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Sunday Ballet Workshop
Sunday Ballet Workshop is designed for ballet students aged 9 or above, with ballet training equivalent to Royal Academy of Dance grade 3 or above. Students with relevant certificates are welcome to join the workshop, and they will be trained exclusively by the Company's artistic members. The purpose of the workshop is to strengthen their ballet technique as well as to broaden their knowledge in dance. The workshop will include:
- Ballet technique
- Pointe work (For students in Workshop C & Open Class)
- Hong Kong Ballet Repertoire
- 2 tickets for Hong Kong Ballet productions in March and June 2008 respectively.
- Outstanding students may have the opportunity to take part in Company's productions or other activities run by the Education and Outreach Department.
| Dates: | 9/3/2008 - 29/6/2008 (every Sunday except the Easter Holiday on 23/3/2008) |
Time: |
Workshop A (Age 9 - 11) -- 10:30am - 12:00pm |
| Venue: | GR3, 8/F, Hong Kong Cultural Centre Grande Theatre Backstage |
| Workshop Fee: | HK$ 2,020 (14 classes and 2 tickets for Hong Kong Ballet performance) |
Qualifications:
Workshop A :
Age 9-11, with ballet training equivalent to RAD Gr 3-5
Workshop B :
Age 12-14, with ballet training equivalent to RAD Gr 6 – 8 or Intermediate Foundation or Intermediate
Workshop C :
Age 15- 18, with ballet training equivalent to RAD Advanced Foundation or above
Open Class :
Age 18 or above, with at least 2 years of ballet training and pointe work experience
For workshop enquiry please call 2105 9743/ 2105 9744.
Movement Dance Camp Collaborated with ActiveKids
In collaboration with ActiveKids, we will provide a 3-day movement dance camp for international schools students from 27-29 March 2008 in the University of Hong Kong, aiming to give students a proper introduction and exposure to body movement, dance steps and ballet appreciation.
Activities include body movement, jazz and ballet. On the last day of the camp, students will attend the Hong Kong Ballet's latest production All Tchaikovsky.
School Culture Day - Student Matinee Performance of All Tchaikovsky
Presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department with the support of the Hong Kong Ballet, a Student Matinee Performance of All Tchaikovsky will be held on 31 March 2008 at 3:00 - 4:15pm at the Auditorium, Sha Tin Town Hall.
Students will learn about Tchaikovsky's ever-lasting classical ballets: The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and will enjoy the fast moving and musical steps created by the world famous choreographer George Balanchine's Theme and Variations and Tchaikovsky's Pas De Deux.
Lecture Demonstration at Baptist University
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 Dancers: Liu Yu-yao, Huang Zhen |
 Dancers: Faye Leung, Nobuo Fujino |
It is our honour to be invited by Baptist University and hosted a Lecture Demonstration on 4 March 2008 at the Academic Community Hall, introducing the life and ballet works of Tchaikovsky, one of the most influential ballet composers in music and dance history. Our Principal Dancers Faye Leung, Nobuo Fujino, Zhang Yao and Dancers Chantel Elizabeth Roulston, Wu Fei-fei, Liu Yu-yao, Huang Zhen, Wei Wei have brought the students with excerpts from the Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux.
Students were very enthusiastic about knowing many aspects from the dancers, most interesting topics included the dancers' diet, pointe technique, men's turning skills etc.
Hong Kong Ballet Youth Intensive Programme - Ballet with the Stars! 2008
The Youth Intensive Programme "Ballet with the Stars 2008" held during 10 –13 February in our rehearsal studios at Hong Kong Cultural Centre had warmly finished on the last day with a mini student performance, allowing students to share what they have learnt with each other.
The Hong Kong Ballet artistic members including Senior Ballet Mistress Lin Mei-fang, Ballet Mistress Cheung Yui-man, Ballet Master Liang Jing and Principal Dancers Faye Leung and Jin Yao and Dancers Eve Chan, Selina Chau, Aurora Kwong and Catherine Lau joined as instructors to coach students and teach them the variations from some of our company's repertoire including Swan Lake and Paquita, The Nutcracker, Coppélia and Cinderella in the four-day workshop.
There was noticeable improvements in the girl's ballet technique after the 4-day workshop. They were also thrilled to learn steps and partnering techniques from our professional dancers.
Joyce Fung from Junior Class Group 1 said "I learned so much from different professional dancers in the programme. Amongst others, I like the ballet mime class most! Now I have a more thorough understanding of ballet mime movements."
Audrey Chan from Advanced Class really enjoyed the pas de deux class. "I can learn how to co-operate with my partner which I rarely have the chance to encounter in ballet school."
Please click here for the photos of the Programme.
Creative Ballet Training Project: “In Search of Coppélia ”presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and supported by the Hong Kong Ballet.
The ballet and drama workshops have already started in all participating schools. Students will also have visual arts training, and they will be given the opportunity to take part in the Finale Performance which will be held on 19 July 2008 at the Auditorium of Kwai Tsing Theatre.
On 27 January 2008, we hosted a "Magic Theatre" Stage Technical Demonstration for all participating students who were keen on learning more about the operation behind the stage. Programme includes technical demonstration, interactive games and Hong Kong Ballet dancers' performance.