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Click
on our newsletter for the latest news and
events at all of our
Kids'
Gallery centres. Please email your nearest
centre if you wish to be on our mailing
list to receive ArtyFacts.
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The
Kids' Gallery Dance Circle, a dedicated
and talented group of dancers who perform
regularly at community and charity
events around Hong Kong are as busy
as ever, performing at the following
locations:
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Dance 4 All, Hong Kong Arts Centre
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A
warm invitation was extended to all
our customers to come, view and order
some of the beautiful items offered
by leading British designer Rachel
Riley. Kids' Gallery hosted Ms
Riley's Hong Kong trunk show Friday,
from 17 to Saturday, 18 November at
our Central centre and 10% of all sales
were donated to the Hong Kong Juvenile
Diabetes Association.
Joanna Hotung, Kids' Gallery founder, said, "I have long been
a fan of Rachel's artistry and feel very honoured and pleased to be able
to present her beautiful creations to a Hong Kong audience. This is a
wonderful opportunity for those who appreciate clothes to support such
a worthwhile charity."
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Kids'
Gallery was pleased to be associated
with the launch and book signing of
The Little Angel Who Was Late for
Tea by Ilyas Khan at Bookazine in Prince's
Building on 16 September. All proceeds
from the sale of the book benefited
the Hong Kong Juvenile Diabetes Association,
one of the child-focused charities
Kids' Gallery supports. Nury Vittachi
joined in with a special reading from
the book and entertained the many children
and parents who attended.
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Sunday,
10 September 10.30 - 2.15pm
Meet our qualified and professional
native Engish-speaking teachers.
Find out more about our innovative
and creative English language courses
for children aged 3 years and above.
Free course assessments available
to assess your child's standard for
any of our courses.
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| Applications
are currently being processed for the
September/October term at all our centres.
Enrol now to avoid disappointment. |
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Gallery students around Asia participated
in a T-shirt Design Workshop, sponsored
by Kids' Gallery to support the Autism
Parents Network Foundation of Hong Kong.
A total of 7 winning designs were selected
to be printed as T-shirts to be sold
and raise money for The Asian Autism
Conference 2006 held in Hong Kong, 12-13
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Congratulations
to the 800 Hong Kong Central, Kowloon
and Bel-Air performing arts students,
who took part in four live performances
of The Wizard of Oz at the Cultural
Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, during Kids'
Gallery Festival Week 19-25 June 2006.
Students danced, sang and acted out
the colourful scenes of the script
captivating parents, friends and supporters.
The production was proudly sponsored
by Dior Couture with support from
the Robert H N Ho Family Foundation
and Creative Work, who have helped
to make the financial aspects of
this production possible. As well
as our sponsors, we also wish to
thank our advertisers - The Arcade
Cyberport, BooKanZen, Fat Angelo's,
Paul's Ballet Supplies Centre, St.
John's Cathedral Bookstore and Lucy
and Andrew Yiu. Through Festival
Week we managed to raise $100,000
for the local children's charity
Playright, whose belief is that "Play
is the right of every child".
For those who would like a lasting
memory of their child's performance,
VCDs are available from reception
for $180 each, with all proceeds
being donated to the charity.
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The
night kicked off with a red carpet
entrance hosted by Master of Ceremonies
Nury Vittachi, and our distinguished
celebrity judges: Pia Denis, Peter
Cheung, Lindzay Chan,
Crystal Kwok, Janet Ma, and
Anne Roberts. Singing sensation
Denise Ho Wan-sze added to the evening's excitement and
entertainment with a special performance to kick start the show.
A total of 34 children performed
in 25 different performing acts throughout
the evening. After much deliberation by the judges, 10 acts were shortlisted
for round two; and then after a series of interview questions, the final
five prize winners were announced.
