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Jockey Club supports “No Limits” to promote inclusion through the arts
24/03/2021

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is pleased to support the “No Limits” project for the third consecutive year to showcase the talents of differently-abled art maestros worldwide and make arts accessible for the enjoyment of all. In view of the pandemic, the opening ceremony was held virtually on 2 March.

This year the event also features a combination of online and onsite programmes. From March to April 2021, “No Limits” is presenting 12 online programmes, including music, dance, theatre performances and documentaries from artists with different abilities from Hong Kong and overseas. The opening concert, Felix Klieser Horn Duo and Trio, featured the phenomenal French-horn player from Germany, Felix Klieser, who plays with his feet. Other performances include: One Hand, One War, One City and Nicholas McCarthy: My Story by Nicholas McCarthy, the first left-hand-only pianist who graduated from the Royal College of Music in London; Playground, masterminded by local composer Ng Cheuk-yin, featuring the string section of Hong Kong’s all-inclusive orchestra True Colors Symphony; and A Journey Too Short (restaging of the 2020 programme), an inspiring concert created by Honorary Music Director Professor Victor Chan, performed by Ebenezer Choir, Die Konzertisten and soloists of different abilities.

Two documentaries are also shown online: Braille Music is a documentary which pays tribute to French musician and educator Louis Braille and highlights how blind musicians work together to create music; while CRUX is an award-winning documentary showcasing the story of Lai Chi-wai who scaled Hong Kong’s famous Lion Rock mountain in his wheelchair. It is also being screened at JC Cube, Tai Kwun in addition to its online screening.

To make these screenings more accessible, a comprehensive range of arts accessibility services are being provided, including Hong Kong sign language, accessible captions and audio description in traditional Chinese and English, easy-to-read, braille and plain-text versions of house programmes, as well as guide dog friendly venues.

Complementing the performances, the Club is also supporting the Jockey Club “No Limits” Education and Community Programme which comprises a diverse offering of online and off-line activities, including an online roundtable discussion on arts and well-being; touring performances of “Found Without Seeing”; an artists-in-residence programme with Hijinx from Wales; a workshop series demonstrating inclusive arts teaching methods; and a series of Beyond Limits activities offering exclusive interviews and talks with the artists.

More details of these events are available at https://www.nolimits.hk/en/.