HBSO dancers Ho Phi Diep and Nguyen Thu Trang perform in the ballet Carmen Suite created by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso. (Photo courtesy of HBSO) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - TheHo Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will stagecontemporary dances and a classical ballet choreographed byVietnamese and international artists at the HCM City Opera House on July20 and 21.
Vietnamese choreographer NguyenPhuc Hung's contemporary dance FallingAngels reveals the challengesfaced by Vietnam's LGBT community in today's society.
The work willfeature dancers Do Hoang Khang Ninh and Sung A Lung, who won the GoldMedal at the 2016 National Young Choreographer Talent Competition andprovided the concept for the dance.
Hung, a graduate in choreographyfrom the Fontys Dance Academy in Netherlands, is general director incharge of HBSO's programmes.
He has choreographed contemporarydances Nhung Manh Ghep Cua Giac Mo (Dream Puzzles), Cham Tay Vao Qua Khu (Touchingthe Past), Di Qua Tinh Yeu (Gonethrough Love) and Lub qhov rooj (TheDoor).
He has also worked withchoreographers, theatre directors and artists from Norway, Germany, Franceand the Republic of Korea to stage classic ballets and contemporary dances inHCM City.
French choreographer JulienGuerin’s ballet Dépaysement, basedon the music of Chopin, Satie, Faure, Beethoven and Albioni, will also beperformed.
The dance is about aspiritual journey of a young woman who has a dream of sharing her feelings withother people.
It will feature HBSO dancersYuki Hiroshige, Tran Hoang Yen, Nguyen Thu Trang, Ha Khanh Vy, Thach Hieu Lang,Ho Phi Diep, Dam Duc Nhuan, and Nguyen Minh Tam.
Guerin began studying dance atthe La Rochelle Conservatory in France at age 9, and completed his training atthe Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris.
After receiving degree as aballet teacher from the Centre National de la Danse de Paris in 2005,Guerin joined a number of ballet troupes, including the EnglishNational Ballet and the Ballet of the National Opera of Bordeaux.
He has created and choreographedseveral ballets such as Somina Vertigo and Beaudelarieans Souls.
The classical ballet Carmen Suite, created in 1967 by Cubanchoreographer Alberto Alonso to music by Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin,will be performed after the intermission.
The ballet is based on Frenchcomposer Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen,depicting the tragedy of Carmen, a fiery gypsy, who falls in love with Don José.
The performance will be staged byPeople’s Artist Kim Quy, one of the country’s leading choreographers and vicepresident of the Vietnam Dancing Artists Association.
The dance will feature Trang asCarmen, Diep as Don José, and dancers from HBSO’s ballet department.
The event on bothnights will begin at 8pm. The Opera House is at 7 Lam Son Square inDistrict 1. Tickets are available at the venue and at www.ticketbox.vn.-VNS/VNA
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