378 Recreation, Sport and the Arts
The Fringe Club
The Fringe Club is housed in what used to be a cold storage warehouse built in 1890, now listed as a historical building. The club moved into the building in 1983 after which the building underwent many phases of renovation to adapt it for use as a contemporary arts space.
The club runs a diverse programme of theatre, dance, music, and exhibitions. It is committed to an open access policy and to the nurturing of budding artists by providing venue and publicity support, as well as opportunities for overseas tours. Over the past 25 years, more than 500 arts groups from Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America have used the premises for cultural exchanges.
In 2009, the club presented the annual urban City Festival that covers an array of interests and activities, including performing and visual arts, cultural exchange projects, heritage and living history programmes, workshops and urban studies. A highlight was 'Creative China', which showcased new works by young theatre groups from Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Liangshan, Beijing and Shanghai and also featured a symposium and various workshops.
In March, the club organised a photo exhibition on Kaiping Diaolou featuring the multi-storeyed defensive village houses in Kaiping and performed creative dramas based on the same theme. It later presented these programmes at the tourism festival in Kaiping during the National Day celebration periods. During the year, the Fringe Club also assisted visits by Hong Kong artists to Macao, Taipei, Bangkok, Tokyo, Seoul and Chuncheon in Korea.
The Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre
Opened in 2008, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) is an innovative arts project that involved converting a nine-storey decommissioned factory estate at Shek Kip Mei into a multi-disciplinary artists' centre. It was initiated by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) and is managed by a wholly-owned subsidiary of the HKBU. The JCCAC is a registered charity, operating on a self-financing basis, aimed at fostering arts in the community.
The JCCAC provides 124 studio units at affordable rent for artists and arts groups. It also runs two galleries for public hire and a Black Box Theatre specially designed for small scale or experimental theatre and modern dance productions. During the year, the JCCAC organised various activities such as open studios, exhibitions, art stalls and guided tours to promote the arts and culture and nurture creative arts talent.
Major Performing Arts Groups
Chung Ying Theatre Company
Established in 1979, the Chung Ying Theatre Company is a non-profit-making professional theatre company dedicated to creating high quality theatrical productions and to promoting the theatrical arts, exploring cultural exchanges and
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