1st prize - Star Factor
Champion -
Hei Leung, 11, performing Chinese opera, The Phantom Union
2nd prize - Morgane Azevedo, 13, performing a song, Bring
Me to Life
3rd prize - Jodie Chan, 12, and
Ami Jones, 13, performing a song and dance from the musical Wicked,
What is This Feeling?
Special award - Henry Chong, 9, performing
a song Fly Me to the Moon
Special award - Nicole Chan,
6,
playing her harp and singing It's a Small World
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Full
house was also experienced at the hilarious
Shakespeare Rocks! performance which
starred several of our teachers and
talented senior students from Kids'
Gallery.
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Well
done to all the students who participated
in the Star Learning Centre End of
Year Graduation Ceremony on 8 July.
In addition to celebrating their achievements
over the past year in the graduating
ceremony, students were able to participate
in a wonderful interactive Storytelling
Workshop hosted by popular children’s
author Nury Vittachi. Hundreds of parents
and supporters were on hand to support
and celebrate with the 71 students
who attended the graduation. Special
awards were presented to Aaron Fung
Ho Long (Grammar Guru), Ian Li (Spelling
Star), Niki Lim Man Chi (Incredibly
Improved), Lawrence Cheung Lok Hei
(Confident Communicator), Derek Wong
(Read and Succeed).
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Check in for
the best holiday ever at
Kids' Gallery this summer! |
This summer
all our Kids' Gallery centres in Hong
Kong, China, Japan and Thailand offered
students a choice of more than 100
fabulous Summer Workshops and Camps
ranging from Shakespeare to Mosaics
and Design & Technology to Musical
Theatre.
Adding to the excitement of the
workshops at some of our centres
was the Summer Rewards promotion
whereby students collected stickers
for each
workshop they attend. The stickers
were added to their Kids' Gallery
Summer Passports, allowing children
to be eligible for useful and creative
gifts from Kids' Gallery and our
partners.
This year our Summer Rewards corporate
partners included Dymocks, Pizza
Express and Toys
'R' Us.
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Summer
Workshops
Details
Saturday
Camps
Details
Summer
Studios
(10 to 16 years)
Details
Early
Learners' Camps
(16 months to 2.5 years)
Details
Dance
Circle
Details
RAD
Ballet
Details
Fashion
Illustration Workshop
Details
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Summer
Workshops
Details
Saturday
Camps
Details
Summer
Studios
(10
to 16 years)
Details
Early
Learners' Camps
(16
months to 2.5 years)
Details
RAD
Ballet
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Summer
Workshops
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Congratulations to
all the Visual Arts students from
our Hong Kong centres who participated
in the Real Unreal exhibition held
at the Harbour City shopping mall
in Tsim Sha Tsui from 20-28 May.
The well-visited exhibition was based
on the work of Russian artist Marc
Chagall and featured the artwork
of students aged from six years and
above enrolled in Fine Arts, Sketching,
MasterWorks, Oil Painting, Design & Technology,
Digital Arts and Film Arts.
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Spring is
a time for new life and lots of fun.
There’s no better way to celebrate
than to join in the Kids’ Gallery
special Easter workshops.
(4-6
years)
(6-14
years)
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A number of Kids' Gallery students were selected to represent Hong Kong
at the Welsh government's This is Wales showcase event at the IFC Mall,
aimed at strengthening the ties between Hong Kong and Wales. In celebration
of St David’s Day on 1 March, students presented Mr Gary Davis
(Director of European External Affairs, Welsh Assembly Government) with
beautiful handmade daffodils. Students also appeared with harpist Meinir
Heulyn and baritone Anthony Stuart Lloyd. It was a wonderful experience
for all.
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We are proud of the outstanding talent seen recently in members of the
Kids' Gallery Performing Circle Showcase. The group, representing Kids'
Gallery's finest Performing Arts students, performed to great acclaim
at the Fringe Theatre, on 24 March. Students presented dramatic monologues,
duologues, songs and dances from a broad range of contemporary playwrights
and composers. They were cheered on and supported by family and friends
who attended the fun evening at the prestigious Fringe Club.
