Under the motto “We’ll Dance You a Story” the Hong Kong Ballet 2022-2023 season kicks off this fall and features world premieres, an Asian premiere, and a highly anticipated tour to New York’s City Center.
Hong Kong Ballet 2022-2023 Season Schedule
Carmina Burana | October 14-16, 2022
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- The Last Song by Hu Song Wei Ricky
- Carmina Burana by Septime Webre
Inspired by selections by J.S. Bach and Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose, Hu created his new work The Last Song, which features solos by HK Phil Concertmaster Jing Wang and Principal Cello Richard Bamping.
Carl Orff’s iconic Carmina Burana is a commanding interpretation of 24 medieval poems. With dances from medieval times to the present, Webre’s choreography is influenced by Orff’s bombastic music and by themes from Virginia Woolf’s novella Orlando about our eternal search for love. Striking nine-metre scaffolding surrounding the stage holds over 100 members combined HK Phil Chorus and The Hong Kong Children’s Choir, who are joined by soloists soprano Vivian Yau, tenor Ren Shengzhi and baritone Liu Tao.
The Nutcracker | December 16-31, 2022
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- The Nutcracker by Septime Webre
With scores of lavish costumes and an extraordinary setting, The Nutcracker world finds Clara and the Nutcracker on a magical journey, battling the evil Rat King’s army, traveling through a majestic bamboo forest covered in snow, encountering lively, memorable characters and the wonderous beauty of local flora and fauna, history and traditions. Experience the splendor and spectacle of this endearing annual Hong Kong classic celebrating the joy of the holidays with your loved ones!
Romeo and Juliet | January 13-14, 2023
New York City Center
- Romeo and Juliet by Septime Webre
Ancient grudges and warring families. Passion and tragedy. The iconic 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 and intense martial arts fight scenes, this brilliantly imagined adaptation is especially relevant for contemporary audiences as it fuses dance and drama against a backdrop of a world in flux.
Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon | March 24-26, 2023
Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
A brilliant designer and shrewd businesswoman, firebrand Coco Chanel redefined the world of fashion and outfitted a new generation of modern women who were intelligent, ambitious and rebellious. Her iconic little black dress and bouclé jackets and skirts are now classic style staples seen all over the world.
Acclaimed Belgian-Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa’s original ballet Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon, created for Hong Kong Ballet, celebrates the complex life of the 20th century’s most intriguing designer with an original score by Peter Salem, elegant sets and costumes by the award-winning Jerome Kaplan and artistic collaboration by Nancy Meckler.
La Bayadère | June 2-4, 2023
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- La Bayadère by Vladimir Malakhov (after Marius Petipa)
Get ready for passion, opium, deadly snakes, ghosts and gods! An iconic 19th century Russian ballet set in ancient India’s jungles, La Bayadère recounts the ill-fated love of a temple dancer (bayadère) Nikiya and her noble warrior Solor, who is betrothed to another woman. Set to music by Ludwig Minkus, this enduring tale of palace intrigue, vengeance and redemption is considered one of the bestloved classical ballets of all time.
With lavish staging by the celebrated Vladimir Malakhov after Marius Petipa and Jordi Roig’s opulent sets and costumes, La Bayadère’s thrilling highlights include the Golden Idol’s spectacular virtuoso solo and the renowned Kingdom of the Shades scene.
Featured Photo for the Hong Kong Ballet 2022-2023 Season provided by Hong Kong Ballet.
