A scene from the ballet Carmen Suite performed by HBSO dancers. (Photo courtesy of HBSO) HCM City (VNA) - The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera(HBSO) will stage contemporary and classical ballets choreographed byVietnamese and international artists at the HCM City Opera House on November14.
The show will open with an extended version of contemporary ballet FallingAngels choreographed by Nguyen Phuc Hung, a graduate in choreography from theFontys Dance Academy in the Netherlands and general director in charge ofHBSO's programmes.
The dance, which reveals the challenges faced by Vietnam's LGBT community intoday's society, received a warm welcome from audiences when it premiered lastyear.
The work will feature performances from dancers Do Hoang Khang Ninh and Sung A Lung.
Lung, who won the Gold Medal at the 2016 National Young Choreographer TalentCompetition, provided the concept for the dance.
“The original Falling Angels was too short to clarify the meaning and conceptof problems of being homosexual. Therefore, the extended version premiering onNovember 14 will make the dance more transparent,” said Nguyen Minh Tan, deputyhead of the HBSO Performing Arts Department.
After the intermission will be a presentation of the classical ballet CarmenSuite, created in 1967 by Cuban choreographer Alberto Alonso to music byRussian composer Rodion Shchedrin.
The ballet is based on French composer Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen, depictingthe tragedy of Carmen, a fiery gypsy, who falls in love with Don José.
Carmen Suite was staged by People’s Artist Kim Quy, one of the country’sleading choreographers and vice president of the Vietnam Dance Artists’Association, for HBSO in 2015.
The dance features Nguyen Thu Trang Trang as Carmen, Ho Phi Diep as Don José,and the HBSO dancers./.
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