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Prof. LIM Kok Wai Benny

Prof. LIM Kok Wai Benny

Associate Professor of Practice in Cultural Management

M.F.A (LABA, Italy), M.I.H.T (GMU, Italy),
LL.M. (UCLan, UK), Ph.D. (USW, UK)

About Prof. LIM Kok Wai Benny

Benny Lim is Associate Professor of Practice in Cultural Management and Director of the MA in Cultural Management Programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Prior to his current roles, he held executive leadership positions at KDU University College (now University of Wollongong Malaysia) and Berjaya University College. He also held visiting roles with Taylor’s University, UniPegaso, Peking University, University of Nottingham Malaysia, and the Institute of Tourism Studies Macao (now Macao University of Tourism). In recent years, he has often been invited to deliver lectures at universities and arts institutions across Asia.

 

Benny has served in governance and advisory capacities for various governmental agencies, educational institutions, and arts organisations. He is currently Board Member of Current Plans, an independent arts space in Hong Kong; Theatre Juror for the Asian Cultural Council Hong Kong Fellowships; Specialist with the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ); member of the Programme Sub-committee of The TENG Company, a leading Singaporean non-profit arts organisation; and Advisor to the University Arts Centre, CUHK Shenzhen. He also serves as an external advisor to several Master’s and PhD programmes at Sunway University and Asia e University. His previous governance and advisory roles include Board Chair of Along the Edge Limited, a non-profit arts organisation in Hong Kong; Advisor (Arts Administration) at the Hong Kong Arts Development Council; member of the selection committee for the Macao Fringe Festival 2025; and Board Member of Justice Centre Hong Kong.

 

Since 2001, Benny has produced and directed numerous original theatre productions and arts festivals, often addressing issues affecting marginalised communities. As a performance maker, he has developed a substantial body of work exploring different dimensions of performing the ‘self’. In 2021, he initiated the ‘Art and Aging’ project and has since launched a series of drama workshops and developed a Cantonese-language Arts Resource Hub for seniors.

 

Benny received his practice-based PhD (Drama) from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales) in 2012.

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  • Research Interests
    • Arts and Cultural Management
    • Cultural Policies
    • Arts and Social Change
    • Performance Studies
    • Digital Culture
    • Higher Education
  • Recent Research ProjectS
    • 2021 – Present: Co-Principal Investigator, “An Ecology of Care for the Arts: Arts practices, policy making and arts pedagogy”. (Co-PI: Dr Elizabeth de Roza)
    • 2020 – Present: Principal Investigator/ Cultural Studies Impact Coordinator, “Art and Aging”, Faculty of Arts’ Project Impact Enhancement Fund (1st and 2nd Instalments), Development of Impact Case Funding, and CRS Research Fund.
    • 2015 – 2016: Principal Investigator, “Performing Arts Festivals in Hong Kong – Issues and Challenges”, CUHK’s Direct Grant for Research, HK$96,900.
  • Selected Publications
    Books and Edited/Co-edited Books
    1. Lim, Benny, Chan, Anna CY, and Yu, Kwok Lit Louis (Eds.). (Forthcoming). Culture and Sustainability in East and South East Asia. Cham: Springer. (Contract awarded)
    2. Lim, Benny (2024). Bridging Cultures. Hong Kong: Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
    3. Lim, Benny & Ho, Hing-kay Oscar (Eds.) (October 2021). Empower Arts, Animate Communities. Hong Kong: Department of Cultural and Religious Studies, the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
    4. 何慶基，林國偉 (聯合主編)( 2017 年)《藝術與社群》。 香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系。ISBN 978-988-77228-1-6.
    5. 何慶基，林國偉 (聯合主編)( 2016 年)《中介位置》。香港中文大學文化及宗教研究系。 ISBN 978-988-77228-0-9.

    Selected Articles in Books/Journals
    1. Lim, Benny (2026). Singapore’s Arts Education in 2056: A Reflection on Personal Experience, Observations, and Futures. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance (Routledge), 30(2), 251–259.
    2. Lim, Benny & Cheng, Meggy (2025). Building Meaningful Cultural Exchanges Through Chinese Dance – A Case of Hong Kong Dance Company. The Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society (Routledge), 1–13.
    3. Lim, Benny (2024). Cultural Districts and Tourism in Hong Kong: A Case Study of West Kowloon Cultural District. In: Wong, TC., See, HP., Milligan, M. (eds) Cultural Tourism in the Asia Pacific. Cham: Springer. 
    4. Lim, Benny (2022). The Monetisation of Intellectual Property in Singapore’s Performing Arts. Journal of Arts Management, 4, 100-110.
    5. Lim, Benny (2022). Beyond Size and Scale: Reflections on Small Performing Arts Organizations. RICE Journal of Creative Entrepreneurship and Management, 3(1), 55-65.
    6. Lim, Benny (2021). Coronavirus disruptions to the private higher education sector in Malaysia In J. S. McKeown, K. Bista, & R. Y. Chan (Eds.), Global higher education during COVID-19: Policy, society, and technology, 92-103. STAR Scholars.
    7. Lim, Benny (2019). A Postmodern Approach to Curating and Managing Arts Festivals. In William Byrnes and Aleksandar Brkić (Eds.) The Routledge Companion to Arts Management, 263-275. London: Routledge.
    8. Lim, Benny, Cheng, Meggy, and Chou, Wai-In Rebecca (2019). Fundraising for classical music: Case studies from Hong Kong and Macao. In William Byrnes and Aleksandar Brkić (Eds.) The Routledge Companion to Arts Management, 425-437. London: Routledge.

     

  • SELECTED CREATIVE AND CURATORIAL WORKS
    Selected Festival Curation/ Direction
    1. Along the Edge Arts Festival (2018 – 2020, Hong Kong)
    2. Saving the Past for the Future Festival (2017, Hong Kong)
    3. We Gain, We Lose Arts Festival (2016, Hong Kong)
    4. Umbrella Festival (2015, Hong Kong)
    5. Moving Sounds; Leisure Motions Arts Festival (2014, Hong Kong)
    6. Initiation International Performance Festival (2005 – 2007, Singapore)
    Selected Performance Projects
    1. Solitude (2023, Hong Kong)
    2. Hektomeron Project – Singapore (2021, Romania)
    3. What Have I Learned in Hong Kong? Series (2016 – 2019, Hong Kong)
    4. Diaspora Series (2011 & 2012, Malaysia)
    5. Human Lefts Series (2005 – 2009, Singapore and USA)
    6. Death.Mother Series (2004 – 2008, Singapore and Hong Kong)

 

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Prof. Lim Kok Wai Benny  | Research keywords in Cultural Studies: Performing Arts

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