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Hong Kong Ballet: The Nutcracker

Choreography Septime Webre
Music Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Set & Costume Design Gabriela Tylesova
Associate Set & Costume Designer Au Yu Kong
Associate Costume Designer Joanne Chong
Lighting Design Billy Chan
Dramaturge Yan Pat To
Shadow Puppet Video Design: Lo Wing
Live Accompaniment (for Selected Performances) Hong Kong Sinfonietta
Music Director Emeritus/Conductor Yip Wing-sie (13-14,17-22 Dec 7:30pm; 15 Dec 8pm)
Associate Conductor Vivian Ip (14, 21-22, 25-26 Dec 2:30pm; 15 Dec 3pm; 24-26 Dec 7:30pm)
 

Hong Kong Sinfonietta will provide live accompaniment to Hong Kong Ballet’s selected performances of The Nutcracker under the baton of Music Director Emeritus Yip Wing-sie and Associate Conductor Vivian Ip.

The ultimate holiday tradition returns with Septime Webre’s timeless classic The Nutcracker, filled with Tchaikovsky’s world-famous score, opulent sets and costumes and beloved Hong Kong elements that enchant audiences year after year.

On Christmas Eve, Clara, Fritz and the Nutcracker Prince embark on a magical journey through a snowy bamboo forest, battle the villainous Rat King and encounter a host of whimsical characters, including blossoming bauhinias, playful peacocks and dancing dim sum. From snowflakes to sword fights to the fantastical Christmas tree that reaches the sky, The Nutcracker abounds in spectacle and wonder while celebrating our city’s rich cultural tapestry and bringing out the child in everyone!

Programme details

 

With Live Accompaniment by Hong Kong Sinfonietta
13.12.2024 (Fri) *, 17-19.12.2024 (Tue-Thu) ^, 20 & 24.12.2024 (Fri & Tue) * | 7:30pm
14.12.2024 (Sat) *, 21.12.2024 (Sat) ^, 22.12.2024 (Sun) *, 25.12.2024 (Wed) *, 26.12.2024 (Thu) ^ | 2:30pm & 7:30pm
15.12.2024 (Sun) * | 3pm & 8pm

With Recorded Music
27-29.12.2024 (Fri-Sun)

Ticketing
Dates & Times:

13 December 2024 (Friday)
7:30pm *

14 December 2024 (Saturday)
2:30pm & 7:30pm *

15 December 2024 (Sunday)
3pm & 8pm *

17 December 2024 (Tuesday)
7:30pm ^

18 December 2024 (Wednesday)
7:30pm ^

19 December 2024 (Thursday)
7:30pm ^

20 December 2024 (Friday)
7:30pm *

21 December 2024 (Saturday)
2:30pm & 7:30pm ^

22 December 2024 (Sunday)
2:30pm & 7:30pm *

24 December 2024 (Tuesday)
7:30pm *

25 December 2024 (Wednesday)
2:30pm & 7:30pm *

26 December 2024 (Thursday)
2:30pm & 7:30pm ^

Venue:

Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre

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Price:

*$1,200 (Limited VIP Tickets) $720, $490, $340, $220; ^$1,000 (Limited VIP Tickets) $680, $480, $300, $180


Tickets NOW available at all URBTIX outlets
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Duration: Approximately 1 hr 45 mins including 1 intermission
Age Limit: Ages 3 and above
Programme Enquiries: 2105 9724 / www.hkballet.com

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.