{"id":8988,"date":"2024-08-28T08:39:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/?page_id=8988"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:02:26","slug":"plays-for-young-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/?page_id=8988","title":{"rendered":"Plays for Young People"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_1 mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span data-lucid-type=\"application\/vnd.lucid.text\" data-lucid-content=\"{&quot;t&quot;:&quot;Theatre Practice&quot;,&quot;m&quot;:&#091;{&quot;s&quot;:0,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;fc&quot;,&quot;v&quot;:&quot;Regular&quot;,&quot;e&quot;:16},{&quot;s&quot;:0,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;fid&quot;,&quot;v&quot;:2,&quot;e&quot;:16},{&quot;s&quot;:0,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;s&quot;,&quot;v&quot;:37.2,&quot;e&quot;:16},{&quot;s&quot;:0,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;c&quot;,&quot;v&quot;:&quot;#3a414aff&quot;,&quot;e&quot;:16}&#093;}\">Theatre Practice<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_17fcb5fe\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2><em>Plays for Young People<\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where stories shape future voices<\/span><\/i><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator hide_on_mobiles size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-slider us_custom_70cfe74d style_none fit_scaledown nav_none has_border_radius count_5\"><div class=\"w-slider-h\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"royalSlider\"><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1999\" data-rsh=\"1335\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image3-4.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1999\" data-rsh=\"1334\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image1-4.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"683\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4-3-1024x683-1.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1999\" data-rsh=\"1333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image5-4.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"683\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-6-1024x683-1.jpg\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image3-4.jpg\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1335\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"w-slider-json\" onclick='return {&quot;autoScaleSlider&quot;:true,&quot;addActiveClass&quot;:true,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;fadeInLoadedSlide&quot;:false,&quot;slidesSpacing&quot;:0,&quot;imageScalePadding&quot;:0,&quot;numImagesToPreload&quot;:2,&quot;arrowsNav&quot;:true,&quot;arrowsNavAutoHide&quot;:false,&quot;transitionType&quot;:&quot;move&quot;,&quot;transitionSpeed&quot;:250,&quot;block&quot;:{&quot;moveEffect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:300},&quot;thumbs&quot;:{&quot;fitInViewport&quot;:false,&quot;firstMargin&quot;:false,&quot;spacing&quot;:4},&quot;controlNavigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoScaleSliderWidth&quot;:1999,&quot;autoScaleSliderHeight&quot;:1335}'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays for Young People<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was at the core of AFTEC\u2019s bilingual theatre learning journey. Since 2016, this initiative supported the creation and translation of quality plays that spoke directly to young audiences across cultures, capturing the unique Hong Kong perspectives and experiences of local students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through curated workshops and symposiums, the programme brought together emerging translators, global playwrights, and dramaturgs, fostering cross-cultural collaboration. The resulting collection of original and translated international plays provided rich material for school performances, youth centres, and insightful post-show discussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether presented in their original language or a bilingual format, each play encouraged empathy, awareness, and analysis of the plays, reflecting the experiences and curiosity of young people at the time.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_f1129705 height_custom color_primary\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_33c3a0a5\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019d love to tell you more.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox us_custom_891b9521 has_text_color iconpos_left style_default color_custom align_center no_title\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-icon\" style=\"font-size:2rem;--icon-color:#4e4540;\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"w-iconbox-meta\"><div class=\"w-iconbox-text\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email us at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:info@aftec.hk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">info@aftec.hk<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h3 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Programme details<\/span><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"469\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-33-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-33-1.png 469w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-33-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-33-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"15\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">15<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"15\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Plays Translated into Chinese (Cantonese) \/ English<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-30-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-30-1.png 497w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-30-1-300x283.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"50\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">50<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"50\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Emerging Translators<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"484\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-35.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-35.png 484w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-35-300x291.