Hong Kong Ballet - Quiz
  • 1. In what year was The Hong Kong Ballet founded?
A) 1979
B) 1997
C) 2010
D) 2017
  • 2. How many tours has The Hong Kong Ballet concluded since 1997?
A) More than 30 tours
B) Less than 20 tours
C) More than 10 tours
D) Exactly 30 tours
  • 3. To how many countries has the company toured since 1997?
A) 10 countries
B) 5 countries
C) 20 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) Tang Min
B) Faye Leung
C) Wang Xinpeng
D) Arlene Mackinlay
  • 5. What reason was given for Faye Leung being sacked from the HK Ballet?
A) Violating costume policies
B) Refusing to perform in Shanghai
C) Stealing company funds
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) June 2017
B) June 2010
C) January 2010
D) October 2013
  • 7. In which Colombian city did the Hong Kong Ballet's dancers perform at dance festivals?
A) Medellin
B) Cali
C) Cartagena
D) Bogota
  • 8. At which anniversary international gala did the dancers perform in Brisbane, Australia?
A) 50th Anniversary
B) 100th Anniversary
C) 40th Anniversary
D) 25th Anniversary
  • 9. In which German city did the company perform at the International Ballettgala XI?
A) Munich
B) Frankfurt
C) Berlin
D) Dortmund
  • 10. What production did the Company present in Macau in January 2012?
A) Firecracker
B) Swan Lake
C) The Dream of Red Chamber
D) The Nutcracker
  • 11. In the summer of 2012, which regions did The Hong Kong Ballet tour?
A) Australia and Colombia
B) The United States and Canada
C) North and South America
D) Europe and Asia
  • 12. At which festival did the company make its debut appearance during its 2012 North American tour?
A) Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival
B) International Ballettgala XI
C) Expo 2010 Shanghai
D) International Dance Festival
  • 13. Which cities were performed in during the summer 2012 tour besides the debut festival?
A) Cali, Brisbane and Dortmund
B) Shanghai, Macau and Beijing
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) The Dream of Red Chamber
B) Turandot
C) Swan Lake
D) Firecracker
  • 15. How long was the projection sequence that was cut from The Dream of Red Chamber?
A) 5-minute
B) 20-minute
C) 30-minute
D) 12-minute
  • 16. During the cut sequence of The Dream of Red Chamber, what did dancers in Red Guards uniforms wave?
A) Beatles records
B) Traditional Chinese fans
C) Copies of Mao Ze Dong's little red book
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) Wang Xinpeng
B) Yuh Egami
C) Septime Webre
D) Yuri Ng
  • 18. When was Septime Webre named Artistic Director of the Ballet?
A) October 2013
B) January 2010
C) June 2010
D) June 2017
  • 19. What is the ethnic or cultural origin of Septime Webre?
A) German-Australian
B) Chinese-Canadian
C) British-American
D) Cuban-American
  • 20. For how many years was Septime Webre previously the artistic director of The Washington Ballet?
A) 17 years
B) 25 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
  • 21. Whose music was featured in the contemporary program planned by Septime Webre for 2018?
A) Mozart
B) The Beatles
C) Mao Ze Dong
D) Tchaikovsky
  • 22. What was the name of the outdoors dancing events organized by Septime Webre in different art galleries?
A) Gallery Ballet
B) Ballet in the City
C) Ballet Outdoors
D) City Dancing
  • 23. What is the size of the artistic team of dancers in The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Over 40 dancers
B) Around 20 dancers
C) Exactly 10 dancers
D) Nearly 100 dancers
  • 24. Where do the majority of the dancers in The Hong Kong Ballet come from?
A) China
B) Europe
C) The United States
D) Australia
  • 25. Who serves as the Chief Representative for Mainland China?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Yuh Egami
C) Tang Min
D) Nicholas Lau
  • 26. Who holds the position of Ballet Master alongside Yuh Egami?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Wei Wei
C) Hu Song Wei Ricky
D) Liang Jing
  • 27. Who is the Associate Ballet Master?
A) Tang Min
B) Arlene Mackinlay
C) Nicholas Lau
D) Wei Wei
  • 28. Who is the Guest Ballet Master?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Yuh Egami
C) Septime Webre
D) Liang Jing
  • 29. Who is the Choreographer-in-Residence?
A) Hu Song Wei Ricky
B) Wang Xinpeng
C) Stephen Mills
D) Yuri Ng
  • 30. Who is the company's Pianist?
A) Wei Wei
B) Tang Min
C) Nicholas Lau
D) Arlene Mackinlay
  • 31. Who is the Sports Practitioner for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Nicholas Lau
B) Arlene Mackinlay
C) Liang Jing
D) Faye Leung
  • 32. Which local choreographer created Firecracker for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Hu Song Wei Ricky
B) Yuh Egami
C) Wang Xinpeng
D) Yuri Ng
  • 33. Which full-length ballets are part of the company's repertoire?
A) Hush, Symphony in Three Movements, The Way Alone and Turandot
B) Rubies, Serenade, Turandot and Clear
C) Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Giselle
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) Ronald Hynd
B) Wang Xin Pang
C) George Balanchine
D) Rudi van Dantzig
  • 36. Which ballets were choreographed by Ronald Hynd in the repertoire?
A) Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart
B) Rubies and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
C) Steptext and Symphony in Three Movements
D) The Merry Widow and Coppélia
  • 37. Who choreographed Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart for the company?
A) William Forsythe
B) Wang Xin Pang
C) Nils Christe
D) Stephen Mills
  • 38. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Steptext?
A) Stephen Mills
B) Stanton Welch
C) William Forsythe
D) Nils Christe
  • 39. Which ballet was choreographed by Nils Christe?
A) Symphony in Three Movements
B) Clear
C) Steptext
D) Hush
  • 40. Who choreographed Hush for the company?
A) Stephen Mills
B) Stephen Baynes
C) Stanton Welch
D) Natalie Weir
  • 41. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Clear?
A) Stephen Mills
B) Nils Christe
C) William Forsythe
D) Stanton Welch
  • 42. Which commission was created by Natalie Weir?
A) Firecracker
B) The Way Alone
C) Serenade
D) Turandot
  • 43. Who is the creator of the commissioned ballet The Way Alone?
A) Yuri Ng
B) Stephen Baynes
C) Natalie Weir
D) Wang Xinpeng
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