Chinatown Arts Space (CAS) extends a warm welcome to the Five Circles Arts Festival 2008 which is a series of groundbreaking international arts exchanges in hip-hip rap music, film music cross artforms, contemporary dance and visual public arts, taking place between February 2008 -- February 2009. Five Circles promotes artistic excellence and exchange between UK and international East Asian artists to surprise and delight London audiences.

CAS wishes to thank all the Festival supporters: Westminster City Council, Arts Council England, CHINA NOW, ROH2 at the Royal Opera House, Sadler's Wells, Shaftesbury PLC, Arts & Business, Spectrum Radio and DimSum.co.uk.

CAS was initiated in 2003 by a group of British East Asian artists who saw the need to champion the development of East Asian performing and visual arts in London.