Special Programmes for Exhibition "300 Years of Hakka Kung Fu: Digital Vision of its Legacy and Future"
1. Symposium on "Heritage in the Digital Age"
Globalisation has buffeted traditional cultures in many ways, but digital technology can be a useful device to safeguard their existence, especially in the area of intangible cultural heritage which is transmitted orally and from person to person. In this Symposium, academics and experts will explore how heritage can be melded with technology to prevent it from extinction through new ways of interpretation, conservation of traditional features and continuous renewal.
| Date | 3 September 2016 (Saturday) |
| Time | Session 1: 10am – 1pm Session 2: 2pm – 5pm |
| Venue | Seminar Room, G/F |
| Speakers |
Morning Session Moderation by Dr. Harald Kraemer (Associate Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong) Keynote Addresses: Mr. Hing
Chao (Executive Director of International Guoshu Association) Panel Discussion: Prof. Jeffrey Shaw (Director of Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive
Media, City University of Hong Kong) Afternoon Session Master of ceremony: Dr. Patrick Lo (Associate Professor, Faculty of Library, Information & Media Science, University of Tsukuba) Presenters: Prof. Sarah Kenderdine (Director of the Laboratory for Innovation in Galleries,
Libraries, Archives and Museums (iGLAM) at the University of New South Wales) |
| Language | English |
| Enrolment | A maximum of 50 participants per session on a first-come- first-served basis. |
2. Hakka Kung Fu Workshop
After three hundred years of development, Hakka kung fu has become one of the most distinctive, important and representative martial art systems of South China. In this workshop, local masters of Hakka kung fu will demonstrate fighting routines of various sects and schools, in the form of barehanded combat or fighting with weapons. There will be an interactive session in which members of the audience will be invited to follow the masters' moves in order to feel the vigorousness latent in this type of martial art.
| Date | Session 1: 10 September 2016 (Saturday) Session 2: 17 September 2016 (Saturday) Session 3: 24 September 2016 (Saturday) |
| Time | 2pm – 4pm |
| Venue | Function Place, 1/F |
| Performers/ Demonstrators | Session 1: Pakmei Kung Fu, Iron Ox Praying Mantis, Tiu Gar Gao Session 2: Dragon Style, Bamboo Forest Temple Praying Mantis, Tung Kong Hung Kyun Session 3: Tung Kong Chow Ka Praying Mantis, Lam Gar Kung Fu, Ching Lung Tam Hakka Hung Kyun |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Enrolment | A maximum of 30 participants per session on a first-come-first-served basis. To register, please complete the application form (download the form) and email (man@kungfufestival.com) it to International Guoshu Association. |
Programmes are subject to change without prior notice.