Hong Kong Ballet's Swan Lake was performed on 16 - 18 August playing triumphantly to 100% capacity with six performances at Sha Tin Town Hall. This full-length classic is one of the events to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Company has invited Principal Dancer of the National Ballet of China Zhang Jian to perform on 18 August evening.
A cocktail reception hosted by Board Chairman John J. Ying was held on 18 August evening to celebrate the success of this stunning production. "I would like to congratulate Artistic Director John Meehan who once again brought us a successful ballet. With new additional choreography by John and two talented dancers Carlo Pacis and Selina Chau, Swan Lake sees the Company's commitment to the nurturing of local young talents. We also welcome Ms. Zhang Jian to participate in one of the performances. It offers a good cultural exchange opportunity between Hong Kong and Beijing." said John Ying.
A numbers of VIPs from government, business, social and arts sectors came to enjoy this ballet including Mrs. Christian Liao (
), Mr. Frankie Yeung (
), Ms. Cheung De-lan (
), Ms. Wailee Chow (
), Mr. Darwin Chen (
), Chairman of the Committee on Performing Arts and Mr. Boris de Vroomen, Managing Director of Riche Monde Ltd and a special guest Mr. Clinton Luckett, who is the Ballet Master and Company Teacher of American Ballet Theatre. At the invitation of Hong Kong Ballet, Clinton will help staging Stanton Welch's Clear, one of the ballets of the Company's new production Momentum in November (9-11 November, The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts).
Momentum features three signature one-act ballets: Marius Petipa's timeless masterpiece Paquita; Artistic Director of Houston Ballet Stanton Welch's powerful ballet Clear and the Company's gifted choreographer Eve Chan's refreshing new work Night Light. The Company also thrilled to welcome international ballet stars, Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet Sofiane Sylve and her partner Tamas Solymosi to join this gala and perform a classical grand pas de deux for this unforgettable celebration of dance.
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