Festival Plus

Programme Name
Introducing Latvian National Opera and Shostakovich’s
Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk - Pre-Performance Talk

27 Feb 2009
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Category: Festival Talks

6:30 - 7:00pm

No. of participants: 20

Speaker:
Andrejs Žagars
General Manager of Latvian National Opera

This talk will discuss the development and strategy of Latvian National Opera. It will also introduce Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, a passionate opera that depicts the dark sides of the human soul.

Free admission tickets are available from Saturday, 20 December 2008 at the Festival Information Counter at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to check the opening hours of Festival Information Counter.

  • Add to my planner
Introducing Latvian National Opera and Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Pre-Performance Talk

28 Feb 2009
Grand Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Category: Festival Talks

6:30 - 7:00pm

No. of participants: 20

Speaker:
Andrejs Žagars
General Manager of Latvian National Opera

This talk will discuss the development and strategy of Latvian National Opera. It will also introduce Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, a passionate opera that depicts the dark sides of the human soul.

Free admission tickets are available from Saturday, 20 December 2008 at the Festival Information Counter at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to check the opening hours of Festival Information Counter.

  • Add to my planner
A dialogue with the masters: An evening of All Bach with dance preview

03 Feb 2009
Studio Theatre, Hong Kong Cultural Centre
Category: Festival Talks

7:30pm

In English

Guest Host: Natasha Rogai (Dance critic for the South China Morning Post)

Choreographer Wang Xinpeng and William Forsythe's rehearsal directors, Agnes Noltenius and Thierry Guiderdoni, will share the creative process and discuss how Bach has been an inspiration for different ballet masters. The audience will also have an exclusive opportunity to see a preview of the programme performed by the Hong Kong Ballet’s dancers.

For registration and enquiries: (852) 2105 9724 marketing@hkballet.com

In co-operation with the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Presented by Hong Kong Ballet.

  • Add to my planner
The Hong Kong Ballet - All Bach - Pre-Performance Talk

13 Feb 2009
Class Room 3, 1/F, The Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts
Category: Festival Talks

7:25pm

In English with Cantonese interpretation

* Admitted with All Bach tickets

An introduction to the making of the ballet repertoire featured in All Bach and behind the scene stories.


For registration and enquiries: (852) 2105 9724 marketing@hkballet.com

In co-operation with the Hong Kong Arts Festival.

Presented by Hong Kong Ballet.

  • Added to my planner
A Dialogue Between the Traditional and the Contemporary
View full programme

15 Feb 2009
Drama Theatre, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Category: Festival Talks

5:15 - 6:30pm

Book of Ghosts tickets are required for seat reservation. Please send full name (English and Chinese) and mobile number before midnight on 14 February to info@zuni.org.hk or fax to 2838 7527 stating “to register for ‘A Dialogue Between the Traditional and the Contemporary’”.

In response to the dance and theatre performances of the four traditional masters in Book of Ghosts, four contemporary artists, Park Hobin (Seoul), Manop Meejamrat (Bangkok), Huang Yulin (Taipei) and David Yeung (Hong Kong) will join a workshop with these masters for creative exchanges, after which the four contemporary artists will present a short performance.

  • Add to my planner
Top