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A Glorious Balanchine Experience from the Bolshoi Ballet at the Hong Kong Arts Festival

By Kevin Ng, 31 March 2015
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Reviewed at Hong Kong Cultural Centre: Grand Theatre, Hong Kong on 28 March 2015
Programme
Jewels (Gabriel Fauré (Emeralds) Igor Stravinsky (Rubies) Pyotr Tchaikovsky (Diamonds)) (George Balanchine)
Performers
Bolshoi Ballet
Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra
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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).