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Over 100
excited students attended the Storytelling
Workshops held at Kids' Gallery Central
on 14 March. The workshops were part
of the 2006 Man Hong Kong International
Literary Festival and featured well-known
children's authors Margaret Read MacDonald,
Nury Vittachi and Nat Whitman. The
event was in aid of the Hong
Kong Juvenile Diabetes Association and
was sponsored by Creative Work.
The highly creative authors mesmerised the students with their storytelling
and performance abilities and it was a great honour to host them at Kids'
Gallery Central.
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Congratulations
to the members of our Dance Circle
and Christmas Singers who held a number
of performances around Hong Kong during
the festive season. The groups performed
at the prestigious Times Square shopping
mall in Causeway Bay and also at the
Association of Chartered Accountants
Charity Fun Day at Statue Square in
Central, impressing the crowd with
their festive singing and dancing.
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Book online www.urbtix.gov.hk or
call 2111 5999 or 2734 9009
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Book online www.urbtix.gov.hk or
call 2111 5999 or 2734 9009
Come along and join
in the singing, dancing, laughter
and tears in this tale of gang rivalry,
poverty and success. It's a rollercoaster
ride through the lives of two brothers
growing up in Chinatown, San Francisco.
Kids' Gallery students have written
the script and music and designed
their own costumes and props.
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10am
to 10pm Daily
Basement
1
(Outside City'super)
Times Square
Causeway Bay
Our talented young
artists at were excited to be exhibiting their artwork at ! All Visual Arts students, aged five years and younger,
from our Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong and Bel-Air centres participated
in this wonderful opportunity. Inspired by their local environment, the
students produced huge towering highrise blocks, tunnels, highways,
boats and trains. This creative representation of Hong Kong was also
personalised with human and animal inhabitants. Have fun trying to
spot our famous landmarks!
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Kids' Gallery Managing Director Joanna Hotung, and many of our students,
were recently honoured to meet Sir Richard Branson, Chairman of Virgin
Atlantic. Sir Richard was visiting Hong Kong to promote a number of
new flight paths and whilst here participated in a special tai chi
class with Kids' Gallery students in Hong Kong Park. All our students
were very excited and thoroughly enjoyed the experience of spending
time with this world famous businessman and entrepreneur!
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Congratulations
to the 800 Hong Kong Central and Kowloon
performing arts students, 50 teachers
and countless extra helpers who joined
together to make Alice in Wonderland,
a huge success. Three live performances
were held at the Cultural Centre, Tsim
Sha Tsui, from 11-13 March, with the
students performing "in the round".
The talent and dedication of the students
captivated parents, friends and supporters.
The production was proudly sponsored
by the Arcade, Cyberport and Virgin
Atlantic Airways, and we managed
to raise $50,000 for UNCIEF,
who are working with needy children
in Hong Kong as well as providing
ongoing relief for tsunami victims
in South Asia.
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Our students
shared the holiday spirit with the
enormously successful Kids' Gallery
Christmas Choir. The choir was in
hot demand, performing at a number
of leading venues around Hong Kong,
including the Christina Noble Children's
Foundation Christmas Carols at the
Landmark, and the lighting of the
Rosenthal Christmas tree at Harbour
City. All funds were donated to UNICEF.
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Kids' Gallery
organised the Craft Corner at the Matilda
Sedan Chair Race and Bazaar on
Sunday, 14 November at the Matilda
Hospital on the Peak.
All proceeds
were donated to needy local charities.
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A Visual
Arts exhibition by 700 talented
Central and Kowloon students, from
6-14 November at KidX, Harbour
City, TST, Kowloon.
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A live performance by our talented Performing
Circle students, at the Shouson
Theatre, HK Arts Centre, 16 November,
7.30pm.
