music
Research and Development Project: "R=Live/Lines"
Presented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department
2026.08.21 - 2026.08.30
Sound Performance
with meet-the-artist session after each performance
Interactive Installation
Free admission
| 2026.08.21 (Fri) | 8pm |
| 2026.08.22 (Sat) |
3pm & 8pm |
| 2026.08.23 (Sun) |
6pm |
Interactive Installation
| 2026.08.26 - 28 (Wed - Fri) | 12nn-7pm |
| 2026.08.29 (Sat) |
2pm-9pm |
| 2026.08.30 (Sun) |
12nn-7pm |
lab
$180
Tickets are available at URBTIX from 2026.07.10 onwards.
Concessionary tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Concessionary tickets at $90). Tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.
Ticketing Enquiries and Customer Service: 3166 1100
Telephone Booking: 3166 1288
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk
Mobile App Booking: URBTIX
Concessionary tickets are available for full-time students, senior citizens aged 60 or above, people with disabilities and the minder and Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) recipients (Concessionary tickets at $90). Tickets for CSSA recipients are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Concessionary ticket holders must produce evidence of their identity or age upon admission.
Ticketing Enquiries and Customer Service: 3166 1100
Telephone Booking: 3166 1288
Internet Booking: www.urbtix.hk
Mobile App Booking: URBTIX
- The performance runs approximately 30 minutes without interval.
- Recommended for ages 6 or above.
- Free-seating.
- Audiences are invited to participate in the performance according to onsite arrangements.
- Members of the audience are strongly advised to arrive punctually. Latecomers may not be admitted.
- Programme Enquiries: 3166 2800
The Moment Made Live
After each performance, there will be post-performance meet‑the‑artist session.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Imagine transforming The Lab into a living stone garden — an artificial ecosystem of sound, movement, and light jointly built and kept by artistic directors Kenny Wong and Karen Yu, in collaboration with composer and sound artist Hugo Morales Murguía. Robotic stones drift among projections through the space in their own personalities, carrying their own habits, trajectories and voices. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on carving out new ones, each carrying its own sound and personality.
Governed by a poetic rule principle of “position + path = sound/line”, but nothing here is predetermined. Every movement leaves a trace: lines drawn across the floor and as sound disperse in the air, as technology, bodies and stones co-write the work in real time.
Governed by a poetic rule principle of “position + path = sound/line”, but nothing here is predetermined. Every movement leaves a trace: lines drawn across the floor and as sound disperse in the air, as technology, bodies and stones co-write the work in real time.
The performance emerges gradually across interconnected scenes from stillness, to a series of encounters between humans and machines. Rather than a relationship of command and control, it proposes one form of collaboration. Audiences are invited to move beyond passive observation and become active co-composers, shaping the evolving landscape through their presence and interactions, inviting audiences from curious observers into active co‑composers.
This is not a mindfulness retreat, but a testing ground for imagining how we might live alongside machines that appear to possess tendencies of their own.
The garden keeps memory: every gentle nudge redirects a stone, bending a trajectory, transforming the sonic and visual composition. Stones navigate around bodies or quietly hold their ground, as though nature and ode each insist on following their own logic. Push a stone, redirect its path, or simply stand quietly in its way — as if every stone is learning to breathe alongside you.
The garden listens and responds in real-time, becoming alive. The performance culminates in collective stillness: the calmer the space, the more subtle, spacious and intricate the ecosystem becomes.
The garden keeps memory: every gentle nudge redirects a stone, bending a trajectory, transforming the sonic and visual composition. Stones navigate around bodies or quietly hold their ground, as though nature and ode each insist on following their own logic. Push a stone, redirect its path, or simply stand quietly in its way — as if every stone is learning to breathe alongside you.
The garden listens and responds in real-time, becoming alive. The performance culminates in collective stillness: the calmer the space, the more subtle, spacious and intricate the ecosystem becomes.
After each performance, there will be post-performance meet‑the‑artist session.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Research and Development Project: R=Live/Lines Interactive Installation
Robotic stones move gently among projections, inviting visitors to engage freely. Each touch or obstruction generates subtle sound and visual responses, creating a contemplative environment where technology and nature coexist.
