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Entertainment is a leisure activity consisting of an event and an audience that views the event and participates. This participation can be subtle, as in Theatres: Film, Opera or stageshows, or Orchestral symphony concerts wherein the applause due the performance or performing artists would be bad manners. In contrast, the sports entertainment industry feeds off audience participation— who can imagine the strange event attending a pro-wrestling bout, basketball or baseball game without cheering or booing the participants would experentially being happy.
The industry that provides entertainment is called the entertainment industry, and one distinction between what is meant by the term is the voluntary participation of the party being entertained, which may be passive (Opera) or active (Frantic shoot-em-up computer games) and the whole gamut of industry supported diversions in between (Baseball, Concerts, Football, Books, Television, film , striptease, and events like Karaoke).
Recreation, play, reading, and art appreciation may in some instances be confused with entertainment, but the difference is elementary—entertainments take two or more— even if one of the participants is a programmer for the obsolescent Amiga computer system who now happens to be deceased. Without the 'performance' of the artist and the participation of the viewer the event would and could not occur.
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Change of image
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Among brothers
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Coonawarra gone wrong
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Darkest of romantics
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King of goth rock Marilyn Manson finds his inspiration in the pain of the human condition. He talks to Neil McCormick
Throw your weight around
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Cardio fitness doesn't take care of the other 600 muscles in our body that also need attention, writes Howard Schneider
Star Shrek shriek
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Curse of the pirates
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A new system that embeds anti-piracy technology into CDs and DVDs is about to make illegal copying a whole lot harder, writes Evelyn Iritani
House rules
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British actor Hugh Laurie works hard to make his character in the popular American TV series perfectly unlikable, writes Mary McNamara
Loosening the shackles
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Once notorious for their harsh conditions, prisons in India are now busy introducing wide- ranging reforms to help speed up the process of rehabilitating offenders, writes Margot Cohen
Den of redemption
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Kuala Lumpur's Downtown Bazaar project is allowing recovering drug dealers and users to put their business skills to work, writes Pauline Jasudason
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Ananya - Organiser of exhibitions and art shows.
Art in Hospital - Organises art workshops and projects in hospitals. Introduces the group's mission and showcases their past projects.
Community Museum Project - Carries out flexible exhibition and public programmes within community settings, on topics such as indigenous creativity, visual culture and public culture.
Eddy's Magic - Sells magic kits, plans and produces magic performances, and conducts magic courses.
Goethe-Institut Hong Kong - A non-profit organization which promotes the German language, and fosters international cultural cooperation.
Hong Kong Arts Centre - Promoting accessible drama, dance, music, film, video, literature, and visual and applied arts.
Hong Kong Arts Development Council - Promotes and supports the development of the arts and art education. Includes information about projects, grants, job vacancies and news.
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Hong Kong Arts Festival - A mix of theatre, concert and dance performances.
Meta Description: [ 2007 Hong Kong Arts Festival ]
Hong Kong Entertainment - Includes interviews, latest events and venue guides.
Meta Description: [ Hong Kong's Entertainment & Tourist Guide, providing complete listings on all events happening in Hong Kong. ]
Hong Kong Entertainment News in Review - News on the entertainment circle in Hong Kong, visitor polls and links to relevant sites.
Hong Kong Fringe Club - An old landmark building turned into an active contemporary art and performing space that put on an average of 48 exhibitions and 400 performances each year.
Hong Kong Ticketing - Offers online ticketing for sporting, cultural and entertainment events. Contains an event calendar and venue information.
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Kwang Hwa Information and Culture Center - Hong Kong representative of the Taiwan information centre.
The Hong Kong Society of Illustrators - Promotes the professional stature of illustrators. Contains profiles of its members, latest events, photo gallery.
The Ink Society Hong Kong - A society of enthusiasts for art based on the Chinese ink tradition.
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Urbtix - Sells tickets for various cultural and music events.
Videotage - An artists' collective that focusses on the production, development and study of time-based media arts. Includes an online video library, related news and commentaries.
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