The highly-anticipated Hong Kong premiere of William Forsythe's ground-breaking work, In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, is set to a driving electronic score by Thom Willems. With this powerful work created for Paris Opera Ballet in 1997, Forsythe made ballet fresh again by taking a fierce urban approach to classical lines and choreography. He boldly opened up new possibilities for choreographers by turning ballet on its head while simultaneously paying homage to its revered classical sensibilities.
Following in his footsteps is European sensation Andonis Foniadakis, who uses ballet to creatively express modernity and all its layers. Hong Kong audiences will experience Foniadakis' thrilling world premiere ballet inspired by the songs of the charttopping '80s pop pioneers Depeche Mode. With death-defying lifts and emotional choreography brimming with energy and passion, Foniadakis' new work promises to be unforgettable.
Rounding out this powerful programme is Hu Song Wei Ricky's ravishing The Last Song. Inspired by J.S. Bach's inventive music and Oscar Wilde's tale of love and sacrifice The Nightingale and the Rose, Hu created the critically-acclaimed The Last Song, which has been called 'hauntingly emotive' and features sumptuous solos by Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Jing Wang and Principal Cello Richard Bamping.