Robotic stones move gently among projections, inviting visitors to engage freely. Each touch or obstruction generates subtle sound and visual responses, creating a contemplative environment where technology and nature coexist.
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.26 - 28 (Wed-Fri) 12nn - 7pm 2026.08.29 (Sat) 2pm- 9pm 2026.08.30 (Sun) 12nn - 7pm |
| Venue: | The Lab |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Points to Note: |
|
Workshop enrolment will commence on the EKCC website starting from 2026.08.03 10am onwards.
Enrol Now
1. Sound & Live Composition Workshop
2. Vision Workshop
3. Robotic Workshop
Enrol Now
1. Sound & Live Composition Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.19 (Wed) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Karen Yu and Hugo Morales Murguía |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In English |
2. Vision Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.23 (Sun) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Kenny Wong and Karen Yu |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In Cantonese |
3. Robotic Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.26 (Wed) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Kenny Wong |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In Cantonese |
Stones breathe, move, and resonate - no longer silent, but alive with sound, light, and presence.
In R=Live/Lines, robotic stones wander through projections, each with its own personality, habits, and trajectories. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on exploring the unknown, together weaving a living stone garden .
What can stones teach us about resilience and coexistence?
How do we listen to their traces, their pauses, their subtle rhythms?
Can technology and nature together write new stories of presence?
Inspired by R=Live/Lines, Hong Kong Public Libraries has curated 7 e-books exploring the poetic dialogue between humans, machines, and the earth. Let these pages guide you to discover how stones, once thought static, can breathe alongside us.
📖 Book List / Read a Sample: Click Here
In R=Live/Lines, robotic stones wander through projections, each with its own personality, habits, and trajectories. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on exploring the unknown, together weaving a living stone garden .
What can stones teach us about resilience and coexistence?
How do we listen to their traces, their pauses, their subtle rhythms?
Can technology and nature together write new stories of presence?
Inspired by R=Live/Lines, Hong Kong Public Libraries has curated 7 e-books exploring the poetic dialogue between humans, machines, and the earth. Let these pages guide you to discover how stones, once thought static, can breathe alongside us.
📖 Book List / Read a Sample: Click Here
Artistic Director / Visual & Robotic Sculpture Designer: Kenny Wong
Artistic Director / Composer / Performer: Karen Yu
Composer / Instrument & Sound Designer: Hugo Morales MurguíaRobotic Sculpture Designer, Technical Producer & Integrator: Things That Move Limited (TTM)
Sound Engineer: KingKong Fung, Kyle Li
Lighting Designer: Amy Chan
Mechatronic Engineer: Toto So@TTM
Visual designer: Charlotte Lau@TTM
Stage manager: Kaka Leung@TTM
Deputy Stage Manager: Yoyo Tsoi@TTM
The Moment Made Live
After each performance, there will be post-performance meet‑the‑artist session.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Imagine transforming The Lab into a living stone garden — an artificial ecosystem of sound, movement, and light jointly built and kept by artistic directors Kenny Wong and Karen Yu, in collaboration with composer and sound artist Hugo Morales Murguía. Robotic stones drift among projections through the space in their own personalities, carrying their own habits, trajectories and voices. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on carving out new ones, each carrying its own sound and personality.
Governed by a poetic rule principle of “position + path = sound/line”, but nothing here is predetermined. Every movement leaves a trace: lines drawn across the floor and as sound disperse in the air, as technology, bodies and stones co-write the work in real time.
Governed by a poetic rule principle of “position + path = sound/line”, but nothing here is predetermined. Every movement leaves a trace: lines drawn across the floor and as sound disperse in the air, as technology, bodies and stones co-write the work in real time.
The performance emerges gradually across interconnected scenes from stillness, to a series of encounters between humans and machines. Rather than a relationship of command and control, it proposes one form of collaboration. Audiences are invited to move beyond passive observation and become active co-composers, shaping the evolving landscape through their presence and interactions, inviting audiences from curious observers into active co‑composers.
This is not a mindfulness retreat, but a testing ground for imagining how we might live alongside machines that appear to possess tendencies of their own.
The garden keeps memory: every gentle nudge redirects a stone, bending a trajectory, transforming the sonic and visual composition. Stones navigate around bodies or quietly hold their ground, as though nature and ode each insist on following their own logic. Push a stone, redirect its path, or simply stand quietly in its way — as if every stone is learning to breathe alongside you.
