With the multitude of arts events going on this month, Tatler handpicked those that you cannot miss
March is always an exciting time for arts lovers in Hong Kong: this year, the regular programming of Art Basel and Art Central coincides with the world premiere of ballet production Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon. While these three may well be on your radar already, check out these other events that are worth looking into.
1. Hong Kong International Literary Festival
Shehan Karunatilaka, the 2022 Booker Prize winner, will be in Hong Kong to talk about his award-winning work The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. This is just one of 150 in-person and virtual events making up this year’s edition of the festival; with a theme of “Celebrate”, there will be a particular spotlight on Asian and Hong Kong writing, featuring Hong Kong-based writers Matt Abergel, chef and co-owner of Yardbird, whose cookbook Chicken and Charcoal won a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award, and playwright Dung Kai-cheung. Other highlighted international authors include National Book Award finalist Emily St John Mandel, whose work Station Eleven was adapted into an HBO Max series.
March 6 to 12. Various locations