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"3\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">3<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"3\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Dramaturgs \/ Coordinators<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-15-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-15-1.png 481w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-15-1-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"5\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">5<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"5\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Veteran Translators<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-32-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-32-1.png 502w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-32-1-300x280.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"16\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">16<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"16\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Playwrights<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image us_custom_4c11ea36 has_height align_center\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-31.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-31.png 471w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-31-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Orange-31-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-counter color_primary align_center animation_none\" data-duration=\"2\" style=\"--w-counter-duration: 2s;\"><div class=\"w-counter-value\" role=\"text\" aria-label=\"85\"><span class=\"w-counter-value-part final\" aria-hidden=\"true\">85<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_number\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final=\"85\">1<\/span><span class=\"w-counter-value-part hidden type_text\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-final><\/span><\/div><p class=\"w-counter-title\">Hours of Symposium &#038; Translation Workshop<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875c82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875c82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b21f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b21f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Series III (2021 &#8211; 22)<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column with_collapsible_content\" data-content-height=\"100px\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b066d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b066d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><strong>Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Symposium\n<ul>\n<li>Free Public Session I:<br \/>Livid with COVID?<br \/>Revelations<\/li>\n<li>Free Public Session II:<br \/>A Separate Take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34009d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34009d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Translation workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>English Script Writing Workshops<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkEm7rC-5Jv5330DmWmbFrWH7TbB12aEE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span>Reader\u2019s Theatre<\/span><\/i><span><span>\u00a0<\/span>streaming<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-links align_none\"><button class=\"collapsible-content-more\">Show More<\/button><button class=\"collapsible-content-less\">Show Less<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><button class=\"w-popup-trigger type_btn w-btn us-btn-style_4\" aria-label=\"People Involved\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">People Involved<\/span><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85);\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup-wrap layout_default\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Popup\" style=\"--title-color:var(--color-content-heading);--title-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg-alt);--content-color:var(--color-content-text);--content-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg);--popup-width:600px;--popup-padding:5%;\"><button aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"w-popup-closer\" type=\"button\"><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-box animation_fadeIn closerpos_outside without_title\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-content\"><p><strong>Participating playwrights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Khairi Anwar (Kuala Lumpur)\n<ul>\n<li><em>IQ.Rock<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Education in a Malaysian Village)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Lin Meng Huan (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taichung<\/span>)\n<ul>\n<li><em>E.S.D.F.<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Earth &amp; Humans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Olga Macrinici (Chi\u0219in\u0103u)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Docuanimal<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Humans &amp; Animals)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Chinonyerem Odimba (London)\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Sweetness of a Sting<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Identity &amp; Nature)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dr Vicki Ooi (Hong Kong) &amp; Thomas Lawson (London)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Grimm Adventures \u2013 A Reimagination of Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Good vs Evil &amp; Teamwork)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Veteran Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominic Cheung Ho Kin (Artistic Director, Chung Ying Theatre Company)<\/li>\n<li>Julia Wan (Part-time Lecturer, Department of English Language &amp; Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University)<\/li>\n<li>Wu Hoi Fai (Artistic Director, Pants Theatre Production)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Coordinators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Meth (Founder, The Fence, an international network for working playwrights across Europe)<\/li>\n<li>Joe Sidek (Chairman, Federation for Asian Cultural Promotion &amp; Festival Director, Malaysia George Town Festival, Butterworth Fringe Festival, Rainforest Fringe Festival)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emerging Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>IQ.Rock<br \/><\/em>Cheung Ngan Wa Cindy<br \/>Tam Yuen Tung Denise<br \/>Woo Man Wai Lavender<br \/>Yip Fong Wang Andy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>E.S.D.F.