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World of performing arts
Pioneering ballet dancer Misty Copeland on diversity and what’s next for her
As she retires from American Ballet Theatre, where she was its first black principal dancer, Misty Copeland talks about ongoing challenges.
22 Jun 2025 - 5:15PM
Fame and celebrity
Meet Anna Baryshnikov, who played the unsettling Daisy in Love Lies Bleeding
8 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend June 6-8
6 Jun 2025 - 10:00AM
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Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Giselle by Hong Kong Ballet a lavish spectacle, and company’s dancers shine
Guest artists Marianela Nuñez and Matthew Ball were excellent in the leading roles, with the HKB cast also impressing when their turn came.
9 Jun 2025 - 5:22PM
Ukraine war
Ukraine’s ‘ballet in a basement’ sends a message from the war’s front lines
The staging of Chopiniana underneath Kharkiv’s musical theatre shows Ukraine’s resilience and cultural independence, opera director says.
2 Jun 2025 - 4:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Ballet makes Titanic-like sweep of dance awards
The Butterfly Lovers wins in 6 of 8 categories at Hong Kong Dance Awards, where speakers bemoan lack of resources for art form in the city.
27 May 2025 - 10:45AM
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Fame and celebrity
Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi ballet’s artistic powerhouse, dies aged 98
Credited with revitalising male dance, Yuri Grigorovich ruled Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre with an iron fist as its lead choreographer.
20 May 2025 - 1:27AM
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A surfeit of talent on show from Bolshoi Ballet in Shenzhen
With 10 principal dancers and numerous soloists, the famed Russian company performed classic and modern pieces with precision and grace.
19 May 2025 - 10:48PM
TV shows and streaming video
You can’t fake ballet, say Étoile cast and creators about dance drama
Amazon Prime series Étoile, which follows two ballet companies from New York and Paris, shows the athleticism and dedication of ballerinas.
3 May 2025 - 7:15PM
Hong Kong
Allez to the French May arts festival as it returns to Hong Kong
The annual celebration serves up a slice of Gallic goodness with its bounty of gourmet food and performing arts feasts.
2 May 2025 - 6:15PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Bolshoi Ballet’s China tour to visit Shenzhen and Beijing but not Hong Kong
The famed Russian ballet company’s decision is the latest example of top performers skipping Hong Kong in favour of nearby cities.
16 May 2025 - 6:19PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Ballet’s Frida is a visually bold if sometimes bemusing spectacle
Ballet adapted from one-act work shows vignettes of artist Frida Kahlo’s life, with striking choreography and costumes, but feels stretched.
7 Apr 2025 - 5:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 5-7
From a brewery’s anniversary celebration to a ballet about Frida Kahlo to an Oscar-winning film, here are 5 things to check out this weekend.
5 Apr 2025 - 6:34PM
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Hong Kong
Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 30-April 5
See balletic biopic of Frida Kahlo, savour Alain Ducasse’s menu, sip Causeway Bay cocktails and enjoy live music and conversation to boost your mental wellbeing.
1 Apr 2025 - 12:40PM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Rudolf Nureyev gala tribute in Hong Kong full of high points
Mariinsky Ballet’s Maria Khoreva shows why she is making waves, hometown hero Lam Chun-wing earns acclaim in tribute to a legend of dance.
24 Mar 2025 - 4:45PM
Art
How 3 dancers accomplished one of ballet’s most difficult feats
New York City Ballet’s Unity Phelan, Mira Nadon and Miriam Miller talk about the huge challenge of Swan Lakes’ White and Black Swan roles.
22 Mar 2025 - 4:15PM
Wellness
‘I took up ballet at 78’: Hong Kong Ballet’s classes for the over-55s
The Hong Kong Ballet’s workshops for novice dancers aged 55 and over are making childhood dreams come true for troupes of young-at-heart Hongkongers.
18 Mar 2025 - 10:49AM
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Celebrity Families
Meet Timothée Chalamet’s multitalented mum, Nicole Flender
Chalamet told reporters after his record breaking win as best actor at the SAG awards that his mum ‘might have won me this’, and he wasn’t joking – here’s why.
27 Feb 2025 - 6:00AM
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US-China relations
US lawmakers raise concerns about Chinese national ballet performance in Washington
Politicians say National Ballet of China performance at Kennedy Centre is part of the Communist Party’s political machinery’.
31 Jan 2025 - 3:58PM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Monica Barbaro, who plays Joan Baez in the new Bob Dylan biopic
The actress plays Joan Baez – Bob Dylan’s love interest – opposite Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown, and worked with a vocal coach to nail the Queen of Folk’s singing voice.
25 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
Hong Kong economy
Letters
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Hong Kong must give high-calibre talent a reason to come
Readers discuss how Hong Kong can attract well-connected professionals, a local ballet’s cross-cultural appeal, and why the second phase of the city’s plastic ban shouldn’t be delayed.
2 Nov 2024 - 11:30AM
Style Edit
Style Edit: Ferragamo celebrates 70 years of its signature ballet flat
The Italian maison kicked off the celebrations with a Ballerina Party on October 10, where Hong Kong film stars sported its latest clothing and handbag designs including new Vara ballet flats.
25 Oct 2024 - 10:00AM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Ballet’s The Butterfly Lovers is a triumph of choreography
Created in-house, this version of the classic story blends ballet with Chinese dance, and has an incredible score and amazing choreography.
22 Oct 2024 - 5:15PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 of the best things to do this weekend in Hong Kong, October 18-20
From the Hong Kong Ballet to the Asian Film Festival and World Shochu and Awamori Festival, our pick of the best things to do this weekend.
18 Oct 2024 - 4:09PM
What to do in Hong Kong
5 must-see performances in Hong Kong this weekend, October 18-20
Our top five picks include performing arts shows as part of HKPAX, a new ballet and a concert featuring American jazz legend Wynton Marsalis.
19 Oct 2024 - 8:22AM
Hong Kong
Inside Hong Kong Ballet’s dramatic reimagining of an old Chinese folk tale
As part of its 45th anniversary celebrations, Hong Kong Ballet has enlisted a who’s who of the creative world for its vivid interpretation of a classic folk tale.
17 Oct 2024 - 6:15AM
Performing arts in Hong Kong
Crouching Tiger art director on his new Hong Kong Ballet project
Oscar-winner Tim Yip talks about designing the set and costumes for Hong Kong Ballet’s The Butterfly Lovers and his fascination with dance.
6 Oct 2024 - 1:15PM
Fashion
How Hong Kong Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker changed this fashion designer
‘In fashion, people always think that Paris or New York are best, but one thing I always think we forget is our own culture,’ says fashion designer Mountain Yam
11 Sep 2024 - 11:15AM
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