Hong kongs ultimate family holiday tradition, the nutcracker, returns to enthrall audiences once again with the splendor and magic of clara and fritzs grand adventure. Check out our ultimate christmas and new year calendar 2015 here. Time for christmas cheer, the smell of pine trees, and of course the annual hk ballet nutcracker. The performance is set to tchaikovskys iconic music with live accompaniment by hong kong sinfonietta. Ciurlionis school of art in lithuania and munich international ballet academy in germany. Join clara and fritz as they get swept up in a fantastic christmas eve journey in an astonishing world of wonder filled with a mischievous army of rats and their archrivals, the toy soldiers, and a host of colorful, magical characters, graceful.
Music piotr tchaikovsky libretto yuri grigorovich choreography yuri grigorovich. She attended hong kong academy for performing arts hkapa, where she performed in les sylphides, flower festival, paquita, the four temperaments and persistent memory. Gravity ballet hong kongs adult ballet specialists. The sets in this production are also intricately beautiful. Hong kong ballets the nutcracker time out hong kong. We consider this production hong kongs defining holiday tradition. Jurgita dronina, dancer the national ballet of canada. Born in shaanxi, china, wu di trained at shanghai dance school, houston ballets ben stevenson academy on full scholarship and royal swedish ballet school, where he graduated in 2015. A number of the young children present embraced the opportunity to participate in a live ballet performance and to experience first hand what it felt like to be a part of. And the hong kong sinfonietta was impressive under the baton of. After 15 years, hong kong ballet have laid aside stephen jefferies production of the nutcracker and introduced a new version choreographed by terence kohler, a. Dec 18, 2015 information for this article came from the new grove dictionary of music and musicians and from a souvenir program of the hong kong ballet. Now, more than half a century later, the production has matured into glorious grandeur. She was promoted to coryphee lead dancer in 2015, joined the boston ballet in 2017 and returned to the hong kong ballet in 2019.
Patrice will share the role with three other dancers but even with four places up. The shanghai grand theatre version of the nutcracker premiered during the christmas season in 2010, and has been staged almost every christmas season since. Journey into the dollhouse and up the largerthanlife christmas tree to behold. The nutcracker will capture your imagination and transport you to a wondrous world of courageous toy soldiers, captivating dolls, dramatic sword fights. Patrice will share the role with three other dancers but even with four places up for grabs, it wasnt easy getting a spot. Laws repertoire includes alices adventures in wonderland, the nutcracker, anna karenina, the dream, paquita, the second detail and the vertiginous thrill of exactitude. For the seventh year running, the hong kong ballet guilds annual fundraising event, the 2015 nutcracker christmas benefit. Jurgita dronina was born in saratov, russia and trained at the national m. Set to tchaikovskys iconic music with live accompaniment by hong kong sinfonietta and grand sets, terence kohlers fresh, multilayered version was created especially for hong kong ballet. Hong kong ballet is one of the premier classical ballet companies in asia and is internationally recognised as a worldclass institution that embodies hong kongs unique character. A graduate of canadas national ballet school, jessica burrows danced with the national ballet of canada before joining the hong kong ballet in 2010. The hong kong ballet the nutcracker trailer duration.
The hong kong ballet the nutcracker trailer youtube. The hong kong ballets education and community outreach department will hold a onehour long promotional briefing session about ballet in the school hall to assist the school with recruitment. Buy tickets for the nutcracker in shanghai smartticket. Hong kong ballet is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style. The school of alberta ballets academic stream today attracts students from around the world and graduates of this program have gone on to work with hong kong ballet, norwegian national ballet, san francisco ballet, ballet bc, and of course, several have gone on to join alberta ballet. Hong kong sinfonietta will provide live accompaniment to hong kong ballets performances of the nutcracker under the baton of marc taddei.
The nutcracker ballet news straight from the stage. Buy hong kong ballet tickets from the official site. Dronina was a principal dancer with royal swedish ballet and het nationale ballet before joining the national ballet of canada as principal dancer in 2015. Nutcracker doesnt have to come addled with freudian complications to convince us of its seriousness. The hong kong ballet performs the nutcracker this holiday. Her repertoire with hong kong ballet included giselle, cinderella, theme and variations, the nutcracker, the sleeping beauty and the merry widow. A new hong kong ballet, under director septime webre pointe. Its been quite the buzz around town due to the publicity brought about on the reinvention theyre doing to the piece. The bolshois version of the nutcracker has a unique and beautiful sense of romance and philosophy, danced by the heroic denis rodkin as the courageous prince and the magical anna nikulina as marie. In order to rejuvenate the classic work, the shanghai grand theatre and the shanghai ballet have made a new production of. Hong kong ballet gf, 60 blue pool road, happy valley, hong kong rated 4. Gravity ballet is the first and only studio i have joined since i moved to hong kong. Yao jin, here with wei wei, in the nutcracker by terence kohler photo conrad dy. Information for this article came from the new grove dictionary of music and musicians and from a souvenir program of the hong kong ballet.
Tickets range from hk120 to hk1,000 and can be purchased via. The nutcracker by the hk ballet the best of hong kong. Gravity ballet hong kong is with hiu tung yu and 3 others at gravity ballet hong kong. There is something very special about watching the nutcracker at christmas and hong kong ballet has succeeded in bringing some festive. Grand theatre, hong kong cultural centre, 10 salisbury road, tsim sha tsui, 37616661. Hong kong ballet chose to do away with some of the traditional choreography in. Dec 17, 2012 after 15 years, hong kong ballet have laid aside stephen jefferies production of the nutcracker and introduced a new version choreographed by terence kohler, a young australian who is resident.
