Ballet

26 Feb 2013

Graeme Collins, 63, a retired ballet dancer who now teaches, knew he was in dire straits when he first felt his ankle joint getting stiff about 14 years ago.

US ballet troupe brings bravura to arts festival

25 Feb 2013

American Ballet Theatre began their series of performances under the Hong Kong Arts Festival with a high-energy mixed bill that showed the company in sparkling form.

Constant motion and emotion

17 Feb 2013

What is it that makes the American Ballet Theatre so "American"? According to Kevin McKenzie, the former dancer who has been the company's artistic director since 1991, it's not a patriotic, flag-...

Shanghai Ballet is yet to show its true style

28 Jan 2013

Shanghai Ballet, considered the mainland's leading company after the National Ballet of China, made a long-overdue appearance in Hong Kong in the 1960s Cultural Revolution icon White Haired Girl,...

Choreographer Terence Kohler promises an innovative take on The Nutcracker

9 Dec 2012

It's like watching a flower blossoming, with its petals slowly unfolding, as Australian choreographer Terence Kohler whispers his free-flow creative ideas to his team of dancers at a dance studio...

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Hong Kong Ballet dancers excel in Duato's 'Castrati'

The highlight of Hong Kong Ballet's new mixed bill, A Ballet Soirée, is the company's first production of a piece by celebrated Spanish choreographer Nacho Duato.

Arts preview: Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema

There's nothing like the thrill of seeing great ballet live on stage but, unfortunately, it's not an option available to everyone. That's why some of the world's top companies have started filming...

The Nutcracker on Ice coming soon

Christmas is only just on the horizon but family fun is already on the way. The Nutcracker on Ice is coming to town next month at the Academy for Performing Arts' Lyric Theatre.

REVIEW

Classic Cinderella tale hits right note for youngsters

Cinderella

Hong Kong Ballet

Cultural Centre Grand Theatre

Back for an umpteenth rerun, choreographer David Allan's version of Cinderella continues to be guaranteed...

Globetrotting

Newport

Know Your Ballet Music

Yip Wing-sie conducts the HK Sinfonietta performing excerpts from ballet works such as Prokofiev's Cinderella and Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker; choreographer Yuri Ng Yue-lit presents (with Yip)...