HKAPA Presents TEA Graduate Exhibition – Spotlight on Backstage
The School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts (TEA) at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts will organise its annual Graduate Exhibition from July 15 to August 6. The Exhibition will showcase the creative works and techniques of the graduating class, featuring a variety of artworks including the Academy's major productions in collaboration with the Schools of Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, and Music. The set, props, costume, lighting, and sound effects have been specially designed and crafted to respond to a range of artistic, technical, and craft challenges.
Mr. Jim McGowan, Acting Dean of the School, remarks, “The TEA Graduate Exhibition is a celebration of the growth and achievements of our students over their four years of study. The fundamental essence of the Theatre and Entertainment Arts disciplines is bringing ideas to life, and the works on display here represent how our graduates have created manifest works across diverse styles, art forms and media, developing their distinct identities as artists, managers and technologists. I hope visitors to our exhibition enjoy the high calibre of our graduates’ works and share the School’s pride as these talented young practitioners begin their professional careers.”
To cover the School's three Departments, the Exhibition will be split into three sessions this year: Technical Production & Management Department (Jul 15 – Aug 6), Theatre Design Department (Jul 15 - 23), and Media Design & Technology Department (Jul 29 - Aug 6).
Date:
July 15 – Aug 6 Technical Production & Management Department
July 15 – 23 Theatre Design Department
Jul 29 – Aug 6 Media Design & Technology Department
Time: 12 nn to 9 pm
Venue: Ground Floor Painters’ Corner and Academy Studio Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Remarks: Free admission
Details: https://www.hkapa.edu/tea/event/tea-graduate-exhibition2023
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (www.hkapa.edu)
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia. It provides professional undergraduate education and practice-based postgraduate studies. The study encompasses Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning.
Since 2008, the Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) to self-monitor and accredit its own undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in the five programme areas of Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Since 2016, the PAA status has been extended to cover Master’s Degree programmes and below; and since 2023, the programmes operated by the School of Chinese Opera accredited by HKCAAVQ has also received PAA status for its post-secondary and undergraduate programmes.
Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, has housed training facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006.
In the QS University Rankings announced in 2023, the Academy ranks 13th in the world and 1st in Asia in the Performing Arts category.