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