Cancellation of Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play at Freespace

The West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) announces regrettably that Ryuichi Sakamoto feat. Shiro Takatani: dis·play scheduled in December 2021 at Freespace, sponsored by Asia Miles, is cancelled due to Sakamoto’s health condition.

Paul Tam, Executive Director of Performing Arts, WKCDA, said, ‘It has been many years since Sakamoto last performed in Hong Kong and we are deeply saddened by the cancellation of this long-awaited performance. On behalf of WKCDA, I would like to extend my best wishes to the maestro for his swift recovery.’

WKCDA had contacted all ticket holders about refund arrangements when rescheduling was announced in July 2020. At the same time, Asia Miles members who redeemed tickets with miles had also been notified about the rearrangement. For ticketing enquiries, please contact the ticketing hotline services at +852 2200 0022 or email ticketinfo@wkcda.hk. For enquiries related to Asia Miles, please visit www.asiamiles.com or email events@asiamiles.com.

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About Freespace
Freespace is Hong Kong’s new centre for contemporary performance. Located in the heart of the Art Park, Freespace presents multi-genre performances and events, produces boundary-pushing collaborations, and promotes new ways of seeing and experiencing performance. Freespace houses The Box, a flexible space for cutting-edge performances and one of the largest black box theatres in Hong Kong, two multi-purpose spaces, The Room and The Studio, designed for creative exchange and artistic collaborations, and Lau Bak Livehouse, an intimate bar cafe presenting live music from Hong Kong and around the world.

About the West Kowloon Cultural District
The West Kowloon Cultural District is one of the largest and most ambitious cultural projects in the world. Its vision is to create a vibrant new cultural quarter for Hong Kong on forty hectares of reclaimed land located alongside Victoria Harbour. With a varied mix of theatres, performance spaces, and museums, the West Kowloon Cultural District will produce and host world-class exhibitions, performances and cultural events, providing twenty-three hectares of public open space, including a two-kilometre waterfront promenade.