The garden listens and responds in real-time, becoming alive. The performance culminates in collective stillness: the calmer the space, the more subtle, spacious and intricate the ecosystem becomes.
The garden keeps memory: every gentle nudge redirects a stone, bending a trajectory, transforming the sonic and visual composition. Stones navigate around bodies or quietly hold their ground, as though nature and ode each insist on following their own logic. Push a stone, redirect its path, or simply stand quietly in its way — as if every stone is learning to breathe alongside you.
The garden listens and responds in real-time, becoming alive. The performance culminates in collective stillness: the calmer the space, the more subtle, spacious and intricate the ecosystem becomes.
After each performance, there will be post-performance meet‑the‑artist session.
The presenter reserves the right to substitute artists and change the programme should unavoidable circumstances make it necessary
The content of this programme does not reflect the views of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Research and Development Project: R=Live/Lines Interactive Installation
Robotic stones move gently among projections, inviting visitors to engage freely. Each touch or obstruction generates subtle sound and visual responses, creating a contemplative environment where technology and nature coexist.
Robotic stones move gently among projections, inviting visitors to engage freely. Each touch or obstruction generates subtle sound and visual responses, creating a contemplative environment where technology and nature coexist.
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.26 - 28 (Wed-Fri) 12nn - 7pm 2026.08.29 (Sat) 2pm- 9pm 2026.08.30 (Sun) 12nn - 7pm |
| Venue: | The Lab |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Points to Note: |
|
Workshop enrolment will commence on the EKCC website starting from 2026.08.03 10am onwards.
Enrol Now
1. Sound & Live Composition Workshop
2. Vision Workshop
3. Robotic Workshop
Enrol Now
1. Sound & Live Composition Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.19 (Wed) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Karen Yu and Hugo Morales Murguía |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In English |
2. Vision Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.23 (Sun) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Kenny Wong and Karen Yu |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In Cantonese |
3. Robotic Workshop
| Date & Time: | 2026.08.26 (Wed) 3pm |
| Venue: |
The Lab |
| Duration: | Approximately 45 minutes |
| Fee: | Free admission |
| Speakers: | Kenny Wong |
| Quota: | 20 |
| Remarks: | In Cantonese |
Stones breathe, move, and resonate - no longer silent, but alive with sound, light, and presence.
In R=Live/Lines, robotic stones wander through projections, each with its own personality, habits, and trajectories. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on exploring the unknown, together weaving a living stone garden .
What can stones teach us about resilience and coexistence?
How do we listen to their traces, their pauses, their subtle rhythms?
Can technology and nature together write new stories of presence?
Inspired by R=Live/Lines, Hong Kong Public Libraries has curated 7 e-books exploring the poetic dialogue between humans, machines, and the earth. Let these pages guide you to discover how stones, once thought static, can breathe alongside us.
📖 Book List / Read a Sample: Click Here
In R=Live/Lines, robotic stones wander through projections, each with its own personality, habits, and trajectories. Some return to familiar paths, others insist on exploring the unknown, together weaving a living stone garden .
What can stones teach us about resilience and coexistence?
How do we listen to their traces, their pauses, their subtle rhythms?
Can technology and nature together write new stories of presence?
Inspired by R=Live/Lines, Hong Kong Public Libraries has curated 7 e-books exploring the poetic dialogue between humans, machines, and the earth. Let these pages guide you to discover how stones, once thought static, can breathe alongside us.
📖 Book List / Read a Sample: Click Here
Artistic Director / Visual & Robotic Sculpture Designer: Kenny Wong
Artistic Director / Composer / Performer: Karen Yu
Composer / Instrument & Sound Designer: Hugo Morales MurguíaRobotic Sculpture Designer, Technical Producer & Integrator: Things That Move Limited (TTM)
Sound Engineer: KingKong Fung, Kyle Li
Lighting Designer: Amy Chan
Mechatronic Engineer: Toto So@TTM
Visual designer: Charlotte Lau@TTM
Stage manager: Kaka Leung@TTM
Deputy Stage Manager: Yoyo Tsoi@TTM