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Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras 2011Themed with the famous story of Alice in Wonderland, Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras has drawn close to 70,000 visitors to the Victoria Park this weekend to join in the fantasy journey of Alice, breaking the record made last year. Organised by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF) with the support of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, the theme of Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras 2011 is inspired by the novel Alice in Wonderland. 3,000 young people worked with local artists to create eight giant puppets of 8-15 feet tall and over a thousand pieces extravagant artworks in over 3 months. They demonstrated to visitors their creativity and vitality in the grand finale parade today. This is also the first time for the event to enlist UK-based carnival artists to create a giant puppet for the event. In addition, over 500 young people performed on stage at the two-day event. |
About Standard Chartered Arts in the Park Mardi Gras
To support the sustainability of youth and the community through arts and interactive experiences, Standard Chartered Hong Kong supports the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation (HKYAF) to hold the annual community arts event – "Standard Chartered Arts in the Park" for Hong Kong.
Thousands of students participate in a series of art workshops and the general public is invited to attend a festive outdoor extravaganza at Victoria Park – featuring interactive art activities including a thematic giant puppet parade, art stalls, performing arts workshops and live performances.
In 2011, the two-day event attracted nearly 70,000 members of the public to attend