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students presented an exhibition at Grotto
Fine Art, Wyndham Street Central, in aid
of the Hong Kong Juvenile Diabetes Association. |
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Kids'
Gallery is proud to announce that we have
now opened in Yokohama, Japan. This brand
new centre is our second franchise outside
Hong Kong.
Click
on the above link to view class schedules
and contacts.
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The
performance by Hong Kong Central
students of Three Cheers
for Mrs Butler!, was a resounding
success. The musical play, was
performed at the Drama Theatre,
Hong Kong Academy for Performing
Arts, on 29 and 30 May 2004,
with full houses of supportive
parents and friends.
Thanks
goes to our sponsors Chickeeduck
and Pacific Century Premium Developments,
as well as to our gift sponsors
Dymocks and Excel Art, our programme
advertisers and of course the charity
Playright.
Congratulations
to all students, staff and others
who participated and supported the
performance.
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Congratulations
to all 235 students from our Kowloon
centre who took part in the performance
of The Time Machine at the
Shouson Theatre on 14 March.
Many thanks to our sponsor LGT Bank
in Liechtenstein for their generous
support.
All monies
raised will be donated to Save the
Children, Hong Kong, a local charity
that helps children in Hong Kong
and China access quality education,
healthcare and rehabilitation services.
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| Almost 200 performing arts
students, 30 teachers and countless extra
helpers joined together to make Around the
World in 88 Days, our Kowloon Tong centre's
first full-scale live theatre production,
a huge success. |
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was held at the Shouson Theatre, Hong Kong
Arts Centre, on 21 December, the first time
many of our students had appeared before
a "real" audience. Students danced, sang,
and acted out a colourful original script
by Kids' Gallery staff. |
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was proudly sponsored by corporate finance
and investment banking firm Crosby, and we
managed to raised over $50,000 for the Hong
Kong Juvenile Diabetes Association. As well
as our sponsor, we also wish to thank our
advertising and gift supporters - Connie
Chan, Nancy Floto of Christmas Fantasy, The
Parents' Journal, Paul's Ballet Supplies
Centre, Pleasantly Surprised, Sweet Secrets,
Roche Diagnostics, Amanda and Rachel Sin,
Toys Club, Trinity College, and Fontaine
and Fion Tse. |
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would like a lasting memory of their child's
performance, VCDs are now available from
reception for $180 each, with profits being
passed on to the Hong Kong Juvenile Diabetes
Association. |
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| Over 300 performing arts
students, 30 teachers and countless extra
helpers joined together to make Around
the World in 88 Days, our first ever
full-scale live theatre production, a huge
success. Two live performances were held
at the Shouson Theatre at the Hong Kong Arts
Centre on 11 & 12 May, the first time many
of our students had appeared before a "real" audience.
Students danced, sang, and acted out a colourful
original script written by Kids' Gallery
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| The production was sponsored
by Chickeeduck and Citibank and we managed
to raise over HK$100,000 for the Hong Kong
Society for the Protection of Children (HKSPC),
a charity offering professional care for
Hong Kong's underprivileged children. As
well as our sponsors we also wish to thank
our advertising supporters - Carmel School;
Cellular Anti-Aging Medical Centre; Sandy
Chan; Olivia Chau; the Cheng family; Cinnamon
Clothing; Kindermusik by Catherine; Leighton
Contractors (Asia) Limited; Paddyfield.com;
Papyrus; The Parents' Journal; Style Travel
Co Ltd; Sunshine House International Pre-School;
Trinity College of London; The Woodland Group
of Pre-Schools and Eileen and Francis Yu. |
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| A very big thank
you to all families who attended our annual
Open Day on 29 June. We were able to raise
HK$10,000 for Camp Quality, a charity organisation
helping children with cancer. The theme for
the day was Pop Art, and many parents and
friends were overwhelmed by the talented
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| Older students were influenced
by such artists as Andy Warhol and Claes
Oldenberg with our smallest artists exhibiting
their personally designed teddy bears in
a teddy bears' picnic scene. Congratulations
to all students! |
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