The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
| The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts | |
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| 香港演藝學院 | |
| Motto | 藝術 超越想像 |
| Motto in English | Art - Surpassing Imagination |
| Established | 1984 |
| Type | Performing Arts |
| Director | Professor Kevin Thompson |
| Students | 8,000 |
| Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Campus | Main Campus, Béthanie Campus |
| Colors | Purple |
| Website | http://www.hkapa.edu/ |
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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Chinese: 香港演藝學院), located near the north coast of Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is both an academic institution and a venue for performances.
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, established in 1984, is one of the leading institutes of higher arts education in Asia. It provides professional education, training and research facilities in the performing arts, theatre and entertainment arts, film and television. Its educational policy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions and interdisciplinary complementarity. The Academy offers academic programmes from Diploma/ Foundation to Master’s degree level in Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, Theatre and Entertainment Arts, as well as Chinese Traditional Theatre.
Every year, HKAPA enrolls about 750 students for its full-time programmes and around 770 students for the junior programmes. Furthermore, its extensive EXCEL (Extension and Continuing Education for Life) programme offers part-time personal enrichment courses and in-service professional training to nearly 8,000 students each year.
Since 1986 the academy has hosted the annual Hong Kong International Dance Conference.[1]
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[edit] Academic Units
The Academy offers academic programmes from Diploma/Foundation to Master's degree level in 6 Faculties:
- School of Dance
- School of Drama
- School of Film and Television
- School of Music
- School of Theatre and Entertainment Arts
- Chinese Traditional Theatre Programme
[edit] Academic staff
Academic staff includes:
- Prof Kevin Thompson, Director
- Dr Anita Donaldson, Dean of Dance
- Tang Shu-wing, Dean of Drama
- Shu Kei, Dean of Film and TV
- Benedict Cruft, Dean of Music
- John A Williams, Dean of Theatre and Entertainment Arts
- Eleanor Wong, award-winning pianist as artist-in-residence
- Nancy Yuen, renowned soprano as Head of Vocal Studies
[edit] Facilities
- Lyric Theatre, with 1,181 seats.
- Drama Theatre, with 415 seats.
- Concert Hall, with 382 seats.
- Recital Hall, with 134-202 seats
- Studio Theatre, with 120-240 seats
- Wellcome Theatre at the Béthanie Campus
[edit] Gallery
[edit] See also
- Category:Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- Béthanie campus, in Pok Fu Lam
- List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
- Education in Hong Kong
- Category:Universities in Hong Kong
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Coordinates: 22°16′49″N 114°10′10″E / 22.28028°N 114.16944°E
- Wan Chai North
- Performing arts in Hong Kong
- Music venues in Hong Kong
- Universities in Hong Kong
- Theatres in Hong Kong
- Performing arts education in Hong Kong
- A Symphony of Lights
- Art schools in Hong Kong
- Music schools in Hong Kong
- Drama schools in China
- Design schools
- Educational institutions established in 1984
- Alumni of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
