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Music Festival in Norway. It also performed in Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic.
Hong Kong Dance Company
Established in 1981 to promote Chinese dance, the Hong Kong Dance Company has staged over 100 productions so far.
In 2011, it staged 53 performances, attended by more than 36 800 people. Programmes included Dance Roots, the third re-run of Qingming Riverside, My Little Green Planet, Joseph Koo's Classic Melodies, Two Swallows Ode to Wu Guanzhong and the 226 Folk Dance Fiesta held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza.
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
The 100-year-old Hong Kong Philharmonic is one of Asia's most outstanding orchestras, scaling new heights in musical excellence and winning plaudits all round. Its 90-strong ensemble entertains over 200 000 music lovers each year with over 150 performances featuring the finest artists from around the world. It also offers. free outreach and education programmes headlined by the ever popular Symphony under the Stars. The orchestra also spreads its wings through regional and international tours.
Hong Kong Repertory Theatre
Established in 1977, the Hong Kong Repertory Theatre aims to produce and develop excellent, creative and diverse theatrical productions of Chinese and western plays and original Hong Kong works and to promote appreciation of theatrical arts. The company staged 14 productions in 2011. Highlights included local original new plays The Empress of China and Reverie on an Empire; award winning political drama Death and the Maiden and Japanese comedy Shed Skin. The company also toured Guangzhou, Macao, Chongqing, Shenzhen and Shantou to expand its audience base and to promote its image abroad.
Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Established in 1990, the Hong Kong Sinfonietta is one of Hong Kong's leading professional orchestras with the vision of 'investing in a cultural tomorrow'. Besides performing with world-class musicians and conductors, the orchestra commissions new works regularly, collaborates with artists from different art forms and designs special concerts for different audiences. The orchestra has performed in prestigious festivals around the world in countries such as France, Italy, Poland, Japan, Brazil, Argentina and the mainland of China.
Zuni Icosahedron
Founded in 1982, Zuni Icosahedron is committed to encouraging and creating cross-media and cross-regional co-operation in experimental theatre works. It also promotes arts education, arts criticism, arts policy research and international cultural exchanges.
In 2011, Zuni curated the 'Architecture is Art Festival 2011', which centred around three main themes of history, avant-garde and housing to re-examine
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