Festival of Vision - Hong Kong / Berlin
Introduction
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Today, in an era of global media culture and international cultural exchange eminence,
national borders seem losing its prime relevance. Instead, cities are becoming the
centre of changes and exchanges in politics, culture, commerce and urban life, and
culture has been taking the lead in relations to politics and economies of a
globalized world. Merits achieved by collaborations between artists and creative
industries, made business people and decision makers convinced that culture and arts
are the spiritual and educational necessity for a healthy community, as well as a
driving force for creativity and a capital for tourism and business of all fields.
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Part 1: Hong Kong in Berlin Part2: Berlin in Hong Kong
List of Programmes
Part 1: Hong Kong in Berlin
Programme Period: July 28 - September 10, 2000
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Bamboo Pavilion
House of World Cultures
28/7 - 10/9
Hong Kong architect, Rocco Yim, made use of bamboo, the unique oriental building materials, to build an outdoor structure in the middle of the big pond in front of the House of World Cultures. The Bamboo Pavilion was awarded a special prize by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
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Opening Ceremony
House of World Cultures
28/7/2000
- Performance
- Visual Arts
- Films and TV Programmes
- Conferences
Part2: Berlin in Hong Kong
Programme Period: November 3 - December 20, 2000
Tamar Festival Centre
The Tamar Festival Centre designed by Rocco Yim is the geographical focus for this dynamic Festival of Vision - Berlin in Hong Kong at the Tamar Site.
The "Bamboo Pavilion" built in both sites in Berlin and Hong Kong became the emblem of the Festival and was later awarded a special prize by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects.
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Opening Ceremony
Tamar Festival Centre
28/7/2000 - 10/9/2000
- Music
- Orchestra Academy of Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Tamar Festival Centre
5/11/2000
- Sound"n"Noise"n"DigiDada
Tamar Festival Centre
3/11 - 10/12/2000
- Sound Installation Art
an art genre between music, sculpture and media art
- "Up & Down": Sound art installation by Hans Peter Kuhn
MTR Hong Kong Station 4/11 - 3/12/2000
- "ovalprocess": Sound art installation by Oval
Geothe-Institut Hong Kong 11 - 20/12/2000
- Fashion Workshop
A fashion group by Maren Lass and Hans George Krampe coming from Berlin presented the workshop with the School of Design, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Tamar Festival Centre
4-19/11/2000 12nn - 10pm
- Creative Industry Presentation
Berlin/Europe leading edge companies from new media and computer sector are invited to meet up in Hong Kong.
Conference Hall, Former Urban Council Chamber
4 - 5/11/2000
- Performing Arts
- Visual Arts
- Conferences
- Opening Conference: Creative Industry, Art and Education
Conference Hall, Former Urban Council Chamber
4 - 5/11/2000
- Closing Conference: Towards a Global Cultural Agenda: Institutions and Foundations for Cultural Exchange in the 21st Century
Conference Hall, Former Urban Council Chamber
2 - 3/12/2000
- Literary Arts
- Introduction to Literary Programmes
Tamar Festival Centre
16/11/2000
- A Dialogue on Poetry
Tamar Festival Centre
18/11/2000
- The Night of 'Strange Stories of Flowers and Birds' (Ghost Poems)
Geothe-Institut Hong Kong
17/11/2000
A multi-media performance of poem reciting mixed with literature, video and music
- Cultural Seminar: The Culture and Literature of two cities
Tamar Festival Centre
18/11/2000
Dialogues on cultures and literatures of the two cities with experienced cultural practitioners and speakers.
- Lecture
- German Modern Thinkers
Tamar Festival Centre
8, 15, 22 & 29/11/2000
Various Hong Kong academics address different great German thinkers, philosophers and artists who have contributed to shaping Modernism.
- Films
- Max! 2000 - New Films & Stars from Australia, Germany and Switzerland
Special series of films made by famous directors with related to the different faces of Berlin by Max! 2000.
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