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RECREATION, SPORT AND THE ARTS

provides the community with classical music of an international standard, and inspires and cultivates creativity through its multi-faceted commissioning and music education programmes. As a cultural ambassador for Hong Kong, the orchestra has toured the Mainland, Macau, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the Republic of Korea, Canada and the United States.

Hong Kong Repertory Theatre

Founded in 1977, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre became an independent non- profit-making company in April 2001. During the year, the company staged seven productions of different genres involving 124 performances, including eight student performances. Apart from its major productions, the company toured 97 schools, organised seven summer camp classes for students and gave 19 demonstration workshops for the community.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta had a fruitful year in 2002. Highlights included the Vladimir Ashkenazy Gala concert, Fou Ts'ong Trilogy, 'Le French May' Festival concert with Laurent Korcia, a Christmas Special' with the Empire Brass, collaborations with musicians such as pianists Melvyn Tan and Mikhail Rudy and cellist Matthew Barley, and new commissions like Qu Xiao-song's The Stone. In addition, there were various productions on the education front.

Theatre Ensemble

Established in 1993, the Theatre Ensemble became one of the three-year grantees of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council in 2002. Under the artistic direction of its co-founders, Jim Chim and Olivia Yan, it focuses on creating 'Physical Theatre' productions through the 'devising method.' Productions during the year included Moonshine, Of Fire and Fireworks (co-produced with the Prospects Theatre), Kid Kid Show and Aiyah!Superboy. Including other educational and outreach productions, the company gave a total of 170 performances.

Zuni Icosahedron

Zuni Icosahedron is a multimedia experimental theatre group. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Zuni created original productions including Sigmund Freud in Search of Chinese Matter and Mind, Looking For Mies, One Hundred Years of Solitude: 9 and Experimenting Traditional Chinese Opera -- Solos. To cultivate and popularise experimental arts and culture locally, the group launched three projects: a cultural and arts magazine, a multimedia theatre-in-education project, and a series of talks and workshops. The group advocates international cultural exchanges, and has organised and participated in more than 35 international cultural events in recent years, including the 4th Asia Europe Meeting held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in September.

Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund was set up in 1980 with a donation of $10 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club for the promotion and development of music and dance. It is a non-statutory trust fund, administered by a board of trustees. In 1994, the Jockey Club provided a further capital injection of $22 million to meet the increasing demand for support.

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