The Hong Kong Arts Festival, Asia ’ s 38-year-old leading art festival, is a case in point. In 1997, the festival ’ s planning team invited Pina Bausch, a leading German modern-dance choreographer, to choreograph a piece for the city, which was then on the verge of returning to Chinese rule. The piece was Bausch ’ s first for an Asian city.
以擁有 38 年歷史、資源豐厚的亞洲藝術節龍頭──香港藝術節──為例，1997 年時，策展團隊就曾委託德國現代舞大師碧娜・鮑許，為即將回歸中國的香港設計一支舞作，這也是她第一次為亞洲城市創作的作品。