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Experiential Component - Place
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 9:12 AM

The 37th Hong Kong Art Festival utilized 31 different venues for their event and most of the artistic performances are held in Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong City Hall and Kwai Tsing Theatre as these venues are easily accessible from any part of Hong Kong. This enables residents and visitors to reach the places performances are held at conveniently.

Singapore, on the other hand, have most indoor art performances are held at The Victoria Theatre and The Esplanade as there are the few theatres that are able to carry a huge capacity of people. Also, The Victoria Theatre and The Esplanade are located just a few minutes’ walk from the MRT station, enabling easy access for visitors. Outdoor programs are held in open areas like The Merlion Park and Heartland areas like Tampines and Yishun, enabling local residents to enjoy them as well.

I participated in an outdoor event, The Diamond, at the Merlion Park. Not only the dance was breath taking but the park was surrounded by many landmarks of Singapore such as, The Merlion, The Singapore Flyer, Fullerton Hotel and also The Esplanade. As the stage was set at a outdoor venue, it enables visitors to have a whole new arts experience as they get to enjoy both the performances and the wonderful night scenery of our garden city.
Visitors and Singaporeans are able to purchase tickets for the Singapore Arts festival via Internet Booking (www.sistic.com.sg), Phone Booking or at any Sistic Authorized Agents located in most shopping centers in Singapore. There are also some overseas agents at the neighboring countries around Singapore which allows tourists coming to visit Singapore to purchase the tickets conveniently. Last but not least, visitors can purchase the tickets at the performance venue, except for sold-out performances.

For people who wish to attend the festival in Hong Kong, they can purchase the tickets via Internet Booking (www.hkticketing.com or www.urbtix.com), Postal Booking and Fax Booking. They can also book the tickets through Counter Booking at Urbtix outlets or HK Ticketing outlets at places like Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts or Fringe Club.