40 Years of Brilliance: Inheriting the Artistic Legacy

Drama is at the very heart of human expression, its communication and identity. The School of Drama believes that its unique position in Asia offers an insight into this artform that will both inform and develop significant creativity and distinctive artists to engage with and feed the cultural community of Hong Kong, the Mainland and beyond. The School of Drama strives to be an incubator, catalyst and repository of the values and importance of the dramatic and performative arts and expresses this in the nurturing of actors, directors, playwrights, dramaturgs and teachers who will function as practitioner-artists making a tangible difference to their community and their chosen discipline.

Students acquire professional skills through formal training in classes, which are then honed, developed and explored in performance, production and self-directed creative works. Student performances take place both in workshops and in public for classical, contemporary and original creative work. Students encounter dramatic texts and practices from both Western and Asian traditions. The School's undergraduate productions are mainly in Cantonese with opportunities to perform in English and Putonghua.

At undergraduate level, the School also aims to cultivate a deep appreciation of the performing arts with a broad range of related studies in theatre and interdisciplinary contexts. It encourages students to be active in the pursuit of cultural knowledge, to be well read and fully involved in the wider arts community through engaging in local, international performances and exchanges. Graduates of the School of Drama are skilled practitioners, intelligent and articulate advocates for their artform.