Igor Moiseyev State Academic Ensemble of Popular DanceHong Kong Arts FestivalThe 49th Hong Kong Arts Festival ( 藝術節閉幕演出 )

Russia’s Igor Moiseyev Ballet is one of the world’s leading dance companies, and has a repertoire inspired by the culture, music, history and dance traditions of many countries.

In a unique video programme specially created for the finale of the 49th Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Moiseyev Ballet will perform nine of its best-loved dances created by its pioneering founder Igor Moiseyev.

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The Igor Moiseyev Ballet is one of the world’s leading dance companies. Following the example of its founder and namesake it has always embraced inspiration from the culture, music, history and dance traditions of the many countries it has visited.

In a unique video programme, specially curated for the finale of the 49th HKAF, the Ballet will take the audience on a journey which begins, appropriately, with Summer, in which bright red and white costumes evoke all the cheerful exuberance of the season, and first rehearsed on February 10th, 1937, the day the company came into being.

We then travel with the dancers to Azerbaijan for The Shepherds, followed by a suite of modern Greek folk dances entitled Sirtaki, then on to a choreographic evocation of the “beautiful game” of Football.

A Spanish ballade set in the world of Prosper Mérimées Carmen precedes the exquisite Pamir, which transports us to the mountains of Central Asia. We then join the Russian Navy for the Naval Suite Yablochko, sailing on to Argentina where the cowboys of the pampas perform Gaucho. The journey ends on a note of lyrical grace with the choreographic picture At the Skating Rink.

As part of the Festival PLUS programme, a documentary film in which the Ballet’s Artistic Director Elena Aleksandrovna Shcherbakova talks about her artistic journey with the company. The film includes vintage footage and historic photos.

Approx 1 hr with no interval
**Online streaming will be available to view for 30 hours from the listed start time**