03 Dec (Tue) - 19 Jun (Thu)
40 Years of Brilliance: HKAPA’s Artistic Legacy
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) proudly announces its 40th Anniversary Exhibition, 40 Years of Brilliance: HKAPA’s Artistic Legacy, celebrating four decades of excellence in performing arts education. This special exhibition will take place at the Wanchai Main Campus, showcasing the Academy’s rich history and its commitment to nurturing talent and fostering creativity.
Visitors will be guided through the Academy’s significant milestones, starting with an overview of key moments in HKAPA's history. The exhibition features a series of checkpoints, each with QR codes for delving deeper into the Academy’s legacy, notable productions, alumni achievements, global partnerships, community engagement and strategic plan for the coming decade.
The public is warmly invited to join this exhibition which serves as a testament to the Academy’s pivotal role in shaping the future of performing arts in Hong Kong.
About HKAPA
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia, proudly celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2024. Over the years, the HKAPA has been providing professional undergraduate education and practice-based postgraduate studies by its six Schools: Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. The Academy aims to nurture a new generation of performing artists and cultural leaders with a global impact, firmly rooted in Hong Kong’s rich East-West cultural heritage, and advocates for industry engagement, innovation, interdisciplinarity, internationalisation and practice-as-research.
Besides the award-winning main campus in Wanchai, the Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, has housed educational facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006.
The Academy works closely with leading performing arts groups and higher education institutions in Hong Kong, the Mainland and overseas to promote innovation and advancement in performing arts education. Over the past 40 years, the Academy's students, graduates, faculty members and the Academy itself have won numerous awards, producing nearly 11,000 graduates who have become the backbone of cultural development in Hong Kong and beyond.
The Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ), and was commended in 2021 for its outstanding track records in delivering quality accredited programmes with sufficient quality assurance competency at organisational and programme area levels. Since 2019, HKAPA has been ranked by the QS University Rankings for Performing Arts Subject as No. 1 in Asia for six consecutive years.
We at HKAPA look forward to working with all sectors of the community to nurture a new generation of performing artists and cultural leaders rooted in Hong Kong's rich East-West cultural heritage, contribute to Hong Kong’s development into an East-West Centre for Cultural Exchange, and reach new heights in the new decade to come.
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HKAPA Milestone＞
From 1984 to Present
The First Prospectus (1984)＞
Latest admission Information＞
Highlights of the Academy's Notable Productions ＞
School of Film & Television: BFA Degree Graduation Screening (1998)
School of Dance: The Rite of Spring (2001)
School of Drama: Trojan Women (2005)
School of Chinese Opera: Gongs and Drums Monkey King and the Skeleton Demon (2013)
School of Theatre & Entertainment Arts: Breathing at Zero (2021)
School of Music: The Merry Widow (2024)
The End of the Long River (1995)
(One of the Academy's 10th Anniversary programmes)
West Side Dance Story (2004)
(One of the Academy's 20th Anniversary programmes)
The Taming of the Shrew (2014)
(One of the Academy's 30th Anniversary programmes)
What the Buddha Said (2025)
(One of the Academy's 40th Anniversary programmes)
Aiming for New Heights
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Academy Awards＞
School of Chinese Opera: Awards & Achievements＞
School of Dance: Awards & Achievements＞
School of Drama: Awards & Achievements＞
School of Film & Television: Awards & Achievements＞
School of Music: Awards & Achievements＞
School of Theatre & Entertainment Arts: Outstanding Alumni＞
Global Alliance & Membership
Global Partnership and Collaboration
Community Engagement
The Academy aims to contribute to the community by bringing Art into the heart of society. We do this in many ways, from community arts projects for ethnic minorities, disabled people, the disadvantaged, the young or the elderly to outreach projects that promote performing arts forms to the public.
Such projects explore the indigenous culture of the local communities and regenerate their social values and identity through the arts. They are also offered to schools and community centres that attract the younger generations, thereby providing avenues for sustainable development of the performing arts in Hong Kong. Dynamic institutes such as the Academy should evolve with the needs of the community and its industries. We do so through our programmes, infrastructures, delivery methods, and technologies that reflect these changing community needs and demands.
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About Community Engagement＞
Student Recruitment and Community Engagement Office (SRCE) YouTube Channel＞
HKAPA x UNICEF HK「演藝遊樂園」Merry Go Around HKAPA (Video)＞
Young Friends of the Academy (Video)＞
HKAPA X ADAHK Arts Accessibility Workshops (Video)＞
Dance Touch Workshop (Video)＞
HKAPA Strategic Plan 2024-2033
Our Mission
To nurture a new generation of performing artists and cultural leaders with a global impact, firmly rooted in Hong Kong's rich East-West cultural heritage.
Our Vision
The Academy community's common vision for the future is to be:
＞ A global leader in performing arts education
＞A centre for excellence in empowering personal and professional transformation for every student
＞ An incubator of innovative performing arts creation, practices, and research
＞ An international hub driving artistic development and East-West cultural exchange
＞ A caring, inclusive, and responsible community
＞ The institution of choice for the most talented future performance artists in the World
Our Values
The Academy's prevailing core values continue to underpin the achievement of its new vision:
＞ Industry Engagement
＞ Innovation
＞ Interdisciplinarity
＞ Internationalisation
＞ Practice-as-Research (PaR)
Four Strategic Areas
1. Scaling up Local, National / Greater Bay Area, and International Talent Development and Cultural Impact
2. Enriching the Transformative Learning Experience for Performing Arts Education
3. Impactful Research on Technology-enabled Performing Arts Practices
4. Building a Campus of Creativity and Sustainability
Graduate Attributes
＞ Global Citizens
＞ Effective Communicators
＞ Professional and Creative Artists
＞ Interdisciplinary Collaborators
＞ Reflective Practitioners
＞ Lifelong Learners
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