Erik Kuong
Erik is an independent curator, producer and promoter of interdisciplinary and intercultural projects. He has worked programmer and festival producer in the cultural department of Macao government for more than a decade. He has produced fringe festival, arts festivals, film festivals and other public festival events. He recently focusing on curating international arts collaboration projects and promoting collaborations between asian and international artists.
Erik was invited to participate in the “Asian Creative Producer Forum” and “The Creative Producers’ Network Forum in Asia” held in Korea since 2008, as the representative of Macau. He was also invited to be one of the lecturers at the “International Arts Manager Seminar and Workshop” in the “Annual Contemporary Dance Conference and Performance Festival” in Poland in 2009. In the year 2009 of Macao celebrating it’s handover to China, he produced “Olá Beijing! Macau Contemporary Arts in Beijing” which is the first Macao festival in Beijing. The festival showcased site-specific performances, independent films, indie music concerts and contemporary art exhibitions. He was invited to curate the project “Macao directors film Macao” for the handover special programme by the China Central Television (CCTV).
Erik was one of the founders of “Cheng Hin Drama Club” and “Macau Theatre Federation”. He was appointed to be the executive director of “The 8th Chinese Drama Festival, Macau 2011”. He is the existing executive director of “Point View Art Association”. In 2009, he founded an arts and creative industries management service company “Creative Links Ltd.” which curating collaborations between public or private sector with business sector to promote the local arts and creative industries to the international market.
Recent producing projects, “Playing Landscape” (China and Europe Tour), “MOP2012” (Macau and Poland contemporary dance collaboration project), “Traveling Hometown” (co-producing with Seoul and HK), “Whispering in the leaves” (Arts residency project), “The Folga Project”. For film and TV projects, “Macao directors film Macao” (CCTV handover special programme), “Playing in Landscape” (a documentary on the road), “But, myself” (a dance video) and “Macau dance video collaboration platform” etc.
Erik was invited to participate in the “Asian Creative Producer Forum” and “The Creative Producers’ Network Forum in Asia” held in Korea since 2008, as the representative of Macau. He was also invited to be one of the lecturers at the “International Arts Manager Seminar and Workshop” in the “Annual Contemporary Dance Conference and Performance Festival” in Poland in 2009. In the year 2009 of Macao celebrating it’s handover to China, he produced “Olá Beijing! Macau Contemporary Arts in Beijing” which is the first Macao festival in Beijing. The festival showcased site-specific performances, independent films, indie music concerts and contemporary art exhibitions. He was invited to curate the project “Macao directors film Macao” for the handover special programme by the China Central Television (CCTV).
Erik was one of the founders of “Cheng Hin Drama Club” and “Macau Theatre Federation”. He was appointed to be the executive director of “The 8th Chinese Drama Festival, Macau 2011”. He is the existing executive director of “Point View Art Association”. In 2009, he founded an arts and creative industries management service company “Creative Links Ltd.” which curating collaborations between public or private sector with business sector to promote the local arts and creative industries to the international market.
Recent producing projects, “Playing Landscape” (China and Europe Tour), “MOP2012” (Macau and Poland contemporary dance collaboration project), “Traveling Hometown” (co-producing with Seoul and HK), “Whispering in the leaves” (Arts residency project), “The Folga Project”. For film and TV projects, “Macao directors film Macao” (CCTV handover special programme), “Playing in Landscape” (a documentary on the road), “But, myself” (a dance video) and “Macau dance video collaboration platform” etc.