This Friday (October 3), West Kowloon’s M+ will dim its lights and open its doors to a different kind of magic.
The museum’s after-hours series M+ at Night returns with “Dreamscapes”, an evening that invites visitors to slip off their shoes, wander through a maze of environmental artworks and let music, movement and conversation blur the line between waking life and dreams.
This edition draws inspiration from the new special exhibition Dream Rooms: Environments by Women Artists 1950s–Now. Instead of simply viewing the works, audiences will be guided through sound and motion: rooms softly lit and humming with music, dancers gliding past installations, and fellow visitors reclining on cushions to talk about what they feel.
It is as much a journey as an exhibition — a chance to get lost inside art and perhaps, for a moment, inside oneself.
At the heart of the night is an eclectic line-up. Hong Kong’s own “Queen of Singer-Songwriters” Ivana Wong will appear with pianist and composer Daniel Chu, weaving a set designed to resonate with the gallery’s dreamlike spaces.
Sonic visionary ena mori brings her ethereal brand of art pop, while reggae pioneer MouseFX joins forces with STEFFUNN and Heavy HK Sound for immersive Cantonese reggae rhythms.
Throughout the galleries, musician Lau Chun Ho (HakGwai) will lead interactive sound meditations, and professional dancers from City Contemporary Dance Company will guide participants in responding to the works through movement.
Even the conversation has a dreamy twist: “Pillow Talk: Beyond the Dream” invites small groups to sit in a circle and share how the art touches their bodies and minds.
The result is part concert, part installation, part late-night adventure — a museum experience where you’re asked not just to look, but to listen, move, breathe and speak.
Visitors are reminded to bring socks: shoes come off for Dream Rooms, heightening the sense of intimacy and play.
And yes, for those who need grounding between dreamscapes, there will be food and drinks for sale and access to the ground-floor and L2 galleries until 10.30pm.
Want the keys to this late-night art playground? Tickets are now available on Klook, CTrip, KKday, CTS, Cityline and Trip.com.
Marco Lam (marco.lam@singtaonewscorp.com)
