We call for a healthy culture of criticism and a constructive space for artistic creation. Perhaps it is a utopian ideal. But if we can imagine it, why not move towards it? Every step brings us closer.

——Bei Xiaojing

Shift the point of view, and everything looks different. Dimensions of Arts Criticism brings critics out from the darkness of the auditorium and places them at the centre of the stage.

Selected theatre reviews are edited and reorganized into a new performance text, transforming the precision of critical writing into a live performance which reveals a vivid cultural landscape.As arts criticism continues to evolve under the impact of social media and new technologies, its future remains uncertain. This work invites us to reconsider what criticism means, and to keep imagining and creating.

Organised by: International Association of Theatre Critics (Hong Kong)
Coordinator & Producer: Bernice Kwok-wai CHAN
Director & Dramaturg: Donald Siu-hei CHUNG
Text Edited, Adapted and Performed by: Participants of China National Arts Fund 2026 Art Talent Training Grant Programme“Greater Bay Area Contemporary Performing Arts Criticism Training Programme”
Programme Manager & Technical Coordinator: Toby Kai-king LAI

*IATC(HK) is financially supported by the HKADC