GILLIAN CHOA

Director of the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts

“I have strong faith in the power of the performing arts, and that the industry will continue to thrive after

the pandemic. In fact, the pandemic has proven that in times of crisis and despair, the community relies even more on the performing arts, and arts and culture in general, to enrich their lives. The industry has proved its resilience and creativity in trying effective ways to bring a variety of performances to the audience around the world. I believe the industry will keep up this momentum and continue a global trend of engaging more audiences through digital means. The academy has been actively integrating technology in the performing arts in the past few years. Now that the pandemic has stressed the importance of digital technology, we will continue with this focus to enrich our curricula and performance content with arts technology in mind.”