{"id":12012,"date":"2025-11-16T20:29:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12012"},"modified":"2025-11-16T20:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T12:29:50","slug":"its-so-magical-how-standard-chartered-arts-in-the-park-in-hong-kong-births-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12012","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s so magical\u2019: how Standard Chartered Arts in the Park in Hong Kong births stars"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Standard Chartered Arts in the Park, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this month, is not just Hong Kong\u2019s largest outdoor youth arts festival; it can be a launch pad for successful international careers.<\/p>\n

The woman behind the festival is Lindsey McAlister<\/span>, founder of the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF), which is known for producing original musicals. She launched Arts in the Park to give more youngsters the chance to shine.<\/div>\n

The HKYAF flagship stage shows cannot accommodate every aspiring star in the city, so Arts in the Park is a way to give talented youths a platform, inspiring confidence in them and helping them develop their creativity and teamwork skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many times, young people would come along to an audition, and maybe they\u2019re not quite ready yet for the big show or a big project. Rather than being very Simon Cowell about it and saying, \u2018You\u2019re not good enough,\u2019 what we\u2019ll do is try and offer them opportunities in different projects [like Arts in the Park],\u201d McAlister says.<\/p>\n

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Some youngsters turn out to be X Factor-worthy. Natalie Hsu, the daughter of former film star Ann Bridgewater, had her start in Arts in the Park when she was a teenager in Hong Kong. Today, she is an award-winning actress and has worked with the French fashion label Chanel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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