2023/2024 ACADEMIC YEAR
In a city renowned for its international outlook and connectivity, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts plays a unique and influential role in developing future generations of performing artists that include performers, practitioners, designers and technicians. The Academy’s six Schools: Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film & Television, Music, and Theatre & Entertainment Arts create a vibrant centre of practice, production, teaching and practice-as-research. Its outstanding reputation is reinforced by the quality of its performers and its partnerships with other centres of excellence locally, regionally and internationally. With international residencies, visiting artists and alumni, including some of the most respected professionals in their disciplines, the Academy is committed to the training of future world-class performers and practitioners.
The Academy employs leading practitioner-teacher-scholars in a wide range of artistic and academic disciplines. Part-time faculty positions for high-quality applicants may be available for specified periods during the academic year. First Semester and Winter Term of Academic Year 2023/2024 will cover September 2023 to January 2024; Second Semester and Summer Term, from February 2024 to June 2024. The Academy welcomes talented and inspiring faculty as possible part-time opportunities occur in the following:
SCHOOL OF CHINESE OPERA
• Foundation Work / Performance Technique / Stage Movement / Cantonese Opera Vocal Training / Musical Instrument Training / Chinese Opera Repertoire / Practical Performance / Cantonese Opera Script Writing / Chinese Opera and Culture / Analysis of Cantonese Operatic Music / History of Cantonese Opera / Chinese Literary Studies/ Introduction to Chinese Music / Accompaniment Practice / Notations in Cantonese Opera / Melody Writing / Music Theory of Cantonese Opera / Script Analysis for Chinese Traditional Theatre
SCHOOL OF DANCE
• Ballet / Chinese Dance / Contemporary Dance / Improvisation / Contact Improvisation / 身韻 (Shenyun) / Choreography / Aesthetics and Criticism / Music for Dance / Anatomy & Dance Science / Dance History / Dance Education / Body Work / Dancer Wellness / Dance & Technology / Screendance
Master’s Programme
• Contemporary Dance Practice / Arts Practice / 20th Century Dance History (Chinese and Western) / Dance Education / Dance Pedagogy / Somatic / Choreography / Screendance /Aesthetic and Criticism / Dance & Technology
SCHOOL OF DRAMA
• Acting / Applied Theatre / Contextual Studies in Arts & Humanities / Directing / Dramaturgy / Media Application / Movement / Musical Theatre Training
Master’s Programme
• Applied Theatre, Drama & Education / Dramaturgy / Playwriting / Theatre & Technology
SCHOOL OF FILM AND TELEVISION
• Production Administration / Screen Studies / Screenwriting / Directing / Cinematography / Sound Design and Recording / Editing / Post-Production / Production Design / Digital Screen Design / Motion Capture / Animation/ Television Production / Game Engine Design
Master’s Programme
• Creative Producing / Production Design / Screen Studies / Screenwriting / Editing / Sound Design and Recording / Cinematography / Directing / Documentary Production
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
• Western and Chinese Instrumental Music Performance / Western Vocal Studies / Composition and Electronic Music / Conducting / Contextual Studies in Music / Choir / Western and Chinese Orchestration
Master’s Programme
• Western and Chinese Instrumental Music Performance / Western Vocal Studies / Composition and Electronic Music / Conducting
SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND ENTERTAINMENT ARTS
• Set and Costume Design / Model-making / Drafting / Drawing / Costume Technology / Property Making / Scenic Art / Lighting Design / Automated Lighting Programming / Visualisation for Lighting Design / Electrical Engineering / Sound Design / Music Recording / Sound System Design / Immersive Sound System / Recording Engineering / Audio Mastering / Music Appreciation / Music Technology / Project Management / Event Management / Electronics / Photography / Stage Technology / Technical Management / Production Management / Health and Safety for Theatre / Theatre Make-up / Period Styles / Motion Graphics / Generative Video Design / Video System Engineering / VR & AR / XR & Virtual Production / Generative Mobile App Programming / Interaction Design / UX Design / Media Server Programming / Video Art / Prosthetic / Script Analysis / Stage Management / Performance Venue Operations / Arts Marketing / Scenic Construction / Environmental Sustainability / Costume History / Dyeing / Millinery / Faux Finishing / Property Digital Fabrication / Computer Generated Design for Scenic Art / Animatronics
Master’s Programme
• Motion Graphics / Generative Video Design / Video System Engineering / VR & AR / XR & Virtual Production / Mobile App Programming / Interaction Design / UX Design / Media Server Programming / Fundraising and Sponsorship / Creative Industries / Performance Theory and Practice / Scenography / Spatial Design / Costume Design / Costume Technology & Construction / Arts Management / Arts Marketing and Audience Development / Event Management / Arts Facility Management / Arts and the Law / Arts and Event Production / Artistic Representation / Studies in Cantonese Opera (Costume Design & Scenic Design)
COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES
- General Education
• Arts & Aesthetics / Creativity & Storytelling / Cultural Studies / Digital Marketing / Entrepreneurship & Business Administration / Innovation & Evolution / Humanities / Leadership / Language & Literature / Philosophy / Psychology / Religious Studies/ The Birth of Contemporary Arts: 1900-1960/ Modernism in Literature/ Greek Mythology/ Chinese Philosophy/ Greek Philosophy/ Practical Philosophy/ Architecture and Built Environments/ Globalization and Intercultural Communication/ Human Civilisation/ Industrial Revolutions/ World Religions/ Artists Health and Well-being/ Arts Education/ Programming in Python/ Cultural and Curatorial Management/ Critical & Design Thinking Skills
- Language
• English (EAP/ESP)
• Chinese Language / Chinese Communication (MOI: Cantonese / Putonghua)
PERFORMING ARTS RESEARCH
Master's Programme
• Research and Practice-as-Research / Independent Research / Process Writing / Contemporary Hong Kong Arts Practice / Decoding Performance
Applicants are expected to be degree holders in a relevant discipline, or demonstrate the highest-level professional training to an equivalent level; plus relevant high-level professional and international experience together with the ability to teach in English or Chinese. Prospective language faculty should be professionally qualified as teachers. Interested parties applying to teach Master’s Degree programmes are expected to hold a terminal degree in a relevant discipline, together with a track record of high-level professional practice. For some areas of study, current professional practitioners are preferred whilst for others, university-level teaching experience would be necessary. Qualified and interested persons are invited to apply by completing a prescribed application form which will be kept on file under subject discipline until such a time when a vacancy may arise. When a specific post becomes available, shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview. To apply, please complete an Application Form (click_here) and submit together with a covering letter, curriculum vitae and copies of academic qualifications, to the Human Resources Office, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, No.1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, or email (hro@hkapa.edu). Application remains open throughout the year. Applications received will be kept on file for consideration by the Academy for one academic year only.
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HKAPA is an equal opportunity employer. Personal data collected will be used for recruitment-related purposes only.