Conductor/Presenter | Lio Kuokman* |
Choreographer/Presenter | Yuri Ng (HKS Artist Associate 2011-2013) |
Dance Artists | Carlo Pacis, Irene Lo, Jennifer Mok |
Ballet Mistress | Sylvia Lee |
Programme
Offenbach | Orpheus in the Underworld Overture |
Stravinsky | Petrushka: Russian Dance |
Tchaikovsky | The Sleeping Beauty: |
Adam | Giselle: Act II Entrée d’Albrecht |
Saint-Saëns | The Carnival of the Animals: The Swan |
Stravinsky | The Rite of Spring: Sacrificial Dance |
Prokofiev | Romeo and Juliet: |
Stravinsky | The Firebird: |
Celebrate Halloween with the most gripping music in ballet!
In this special concert, Lio Kuokman* will lead the orchestra in the intoxicating music selected from masterpieces including Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty, Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, Adam’s Giselle and more. With lively introduction by Yuri Ng, dance artists Carlo Pacis, Irene Lo and Jennifer Mok will dance to the music and demonstrate the heart-rendingly beautiful deaths, fiery fighting scenes and moments of rebirth in these classics. A great alternative to Halloween trick-or-treating – not to be missed!
*Due to health reasons, Music Director Yip Wing-sie is now unable to conduct these concerts. The concerts will be conducted by Guest Conductor Lio Kuokman and the programme remains unchanged.
Featured artists:
Lio Kuokman
(Conductor)
Yuri Ng
(Choreographer / HKS Artist Associate 2011-2013)