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| The Asia+ Festival is on its second year |
Performers from the Philippines will be part of this
year's Asia+ Festival Asian Ethnic Cultural Performances, to be held on November 10 (Sunday), from 2pm to 6pm
at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza and Foyer, the organizer Leisure and
Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has announced.
The Filipinos will present ethnic dances, along with
performers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Nepal, Russia,
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Türkiye and Vietnam,
The program, to be held from 2 to 6pm, will also feature traditional
musical instrument performances from Kazakhstan, Korea and Kuwait.
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Of particular note is a 20-plus-member Kuwaiti group who
will for the first time fly in to perform a sword dance and Middle East
instruments Daf and Mirwas.
Members of the public can enjoy handicraft displays from
Bangladesh, Pakistan and other places, and participate in a range of workshops
such as traditional dance, headgear making, spoon painting, Christmas
decoration drawing, paper umbrella painting, and fragrant sachet making.
Japanese sake and snacks from Türkiye and Vietnam will be
available at the food stalls on-site.
The theme this year is "Celebration in Splendour".
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Through folk music, dance, costume display, handicrafts and
special delicacies, the event enables visitors to learn about how people of
different nations celebrate milestones and important moments in their lives.
Admission is free. Members of the public are welcome to
join.
The performances are part of the second Asia+ Festival running from September to November, highlighting the arts and cultures of nearly 30 Asian and Belt and Road countries and regions.
Apart from stage programs, Asia+
will also have thematic exhibitions, an outdoor carnival, film screenings,
outreach activities and more, numbering over 100 in total. (Details at www.asiaplus.gov.hk/2024/en/).
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Asia+ Festival is presented by the Culture, Sports and
Tourism Bureau and organized by LCSD to develop Hong Kong into an
East-meets-West center for international cultural exchange, in collaboration
with consulates general and overseas cultural organizations in Hong Kong.
Additionally, an exhibition entitled "Sartorial
Splendour - National Costume Exhibition" will be held from November 10 to
17 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Foyer.
The eight-day exhibition showcases beautiful costumes and
accessories that Asian people wear during festive events and celebratory
performances. These include wedding attire and ethnic costumes from multiple
countries and regions: Kuwait's wedding attire and headdress; Laos' Sinh skirts;
Bidayuh, Orang Ulu and Dayak attire from the aboriginals in Malaysia; wedding
attire from Myanmar; T'boli ethnic costumes from the Philippines; and Ao Dai
gowns from Vietnam. There will also be a trial session of traditional Chinese
costumes for visitors.
Along with the live performances and exhibition, the Asian
Ethnic Cultural Performances will also offer an online program recapturing the
event highlights, to be broadcast on November 24 on the LCSD's Community
Programmes Office (CPO) website
(www.cpo.gov.hk/activity/en-aecp-2024-carnival/).
Twenty-three countries and regions will participate in the
event, including Hong Kong, China; Macao, China; Bangladesh; Cambodia;
Indonesia; Japan; Kazakhstan; Korea; Kuwait; Laos; Malaysia; Mongolia; Myanmar;
Nepal; Pakistan; the Philippines; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Sri Lanka;
Thailand; Türkiye and Vietnam. For more details of the event, please visit the
CPO website or call 2591 1340.
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