Hong Kong Ballet - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was The Hong Kong Ballet founded?
A) 2017
B) 1997
C) 1979
D) 2010
  • 2. How many tours has The Hong Kong Ballet concluded since 1997?
A) More than 30 tours
B) Less than 20 tours
C) Exactly 30 tours
D) More than 10 tours
  • 3. To how many countries has the company toured since 1997?
A) 10 countries
B) 20 countries
C) 5 countries
D) 15 countries
  • 4. Which former top ballerina revealed in a book in January 2010 that she was sacked from the HK Ballet?
A) Faye Leung
B) Tang Min
C) Arlene Mackinlay
D) Wang Xinpeng
  • 5. What reason was given for Faye Leung being sacked from the HK Ballet?
A) Suspicion of dividing dancers and organizing a strike
B) Refusing to perform in Shanghai
C) Stealing company funds
D) Violating costume policies
  • 6. In which month and year did the Company take part in Expo 2010 Shanghai?
A) June 2017
B) June 2010
C) October 2013
D) January 2010
  • 7. In which Colombian city did the Hong Kong Ballet's dancers perform at dance festivals?
A) Bogota
B) Cali
C) Cartagena
D) Medellin
  • 8. At which anniversary international gala did the dancers perform in Brisbane, Australia?
A) 100th Anniversary
B) 40th Anniversary
C) 50th Anniversary
D) 25th Anniversary
  • 9. In which German city did the company perform at the International Ballettgala XI?
A) Frankfurt
B) Munich
C) Berlin
D) Dortmund
  • 10. What production did the Company present in Macau in January 2012?
A) The Dream of Red Chamber
B) Swan Lake
C) The Nutcracker
D) Firecracker
  • 11. In the summer of 2012, which regions did The Hong Kong Ballet tour?
A) The United States and Canada
B) North and South America
C) Australia and Colombia
D) Europe and Asia
  • 12. At which festival did the company make its debut appearance during its 2012 North American tour?
A) International Dance Festival
B) Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
C) International Ballettgala XI
D) Expo 2010 Shanghai
  • 13. Which cities were performed in during the summer 2012 tour besides the debut festival?
A) Shanghai, Macau and Beijing
B) Washington, New York and Toronto
C) Aspen, Montreal and Santa Fe
D) Cali, Brisbane and Dortmund
  • 14. In October 2013, the company was accused of self-censorship during a production of which ballet?
A) Turandot
B) The Dream of Red Chamber
C) Firecracker
D) Swan Lake
  • 15. How long was the projection sequence that was cut from The Dream of Red Chamber?
A) 30-minute
B) 20-minute
C) 5-minute
D) 12-minute
  • 16. During the cut sequence of The Dream of Red Chamber, what did dancers in Red Guards uniforms wave?
A) Copies of Mao Ze Dong's little red book
B) Traditional Chinese fans
C) Beatles records
D) Flags of Hong Kong
  • 17. Who was the choreographer of The Dream of Red Chamber who claimed he did not agree with the deletion of the scene?
A) Yuri Ng
B) Septime Webre
C) Wang Xinpeng
D) Yuh Egami
  • 18. When was Septime Webre named Artistic Director of the Ballet?
A) June 2010
B) June 2017
C) January 2010
D) October 2013
  • 19. What is the ethnic or cultural origin of Septime Webre?
A) British-American
B) Cuban-American
C) German-Australian
D) Chinese-Canadian
  • 20. For how many years was Septime Webre previously the artistic director of The Washington Ballet?
A) 10 years
B) 5 years
C) 17 years
D) 25 years
  • 21. Whose music was featured in the contemporary program planned by Septime Webre for 2018?
A) Mao Ze Dong
B) The Beatles
C) Mozart
D) Tchaikovsky
  • 22. What was the name of the outdoors dancing events organized by Septime Webre in different art galleries?
A) City Dancing
B) Gallery Ballet
C) Ballet in the City
D) Ballet Outdoors
  • 23. What is the size of the artistic team of dancers in The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Nearly 100 dancers
B) Exactly 10 dancers
C) Around 20 dancers
D) Over 40 dancers
  • 24. Where do the majority of the dancers in The Hong Kong Ballet come from?
A) Europe
B) China
C) The United States
D) Australia
  • 25. Who serves as the Chief Representative for Mainland China?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Tang Min
C) Yuh Egami
D) Nicholas Lau
  • 26. Who holds the position of Ballet Master alongside Yuh Egami?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Liang Jing
C) Wei Wei
D) Hu Song Wei Ricky
  • 27. Who is the Associate Ballet Master?
A) Nicholas Lau
B) Wei Wei
C) Tang Min
D) Arlene Mackinlay
  • 28. Who is the Guest Ballet Master?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Yuh Egami
C) Liang Jing
D) Septime Webre
  • 29. Who is the Choreographer-in-Residence?
A) Wang Xinpeng
B) Stephen Mills
C) Hu Song Wei Ricky
D) Yuri Ng
  • 30. Who is the company's Pianist?
A) Arlene Mackinlay
B) Tang Min
C) Nicholas Lau
D) Wei Wei
  • 31. Who is the Sports Practitioner for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Faye Leung
B) Arlene Mackinlay
C) Nicholas Lau
D) Liang Jing
  • 32. Which local choreographer created Firecracker for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Wang Xinpeng
B) Yuri Ng
C) Yuh Egami
D) Hu Song Wei Ricky
  • 33. Which full-length ballets are part of the company's repertoire?
A) Hush, Symphony in Three Movements, The Way Alone and Turandot
B) Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Giselle
C) Rubies, Serenade, Turandot and Clear
D) Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Widow, Coppélia and Steptext
  • 34. Which George Balanchine works are included in the company's repertoire?
A) Rubies and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
B) Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart
C) Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Widow
D) Swan Lake and Giselle
  • 35. Who choreographed Romeo and Juliet in the company's repertoire?
A) Rudi van Dantzig
B) Wang Xin Pang
C) George Balanchine
D) Ronald Hynd
  • 36. Which ballets were choreographed by Ronald Hynd in the repertoire?
A) Steptext and Symphony in Three Movements
B) The Merry Widow and Coppélia
C) Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart
D) Rubies and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
  • 37. Who choreographed Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart for the company?
A) Nils Christe
B) Wang Xin Pang
C) Stephen Mills
D) William Forsythe
  • 38. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Steptext?
A) Nils Christe
B) Stephen Mills
C) William Forsythe
D) Stanton Welch
  • 39. Which ballet was choreographed by Nils Christe?
A) Steptext
B) Symphony in Three Movements
C) Clear
D) Hush
  • 40. Who choreographed Hush for the company?
A) Stephen Baynes
B) Stanton Welch
C) Natalie Weir
D) Stephen Mills
  • 41. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Clear?
A) William Forsythe
B) Nils Christe
C) Stephen Mills
D) Stanton Welch
  • 42. Which commission was created by Natalie Weir?
A) Turandot
B) The Way Alone
C) Firecracker
D) Serenade
  • 43. Who is the creator of the commissioned ballet The Way Alone?
A) Stephen Baynes
B) Yuri Ng
C) Wang Xinpeng
D) Natalie Weir
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