Under the motto “Larger Than Life” the Hong Kong Ballet 2023-2024 season kicks off this fall and features a world premiere production of Swan Lake, a Hong Kong premiere, and a highly anticipated tour to Beijing, China.
Hong Kong Ballet 2023-2024 Season Schedule
The Great Gatsby | October 27-29 & November 4-5, 2023
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- The Great Gatsby by Septime Webre
The much-anticipated The Great Gatsby returns for eight performances in October after its sold-out 2019 debut. Academy Award-winning designer Tim Yip’s original Art Deco sets and costumes delightfully capture the sound and exuberant energy of the Jazz Age, as Gatsby dreams of being reunited with his long-lost love.
International Gala of Stars | November 2-3, 2023
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- Swan Lake
- Le Corsaire
- Don Quixote
- Romeo + Juliet by Septime Webre
- World Premiere by Hu Song Wei Ricky
- World Premiere by Wang Le
Spotlighting HKB’s artists alongside some of the world’s most talked-about international superstars like Marianela Nuñez (The Royal Ballet), Victor Caixeta (Dutch National Ballet), Daniil Simkin (Berlin State Ballet), Fang Mengying and Chen Zhuming (National Ballet of China), the grand International Gala of Stars 2023 promises to be an enthralling must-see event with a glittering program of thrilling masterpieces and stylish contemporary works.
The Nutcracker | December 15-31, 2023
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- The Nutcracker by Septime Webre
Full of magic and lots of local cultural elements like a bun tower climbing competition, lion dance and blossoming bauhinia, Webre’s heartwarming The Nutcracker returns to bring festive cheer in a celebration of early 20th century Hong Kong’s history and characters.
Carmina Burana | January 2024
Beijing, China
- Carmina Burana by Septime Webre
- The Last Song by Hu Song Wei Ricky
Carmina Burana is an extravagant feast for the senses, dancing through a journey which begins in medieval times and works its way to the present. More than 300 artists from across China will join forces, including the Macao Orchestra and over 150 singers from Beijing’s China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus on dizzying eight-metre scaffolding that evokes a medieval cloister.
The Rule Breakers | March 22-24, 2024
Lyric Theatre, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
- In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated by William Forsythe (Hong Kong Premiere)
- World Premiere by Andonis Foniadakis
- The Last Song by Hu Song Wei Ricky
This evening of contemporary works celebrates some of ballet’s most influential choreographers: William Forsythe’s ground-breaking work, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Andonis Foniadakis’ thrilling world premiere ballet and HKB’s Choreographer-in-Residence Hu Song Wei Ricky’s ravishing The Last Song.
Swan Lake | June 2-4, 2024
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
- Swan Lake by Yuri Possokhov
The world premiere of a dazzling new Swan Lake from San Francisco Ballet Resident Choreographer Yuri Possokhov tells the enchanting tale of love overcoming evil. This beloved classical ballet has delighted generations of ballet fans and is reimagined with Possokhov’s trademark energy and sophisticated choreography.
The Royal Ballet’s principal dancer Matthew Ball will be joining HKB on for this production.
Featured Photo for the Hong Kong Ballet 2023-2024 Season of Yao Zhenyuan, Ashleigh Bennett, Yang Ruiqi | Photography: SWKit | Courtesy of Hong Kong Ballet.
