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THE HONG KONG BALLET Thu, Nov 6, 7:30 Pm Fri, Nov 7, 8:00 Pm Carlson Family Stage 2014 // 15 SEASON Northrop Presents THE HONG KONG BALLET Thu, Nov 6, 7:30 pm Fri, Nov 7, 8:00 pm Carlson Family Stage Turandot The Hong Kong Ballet in Turandot. Photo © Gordon Wong. Dear Northrop Dance Lovers, Northrop at the University of Minnesota Presents We are thrilled to present The Hong Kong Ballet in their first Northrop appearance. The company is celebrating their 35th anniversary this year, and we join them in celebration of this milestone. In a rare treat for lovers of ballet, and lovers of beautiful music, Hong Kong Ballet has commissioned acclaimed Australian choreographer Natalie Weir to create a dramatic and romantic story ballet from Puccini’s famous opera, Turandot. Weir’s exquisite partnering work and signature dance vocabulary is the perfect choice to bring this story of love and sacrifice to vibrant life. A passionate tale of ancestral revenge and the transformative power of love, Turandot follows the story of Prince Calàf who gambles his life on the chance to win the love of ice-cold Artistic Director MADELEINE ONNE Christine Tschida. Photo by Patrick O'Leary, Princess Turandot. The princess, whose beauty draws suitors University of Minnesota. from far and wide, makes each hopeful petitioner answer Senior Ballet Master LIANG JING three riddles. But this is no parlor game: Those who answer incorrectly pay with their lives. Ballet Mistress TANG MIN Weir set the ballet to Giacomo Puccini’s lush and beautiful original score that audiences will instantly recognize. Puccini (known for such masterworks as Madame Butterfly and La Bohème) left Turandot Executive Director PAUL TAM unfinished when he died, but composer and pianist Franco Alfano finished it a couple years later. It has Director of Artistic Planning since become one of Puccini’s most famous operas. and Touring JOSEPH MORRISSEY Hong Kong Ballet’s company of 40+ dancers—each with impeccable classical training—is well-equipped to portray the sweeping emotion and ardor of such a romantic tale. Led by Artistic Director Madeleine Pianist NICholas Lau Onne (previously a leading ballerina in Sweden) the company is known for their sumptuous mounting of the classics. We’ll see examples of their elaborate sets and beautiful costumes, along with their pristine Sports Practitioner ARLENE MACKInlay technique, here tonight. Thank you for joining us for The Hong Kong Ballet’s Turandot. I hope you find yourself swept away by this dramatic love story. Sincerely, Tour Partner Christine Tschida Director of Northrop NEXT UP AT NORTHROP: THE SUZANNE FARRELL BALLET with a sparkling sampling of works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins—you will be thrilled to see classical ballet with full live orchestra! Join us on December 4th here at Northrop. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund, and a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota. 2 3 CAST LIST TURANDOT NOV 6, 7:30 PM NOV 7, 8:00 PM Choreography by Natalie Weir Music by Giacomo Puccini Turandot LIU YU-yao ZHANG SI Yuan Set and Costume Design by Bill Haycock Lighting Design by Kim Lee Liu LIU MIao-MIao DonG RUIXUE Calaf WEI WEI LI JIA-BO ACT ONE: CIty OF DEAD MEN Timur (Calaf's father) RICKY HU LI LIN Executed Prince SHEN JIE XIA JUN The chorus waits, despairing as a Prince is prepared for execution. It is twilight, there is no hope. The Prince is the one hundredth man Turandot is executing for failing to answer her riddles. Rapist Kostyantyn KeshysheV SONG HAI FENG Timur, an old blind man, enters accompanied by the slave girl, Liu. She takes care of Timur because she Ancestor Sarah YEUNG Gao GE is in love with his son, Calaf. Timur stumbles and falls to the floor. Calaf—who has been away in exile— suddenly rushes in to help his father. Guards FranK VAN TONGEREN FranK VAN TONGEREN SONG HAI FENG Kostyantyn KeshysheV Turandot enters and announces the death penalty. The Prince is executed. GONG YI WEN Jonathan SPIGNER MURMAN KIKALISHVILI MURMAN KIKALISHVILI Calaf sees Turandot, and immediately falls in love with her. It is as if a spell has been put on him. He wants to try to answer her riddles. If he succeeds, he will win her hand in marriage. If he fails, he will be executed. Couples Jonathan SPIGNER / Gao Shuai-NAN GONG YI WEN / PEGGY LAI The phantoms of the suitors who have already been executed try to persuade Calaf not to try, or his fate LEUNG CHUN LONg / NaomI Yuzawa SHEN JIE / MACHI Muto will be the same as theirs. LI LIN / JessICA Burrows JIANG XIN / WANG QINg-XIN CHARLES ANDERSEN / LiU WEI NAN CHARLES ANDERSEN / YUI SUGawara Timur and Liu also beg Calaf not to sacrifice himself in