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A Celebration of Dance: Hong Kong Ballet's Triple Bill

By Kevin Ng, 28 October 2014
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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong on 25 October 2014
Programme
Serenade (George Balanchine)
Castrati
Swan Lake: Act 2 (Marius Petipa)
Performers
Hong Kong Ballet
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Kevin Ng
Kevin Ng
Kevin Ng, a Chartered Accountant based in Hong Kong, started reviewing dance in 1997. He has contributed to many publications including The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal Asia, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Time Out Hong Kong, St. Petersburg Times, Ballet Review(New York) and Ballet 2000 (Italy).