Watching the 48dancer troupe in terence kohlers the nutcracker, webres influence is visibly evident. The royal ballet 201516 season four world premieres headline the royal ballets 201516 season. Tseng was just recently invited to teach one of the master classes at the star of canaan dance competition 2015 and 2016 in hong kong. The nutcracker by the hong kong ballet several dates december 1827, 2015 hong kong mega showcase december 2427, 2015 christmas shopping on steroids. Performed with damian smith at hong kong ballet, le french may gala, 2014. Lan kwai fong christmas and new years eve street party december 24 and 31, 2015. Hong kong ballet is financially supported by the government of the hong kong special administrative region hong kong. The 12yearold french international school student earned a place on the stage in the role of clarchen the doll belonging to lead character clara in hong kong ballets production of the beloved tale this year. Hong kong ballets season trailer takes it to the next level. From reading many, many posts and responses on here we have a huge list of things wed love to do, but have one big thing on our list that we havent seen any discussion about. The film of the original cast of yuri grigorovichs production of the nutcracker shows a charming, gogollike, russified version of the now phenomenally popular german tale. Hong kong ballets season trailer takes it to the next. Zhang joined abt studio company in september 2014 where her repertory included gulnare and an odalisque in le corsaire, and roles in stephen mills hush, and antony tudors little improvisations.
Won the award for best male dancer at the 11th international competition for the erik bruhn prize, toronto, 2015. My wife and i will be in hk for two weeks starting dec 18. Elizabeth harrison was born in hong kong, where she started dancing at age four. Ballet open group 2014 gifted young dancer program scholarship bronze award, the 42nd hong kong open dance contest.
Now at the helm of hong kong ballet as it heads into its 40thanniversary season, webre is poised to launch the company into the future with refreshed repertoire and increased community engagement. Ballet group open group 2015 asian grand prix sip scholarship ballet solo top 10, the 8th national ballet competition taipei gold award, the 43rd hong kong open dance contest. Tseng is the founder artistic director of ballet frontier of texas. The nutcracker creative ballet animateur scheme in. Gold medal, senior womens classical division, 2015 valentina kozlova international ballet competition new orleans, usa.
Gold medal, senior womens classical division and bronze medal, senior womens contemporary, 2015. Tirion law, dancer the national ballet of canada the. May 16, 2019 hong kong ballet is celebrating its 40th anniversary in style. Hk ballets annual nutcracker in hong kong 2019 little steps. Today, the company released the new phase of its yearlong ad campaign, which includes the below film, a wes andersonesque romp through the city fusing ballet with pop culture, filled with ferry boats, pom pomwielding grannies and dim sum served in hot pink containers. Hong kong ballets the nutcracker an annual christmas tradition, with a tighter narrative to chew on. Tseng has enjoyed being the company ballet teacher for the dallas black dance theatre. Jj abernathy is an arts advocate and educator and may be. The hong kong ballet will be performing the nutcracker from the 17th to the 27th december at the cultural centre. Her other major awards from international competitions include.
Hong kong ballet the nutcracker dazzled its spectators over the weekend hong kong ballets festive production will delight more audiences in its second week proudly presented by fancl christmas would not be christmas without the nutcracker. As expected, the event was a wonderful occasion that got families into a joyous and festive spirit. In its own whimsical way, nutcracker encapsulates a beautiful promise. The long island ballet theatre connecting long island to.
In 2015, chris became the executive director for alberta. However, inside this limited space, it lives a bunch of adult dancers who are chasing after their unlimited dream. You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right. On christmas eve, maries godfather, drosselmeyer, gives her a strange toy. Dronina was a principal dancer with royal swedish ballet and het nationale ballet before joining.
New nutcracker production well danced, but lacks magic. Hong kong sinfonietta will provide live accompaniment to hong kong ballets performances of the nutcracker under the baton of andrew mogrelia. Tonight i was invited to the opening of hong kong ballets the nutcracker. Ballet at christmas 2016 bbc two the nutcracker for the first time in many years, the royal ballet has granted access behindthescenes for a landmark 90 minute christmas documentary, following the company over three months as they prepare for the seasons production of the nutcracker.
Christmas events december events holiday events hong kong ballet the nutcracker. Since its founding in 1979, hong kong ballet has evolved into a vibrant performing arts organisation with accomplished dancers and a strong repertoire composed of. Anastasiya popova age 10, kitri variation from don quixoteyagp 2015 paris 2nd. Jun 22, 2019 now at the helm of hong kong ballet as it heads into its 40thanniversary season, webre is poised to launch the company into the future with refreshed repertoire and increased community engagement. Served as judge for the classical division of the 2nd international ballet and choreography competition and performed at the awards ceremony, beijing, 20. Sign up for our free email updates to get notified on all our gba classes, schedules and performances. The 2015 nutcracker christmas benefit tatler hong kong. An evening featuring yuan yuan tan and fangyi sheu, london, 20. Serein school of ballet offers a curriculum of all levels of classical ballet of the royal academy of dance, london. May 28, 2017 teretella hong kong ballet group 2015.
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