this way, as he will surely fail and be executed. Liu SHUNSUKE ARIMIZU / Gao GE SHUNSUKE ARIMIZU / NiNA MatIASHVILI weeps—for Calaf and also because her love for him is unrequited. She lets him go. WILLEM HOUck / CanDICE ADEA LUCAS JERKANDER / VANESSA LAI The crowd tries to stop him, but Calaf strikes the gong three times, indicating he will attempt to solve HUI Ka CHUN / YURI MORIwaKI HUI Ka CHUN / LiANG YONG LIN the riddles. JIANG XIN / NicOLE ZADra RICKY HU / NicOLE ZADra LUCAS JERKANDER / FranCESCA LOI WILLEM HOUck / IRENE Kam XIA JUN / ERIKA Delponte YUH EGAMi / Ai WEN . Dead Men FranK VAN TONGEREN FranK VAN TONGEREN Turandot SONG HAI FENG Kostyantyn KeshysheV GONG YI WEN Jonathan SPIGNER MURMAN KIKALISHVILI MURMAN KIKALISHVILI Jonathan SPIGNER GONG YI WEN Wong. © Gordon Photo LEUNG CHUN LONG SHEN JIE LI LIN JIANG XIN in Ballet The Hong Kong CHARLES ANDERSEN CHARLES ANDERSEN SHUNSUKE ARIMIZU SHUNSUKE ARIMIZU WILLEM HOUCK LUCAS JERKANDER 4 5 TURANDOT “One of the best works ever made for the company… The entire company performed with passion and vibrancy.” —Dance Critic Natasha Rogai, South China Morning Post ACT TWO: TuranDot’S TOMB Turandot is alone in her chamber remembering the past. Her ancestor was murdered by a man, her sweet voice stilled. Turandot has never forgiven men since. She is sleeping in her ancestor’s tomb, in self-imposed isolation. The Guards bring Calaf into her chamber, and Turandot asks him the three riddles. Riddle One: What phantom rises over infinite, black humanity, but disappears at dawn? Every night it’s born, and every day it dies. HOPE is the answer. Riddle Two: What flickers like a flame, but is not a flame? Sometimes it rages, it’s feverish and burning. If you are defeated or lost it grows cold. If you dream of winning, it flames. BLOOD is the answer. Riddle Three: Ice that sets you on fire. If she sets you free, she makes you a slave. If she accepts you as a slave, she makes you a king. What is frost that gives off fire? TURANDOT is the answer. Calaf solves the riddles. The Chorus dances, celebrating Calaf’s victory. But Turandot refuses to marry Calaf, she will not allow herself to be taken by force. Calaf wants Turandot to love him equally. He proposes that Turandot answer a riddle of his own: if she can guess his name by dawn, he will die for her. If she cannot, she must marry him. ACT THREE: NONE SHALL SLEEP Calaf is alone in the garden. He is visited once again by the Dead Suitors who remind him of the danger of loving Turandot. Calaf dances a solo, thinking of Turandot and how he will win her hand and her passion. Turandot enters and has the guards bring in Liu, who they torture in an attempt to discover Calaf’s name. Liu refuses to say his name and kills herself in order to save Calaf from execution. Her love for him is selfless. All of the city is grief-stricken. Calaf swears that Turandot must wake from her endless sleep. The purest of blood has been shed for her. He says her iciness is a lie and kisses her passionately. Turandot is transformed and awakens to a life of love and hope. She now knows Calaf’s name: his name is LOVE. The Hong Kong Ballet in Turandot. Photo © Conrad Dy-Liacco. 6 7 THE HONG KONG BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR The Hong Kong Ballet is one of the premier classical Chinois, choreographed by Yuri Ng and Associate MADELEINE ONNE ballet companies in Asia and is becoming inter- Choreographers Yuh Egami and Ricky Hu; and The Dancer of the Swedish Royal Court nationally recognized as a world-class institution Dream of the Red Chamber by Wang Xin Peng. that represents Hong Kong’s unique fascination Born in Stockholm, Madeleine Onne has established for the dance world. Since 1979 The Hong Kong The Hong Kong Ballet has continued to raise its herself as a formidable artistic force to be reckoned Ballet has evolved into a vibrant performing arts international profile by conducting more than 30 with in the international dance world. One of organization with accomplished dancers, a strong tours to 10 countries in North and South America, Sweden's leading ballerinas, Onne became renowned repertoire, and a range of stunning, technically Europe, and Asia. The company represented Hong for her engaging style and dramatic talent. Since challenging productions. Kong at the Expo 2010 Shanghai. The summer of she stopped dancing, Onne has been much in 2012 saw the company’s début appearance at demand as a jury member for international The company’s artistic team of over 40 dancers Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival as well as performances ballet competitions across Europe as well as in is led by Artistic Director Madeleine Onne.
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