The eighth edition of No Limits, jointly presented by the Hong Kong Arts Festival and The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, officially launched on Saturday at the Auditorium of Kwai Tsing Theatre.
The opening program, The Nature of Why, performed by Paraorchestra — the world’s first professional inclusive orchestra — immerses audiences in an arts experience inspired by Nobel laureate physicist Richard Feynman. Combining live orchestral music, contemporary dance, and interactive elements, the production redefines boundaries in inclusive art.
Under the theme “All of Us, All Ways”, this year’s No Limits focuses on celebrating diverse values and fostering connections through the arts. For the first time, the festival collaborates with two leading Hong Kong performing arts institutions — the Hong Kong Dance Company and the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra — to produce multidisciplinary inclusive programs. These partnerships aim to inspire new perspectives, integrate inclusive arts into Hong Kong’s cultural mainstream.
Featuring 11 groundbreaking programs across music, theater, dance, and film, No Limits 2026 includes 29 performances. Highlights include Wayfaring Beyond, a large-scale outdoor dance collaboration with the China Hong Kong Para Dance Sport Association; Light and Shadow on Strings, showcasing blind erhu virtuoso Yang Enhua; Harmonia, a provocative dance piece challenging bodily norms; Precarious Moves, a solo autobiographical work addressing disability stereotypes; Two Blind Women in the Snowy Tokugawa Nights – Sleeping Fires, a newly commissioned Asian premiere; Zer-Brech-Lich, a sensory musical theater experience by Swiss choreographer Alessandro Schiattarella.
The festival also introduces the Local Creative Research and Development Scheme, pairing local artists with differently-abled individuals to co-create inclusive works. Outcomes will be showcased during No Limits 2026.
“No Limits provides a platform for artists of all abilities to express their creativity, fostering an inclusive community. It bridges diverse backgrounds and abilities, enriching Hong Kong’s cultural landscape while demonstrating creativity’s role in driving societal progress,” said Vivian Sum Fong-kwang, permanent secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
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Festival Director Sebastian Man highlighted the partnership with Hong Kong’s flagship arts organizations, adding that No Limits has promoted inclusion through global and local performances and educational outreach since 2019.
“Collaborating with the Hong Kong Dance Company and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra marks a milestone in integrating inclusive arts into Hong Kong’s cultural mainstream,” Man said. “We thank The Hong Kong Jockey Club for their unwavering support and our partners for ensuring accessibility for all.”
Beyond performances, No Limits 2026 offers free community programs, including inclusive dance workshops, symposiums on tech-enabled innovation, and school concerts. Online screenings of documentaries like A Space in Time, which follows a family affected by muscular dystrophy, and Away from Her, which portrays Alzheimer’s, will be available from March 30 to May 25.
