Eco-stume Making Project Exhibition and Workshop & Re-run of the reputed "The Unbegotten 2" with groundbreaking public audition to promote green life and recycled art
 

While New World Group launches the first "New World Green Week", K11 shows full support by co-presenting a series of youth eco-programmes with various environmental and youth organizations in June and July. Activity highlights include "People Power in a New World Series 2010 - Eco-stume Making Project Exhibition" to demonstrate the youth's creativity through recycled artworks, the transformation of "Spice Up, Africa!" themed mall decoration into "Home Sweet Home" recycled home furniture exhibition, as well as "Eco-trashion Workshop" and the "World Cup Workshop", with the objectives to promote eco-awareness and present art in green aspects.

Meanwhile, "Unbegotten", the contemporary dance performance that attracted lavish praise from the public when it debuted in early May, will return to K11 Stage of the Arts with new elements this June. The "Unbegotten 2" will feature the amazing dance arranged and performed by renowned choreographer Andy Wong and his Dancing Angels, and a groundbreaking open audition at K11 to invite public participation in the show.

"People Power in a New World Series 2010 - Eco-stume Making Project Exhibition" and "Eco-Trashion Workshop" 
"People Power in a New World Series 2010 - Eco-stume Making Project Exhibition", co-presented by K11, New World Development Company Limited, China Young Leader Foundation, "Road to Green - Striving for a Young New World" Social Enterprise and Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, will be staged at K11 from June 5 to July 11, where the 18 in-mall showcases and K11 Stage of the Arts will display a series of trendy and chic artworks made by the talented local youngsters with use of recycling second-hand clothing.

Upon spending of HK$100 on every Saturday and Sunday in June, K11 visitors will be entitled to "Eco-Trashion Workshop" or "World Cup Workshop". In the "Eco-Trashion Workshop", visitors can learn how to use recycled clothes with old buttons and zippers to create their own fashionable accessories, such as bags, hair bands, badges and bracelets. For "World Cup Workshop", the instructor will demonstrate how to create the Jules Rimet Trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy and the Golden Boot with use of ecological materials.

Home Sweet Home - Innovative transformation of animal sculptures into chic home furniture 
In response to June's eco theme, K11 has specially invited Hong Kong designer Kenny Li to transform the "Spice Up, Africa!" themed animal sculptures currently displayed at different corners of the mall into new sets of innovative home furniture, such as "Wildebees Sofa", "Leopard Table" and "White Pelican Candle Stand". All these stylish furniture will be on display from June 21 to July 11 at K11 Piazza.

Re-run! Unbegotten 2 - Body Painting cum Fashion cum Dance Performance highlighted by new elements and public audition 
Unbegotten, the contemporary dance performance receiving raving response for its debut early May will re-run at K11 Stage of the Arts this June with a groundbreaking open audition for dancers. The audition will be held on June 12 at K11 Piazza to recruit creative, self-motivated and confident dancer coming with modern dance and theatre experience to join the talented production team.

The brand new re-run will be on Stage of the Arts, K11 B2 on June 26-27 and July 3-4. Also, Stage of the Arts, the mysterious blackbox at L2 of K11 will allow public visit from June 21 to July 18, granting visitors a close encounter of "The Unbegotten" performance space and the spectacular costumes and backstage glamour.

Other highlights of K11 "People Series" 
K11's art momentum will be sustained by a wide variety of art performances, including "My Very First Time", a 30-minute solo performance by Derek Wong, ex-fulltime actor of Hong Kong Repertory Theatre; "Singles in Love", a 30-minute live performance of band Voyage and Clifton by Green Spot Events & Productions; Encounter with "Playback Theatre"; violin performance by Kurt Chan, teaching assistant to the famed violinist Takako Nishizaki and Recycle Recreate Exhibition, filling every corner of K11 with inspirational and pleasant art experience. 
(For details, please refer to the attachment: K11's exhibition and activities in June) 
For programme details about "People Series", please call K11 customer service hotline at (852) 3118-8070 or log on to http://www.k11concepts.com.

About K11 
The world's first art mall, K11, pioneers the blend of three essential elements - Art‧People‧Nature - and brings together art appreciation, cultural experience, greenness and shopping to create an unprecedented shopping experience for locals and tourists.

Art -Inspired by the concept of blending art, people with nature, K11 not only displays the 13 specially selected collections of master pieces, but also has 18 showcase windows between stores to unveil quarterly art projects. Such ingenious arrangement of space will allow shoppers to view local art pieces while they shop from door to door, enabling communication and interaction between local artists and the shoppers. Through cultivating general public's appreciation of art and allowing local artists to proactively showcase their works, K11 helps foster the healthy development of local art.

People - K11 showcases a number of lifestyle brands from Europe and the United States as well as the world's first flagship concept stores. Its Gourmet Tower has over 20 food and beverage outlets. Some of which are firsts in Hong Kong. Blending art, people and nature, K11 defines new way of living: carefree, relaxed and personal.

Nature - Designed with a European secret garden concept, The Piazza of K11 is planted with maple trees and filled by sunshine through the glass ceiling and gentle music from the nature. Shoppers at The Piazza will feel like in a city oasis.

Issued by: K11 Concepts Limited 
K11 Concepts Ltd 
Sandy Chan Tel: 6777-0528 
Kenneth Wong Tel: 9522-7652

Attachment: K11's Exhibition & Activities in June

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