching the Black Box Exercise installation exhibition in the ‘Images of Asia' Festival in Denmark.
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