That's PRD takes a look at the best of the month in Hong Kong:
Aug 15: Radwimps Asia Live Tour
These genre-hopping rock darlings were building steam since their 2003 debut, but after composing the soundtrack to Your Name the band became a household name in Japan. The 2016 body-swapping anime captivated the country, with the Radwimps’ score helping it become the second-bestselling ever. Hear the band as they take their blend of emo/post-punk/funk rock on the road.
Aug 15, 8pm; HKD780-980. Star Hall, Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre (hkticketing.com)
Aug 17-26: ALICE (in Wonderland)
Image by KCBalletMedia/Flickr
The Hong Kong Ballet bursts into summer with a spectacular reimagining of Lewis Caroll’s classic. With a thrilling score from the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, explosively creative choreography from Septime Webre and costumes to match, this extravagant new Alice expands the fantasy to something truly marvelous.
Aug 17-26, 2.30pm and 7.30pm; HKD140-1,000. Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Yuen Long Theatre (hkballet.com)
Aug 22: Why Don't We – The Invitation Tour
The boy-est of America’s new boy bands visits Hong Kong as part of their first world tour, touting hits like ‘Trust Fund Baby’ and ‘Why Don’t We.’ They’ve swept YouTube with their combo of infectious beats, autotuned hooks and aw-shucks dimples. Now it’s time to see if they can deliver IRL.
Aug 22, 8pm; HKD490. Music Zone @ E-max (livenation.hk)
Through Aug 19: Witness For The Prosecution
Image via Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts
Three of Hong Kong’s most famous actors – Carina Lau, Paul Chun and Tse Kwan Ho – star in one of Agatha Christie’s most suspenseful mysteries. When a wealthy older woman is killed, suspicion turns to the married man set to inherit her fortune. But as his wife agrees to testify against him, hoping to save him with her perjury, the secrets begin to unravel, leaving the courtroom stunned. Note: This performance is entirely in Cantonese.
Through August 19, 8pm and 3pm Sunday matinee; HKD280- 780. The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (hkticketing.com)
Aug 25-26: Mozart’s The Magic Flute
Image via Opera Hong Kong
Get lost again in the fairy-tale love between Prince Tamino and Pamina, star-crossed by the machinations of her mother the Queen of the Night. Her brilliant aria bursts to life with all its famous force and magic, all the more pronounced in this simple, semi- staged presentation.
Aug 25-26, 7.30pm; HKD100-380. Hong Kong City Hall, Concert Hall (operahongkong.org)
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[Top image via Texas A&M University/Wikimedia Commons, KCBalletMedia/Flickr, radwimps.jp, Why Don't We/Facebook]
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