The aim of the Hong Kong School Drama Festival is to encourage primary and secondary schools to develop drama as a regular co-curricular activity. With the sponsorship of the Lok Sin Tong Benevolent Society, Kowloon, the Education Bureau has commissioned the Hong Kong Art School of Hong Kong Arts Centre to organize the Festival on our behalf. The Festival this year can accommodate a maximum of 535 drama teams. Similar to last year, the events of the Festival will be organized in three phases, including the Training Phase, School Performance Phase and Public Performance Phase.

EVENT

DATE

VENUE

Training Course on Drama for School Teachers

October - December 2009

2/F., Dance Studio, HKICC LEE SHAU KEE SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY
(135 Junction Road, Kowloon)

Pre-Performance Briefing

Mid or late of December 2009

Hong Kong Art School
or other venues assigned

School Performance Phase

1-19 March 2010

Assembly halls of participating schools or other venues to be arranged by the schools.

Public Performance Phase

26 - 28 April 2010

Tuen Mun Town Hall

18 ¡V 22 May 2010

Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre

3 - 9 May 2010
25 - 29 May 2010

Tsuen Wan Town Hall

Drama Training Course for Outstanding Students

July to August 2009

Hong Kong Art School
or other venues assigned



Entries in the drama performances are categorized as follows:

LEVEL

CATEGORIES

Primary

Cantonese

English

Putonghua

Secondary

Cantonese

English

Putonghua


To facilitate the production of a play in the School Performance Phase, secondary schools will receive a cash grant of $2,250 for each of the three categories of entries (i.e. English, Cantonese and Putonghua), while primary schools will receive $2,050 each. For those schools which are to be invited to perform in the Public Performance Phase, they will be eligible for an additional cash grant of $2,600 for each play.