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Hong Kong Ballet: Romeo + Juliet

Choreography Septime Webre
Music Sergei Prokofiev
Costume Design Mandy Tam
Set Design Ricky Chan
Lighting Design Billy Chan
Dramaturge Yan Pat To
Martial Arts Advisor Hing Chao
Martial Arts Partner International Guoshu Association
Music Director Emeritus/Conductor Yip Wing-sie
Live Accompaniment Hong Kong Sinfonietta
 

Hong Kong Sinfonietta will provide live accompaniment to Hong Kong Ballet’s performances of Romeo + Juliet under the baton of Music Director Emeritus Yip Wing-sie.

Warring triad families. Passion and tragedy. The famous balcony scene. Shakespeare’s timeless tale of star-crossed lovers has captivated audiences for generations and is given a fresh and thought-provoking retelling in Septime Webre’s new Romeo + Juliet. Set in 1960s Hong Kong with designs incorporating mid-twentieth century Hong Kong street life details, this epic love story captivates with vivid dancing, complex drama, sumptuous cheongsams and iconic scenes from the tragic tale. With Webre’s original choreography accompanied by Prokofiev’s dramatic score, this brilliantly imagined adaptation is especially relevant for contemporary audiences as it fuses dance and drama against a backdrop of world in flux.

Programme details: https://bit.ly/34sT2eu

Featured artists:

Yip Wing-sie
(Music Director Emeritus)

Ticketing
Dates & Times:

18 June 2021 (Friday)
7:30pm

19 June 2021 (Saturday)
2:30pm

19 June 2021 (Saturday)
7:30pm

20 June 2021 (Sunday)
2:30pm

20 June 2021 (Sunday)
7:30pm

Venue:

HK Cultural Centre Grand Theatre

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Price:

$1,000 (Limited VIP Tickets), $680, $480, $280, $140



Duration: The performance lasts approximately 2 hours including 1 intermission
Age Limit: Suitable for ages 6 and above
Programme Enquiries: 2105 9724 / www.hkballet.com

About Our Series

The APPRECIATE concerts are, mainly, classical concerts featuring guest artists and conductors of world renown.  Apart from performing orchestral masterpieces, Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly commissions new works and introduces to audiences works that are rarely heard in Hong Kong.

Music is good for everyone! The LEARN series takes audiences aged 0 to 88 into the world of classical music through specially designed concert series including Good Music for Babies, Good Music for Kids, Short-cut to Classical Music, Know Your Classical Music and HKS McDull Music Project.

In the light-hearted RELAX concerts, Hong Kong Sinfonietta shares with audiences great music ranging from orchestral favourites to music from movies and musicals.

The ENCOUNTER series offers unique opportunities for audiences to get close to the music and the performers through chamber music concerts, talks, often at unconventional venues or time. These include Good Music This Lunch, Good Music @ The Fringe, Beyond Good Music @ The Fringe, HKS ArtisTree Residency and UpClose Encounters.

Often referred to as “one of the world’s great small orchestras”, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has been invited to go on many TOURS in Europe, Asia, South and North Americas, sharing good music with audiences in over 30 cities.  In 2017/2018, the orchestra will make its début in Germany and perform at festivals in France, Portugal, as well as the Beethoven Easter Festival in Poland.

WHAT ELSE?  Apart from classical concerts, Hong Kong Sinfonietta regularly appears in staged productions by Hong Kong Ballet, Opera Hong Kong and visiting arts groups such as The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. This season, Hong Kong Sinfonietta will also host the 1st International Conducting Competition.