<br \/><\/em>Lam Chak Ming Jason<br \/>Ma Ka Ying<br \/>Shek Kai Fung Karson<br \/>Shing Hui Ying Cherry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Docuanimal<br \/><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chan Yanyi Cat<br \/>Law Hiu Man Mary<br \/>Leung Pik Yan Juliana<br \/>Ngan Kai Fung Dennis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Sweetness of a Sting<br \/><\/em>Chan Wing Hong Anthony<br \/>Chow Pui Kwan Alastor<br \/>Leung Tsz Ching Vivian<em><br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Grimm Adventures \u2013 A Reimagination of Grimm\u2019s Fairy Tales<br \/><\/em>Lai Chin Ching Emily<br \/>Lam Yan<br \/>Tse Yiu Chun Lisa<br \/>Yau Ming Suet Michelle<em><br \/><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image hide_on_mobiles align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4-3-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4-3-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4-3-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image hide_on_mobiles align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875c82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875c82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b21f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b21f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Series II (2018)<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column with_collapsible_content\" data-content-height=\"100px\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b066d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b066d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div>Events<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Symposium<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Translation workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><i><span>Reader\u2019s Theatre<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34009d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34009d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-links align_none\"><button class=\"collapsible-content-more\">Show More<\/button><button class=\"collapsible-content-less\">Show Less<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-popup w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><button class=\"w-popup-trigger type_btn w-btn us-btn-style_4\" aria-label=\"People Involved\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">People Involved<\/span><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85);\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup-wrap layout_default\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Popup\" style=\"--title-color:var(--color-content-heading);--title-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg-alt);--content-color:var(--color-content-text);--content-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg);--popup-width:600px;--popup-padding:5%;\"><button aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"w-popup-closer\" type=\"button\"><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-box animation_fadeIn closerpos_outside without_title\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-content\"><p><strong>Participating playwrights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Milena Bogovac\u00a0(Belgrade, Serbia)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fifty-Fifty\u00a0<\/em>(Theme: Love &amp; Family)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Deng Lipang (Xi\u2019an, China), Oscar Fung &amp; Dr Vicki Ooi (Hong Kong, China)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Red Moon\u00a0<\/em>(Theme: Morality and Responsibility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Professor Hasan Erkek (Istanbul, Turkey)\n<ul>\n<li><em>The River of Youth\u00a0<\/em>(Theme: Education &amp; Responsibility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dr Vicki Ooi (Hong Kong, China) &amp; Thomas Lawson (London, United Kingdom)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Franky<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Technology &amp; Society)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dragana Tripkovi\u0107 (Podgorica, Montenegro)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Love in the Olive Times<\/em>\u00a0(Theme: Environmental Protection &amp; Respect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Andreea V\u0103lean (Bucharest, Romania)\n<ul>\n<li><em>When I Want to Whistle, I Whistle\u00a0<\/em>(Theme: Dream and Freedom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Veteran Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dominic Cheung Ho Kin (Artistic Director, Chung Ying Theatre Company)<\/li>\n<li>Professor Jane Lai (Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor of Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University)<\/li>\n<li>Julia Wan (Part-time Lecturer, Department of English Language &amp; Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dramaturg<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Meth (Founder, The Fence, an international network for working playwrights across Europe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emerging Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fifty-Fifty<br \/><\/em>Ma Ka Ying Jolian<br \/>Wan Kong<br \/>Yu Man Ting Jessica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Red Moon<br \/><\/em>Chan Wing Kit Steven<br \/>Cheng Lok Man Mandy<br \/>Chung Fong Lam Flora<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The River of Youth<br \/><\/em>Fong Chung Ning Ronli<br \/>Lo Siu Hang Lorenz<br \/>Yang Zixi Cassie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Franky<br \/><\/em>Chan Tsz Ching Rachel<br \/>Leung Hiu Fung Jack<br \/>Wong Tsz Ling Michelle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Love in the Olive Times<br \/><\/em>Chung Pui Chong Eunice<br \/>Li Wai Yin Sunny<br \/>Ng Jenny\n<\/li>\n<li><em>When I Want to Whistle, I Whistle<br \/><\/em>Cheung Yin Man<br \/>Liu Hoi Nam Hannah<br \/>Wu Hoi Ching Harriet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_small\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-875c82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"875c82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b21f2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b21f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Series I (2016)<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column with_collapsible_content\" data-content-height=\"100px\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b066d67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b066d67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div>Events<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Symposium<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span>Translation workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><i><span>Reader\u2019s Theatre<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34009d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"34009d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"toggle-links align_none\"><button class=\"collapsible-content-more\">Show More<\/button><button class=\"collapsible-content-less\">Show Less<\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><button class=\"w-popup-trigger type_btn w-btn us-btn-style_4\" aria-label=\"People Involved\" type=\"button\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">People Involved<\/span><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(0,0,0,0.85);\"><\/div><div class=\"w-popup-wrap layout_default\" role=\"dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" aria-label=\"Popup\" style=\"--title-color:var(--color-content-heading);--title-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg-alt);--content-color:var(--color-content-text);--content-bg-color:var(--color-content-bg);--popup-width:600px;--popup-padding:5%;\"><button aria-label=\"Close\" class=\"w-popup-closer\" type=\"button\"><\/button><div class=\"w-popup-box animation_fadeIn closerpos_outside without_title\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-h\"><div class=\"w-popup-box-content\"><p><strong>Participating playwrights<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sara Clifford (London, United Kingdom)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Liam\u2019s Story<\/em> (Theme: Friendship and War)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Anders Duus (Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s, Sweden)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hyenas<\/em> (Theme: Friendship and School Bullying)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\u00c5sa Lindholm (Stockholm, Sweden)\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bye Bye Baby<\/em> (Theme: Interpersonal Relationship and Social Media)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Nick Wood (Nottingham, United Kingdom)\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Crown<\/em> (Theme: Growing Up and Responsibility)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Veteran Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Rupert Chan (University administrator and adviser, the Leisure &amp; Cultural Services Department on opera and drama)<\/li>\n<li>Dominic Cheung Ho Kin (Artistic Director, Chung Ying Theatre Company)<\/li>\n<li>Professor Jane Lai (Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor of Translation, Hong Kong Baptist University)<\/li>\n<li>Julia Wan (Part-time Lecturer, Department of English Language &amp; Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dramaturgs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Edward Buffalo (Founder, L\u00e4nk, a project concerned with commissioning plays for high schools and high school age theatre companies)<\/li>\n<li>Jonathan Meth (Founder, The Fence, an international network for working playwrights across Europe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Emerging Translators<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Liam\u2019s Story<br \/><\/em>Sy Ka Wing Karen<br \/>To Nga Ki Hazel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Hyenas<br \/><\/em>Chan Hoi Tung Emily<br \/>Shirley Ip<br \/>Ma Sum Yi Joyce<br \/>Mak Ying Fung Edith<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bye Bye Baby<br \/><\/em>Ching Chung Yin Gordon<br \/>Law Yuen Fun Muriel<br \/>Leung Tsz Kwan Karen\n<\/li>\n<li><em>The Crown<br \/><\/em>Lam Wing Yin Vivian<br \/>Lee Ka Man Carmen<br \/>Tang Ho Kwan Kyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-6-1024x683-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-6-1024x683-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image2-6-1024x683-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium color_footer-bottom\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:4vw;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Translation is not language to language, but soul to soul.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Chinonyerem Odimba<\/strong> <br \/>Playwright (London)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_text align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Translators are lonely. Like a detective they hunt for clues for the subtext below the superficial.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Dominic Cheung Ho Kin<\/strong><br \/>Veteran Translator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_text align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>I have come to realise that translating a play is a creative process \u2013 the translator is like a director.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Emerging Translator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Play translation is never only about words. It\u2019s about the play, the people involved and how they think of the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ma Ka Ying Jolian<\/strong><br \/>Emerging Translator<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_text align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><blockquote>\n<p>Theatre is a place of nuance, reflection and imagination. It\u2019s also one of few mediums in our hectic time that allows itself to take time, inviting a young person to look at life from more than one angle.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Anders Duus<\/strong><br \/>Playwright (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Str\u00e4ngn\u00e4s<\/span>)\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>Acknowledgement<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row us_custom_de02c4d6 via_grid cols_2 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h6><strong>The first two series were financially supported by:<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_left\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"78\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/image4-1-e1747426618357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11883,"parent":8798,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8988","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8988","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8988"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8988\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16172,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8988\/revisions\/16172"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aftec.hk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}