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Hong Kong Ballet - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year was The Hong Kong Ballet founded?
A) 1997
B) 2017
C) 2010
D) 1979
  • 2. How many tours has The Hong Kong Ballet concluded since 1997?
A) Less than 20 tours
B) Exactly 30 tours
C) More than 10 tours
D) More than 30 tours
  • 3. To how many countries has the company toured since 1997?
A) 15 countries
B) 10 countries
C) 5 countries
D) 20 countries
  • 4. Which former top ballerina revealed in a book in January 2010 that she was sacked from the HK Ballet?
A) Arlene Mackinlay
B) Wang Xinpeng
C) Tang Min
D) Faye Leung
  • 5. What reason was given for Faye Leung being sacked from the HK Ballet?
A) Suspicion of dividing dancers and organizing a strike
B) Violating costume policies
C) Stealing company funds
D) Refusing to perform in Shanghai
  • 6. In which month and year did the Company take part in Expo 2010 Shanghai?
A) October 2013
B) June 2017
C) January 2010
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) 25th Anniversary
B) 100th Anniversary
C) 40th Anniversary
D) 50th Anniversary
  • 9. In which German city did the company perform at the International Ballettgala XI?
A) Frankfurt
B) Munich
C) Dortmund
D) Berlin
  • 10. What production did the Company present in Macau in January 2012?
A) Swan Lake
B) The Nutcracker
C) Firecracker
D) The Dream of Red Chamber
  • 11. In the summer of 2012, which regions did The Hong Kong Ballet tour?
A) North and South America
B) Europe and Asia
C) Australia and Colombia
D) The United States and Canada
  • 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) International Dance Festival
D) Expo 2010 Shanghai
  • 13. Which cities were performed in during the summer 2012 tour besides the debut festival?
A) Aspen, Montreal and Santa Fe
B) Shanghai, Macau and Beijing
C) Washington, New York and Toronto
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) 5-minute
B) 30-minute
C) 12-minute
D) 20-minute
  • 16. During the cut sequence of The Dream of Red Chamber, what did dancers in Red Guards uniforms wave?
A) Flags of Hong Kong
B) Beatles records
C) Copies of Mao Ze Dong's little red book
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) Yuri Ng
B) Wang Xinpeng
C) Septime Webre
D) Yuh Egami
  • 18. When was Septime Webre named Artistic Director of the Ballet?
A) January 2010
B) October 2013
C) June 2010
D) June 2017
  • 19. What is the ethnic or cultural origin of Septime Webre?
A) German-Australian
B) Cuban-American
C) Chinese-Canadian
D) British-American
  • 20. For how many years was Septime Webre previously the artistic director of The Washington Ballet?
A) 25 years
B) 10 years
C) 17 years
D) 5 years
  • 21. Whose music was featured in the contemporary program planned by Septime Webre for 2018?
A) Mao Ze Dong
B) Tchaikovsky
C) Mozart
D) The Beatles
  • 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) Around 20 dancers
B) Over 40 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) Australia
C) Europe
D) The United States
  • 25. Who serves as the Chief Representative for Mainland China?
A) Yuh Egami
B) Luis R. Torres
C) Nicholas Lau
D) Tang Min
  • 26. Who holds the position of Ballet Master alongside Yuh Egami?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Hu Song Wei Ricky
C) Liang Jing
D) Wei Wei
  • 27. Who is the Associate Ballet Master?
A) Tang Min
B) Wei Wei
C) Arlene Mackinlay
D) Nicholas Lau
  • 28. Who is the Guest Ballet Master?
A) Luis R. Torres
B) Septime Webre
C) Liang Jing
D) Yuh Egami
  • 29. Who is the Choreographer-in-Residence?
A) Wang Xinpeng
B) Yuri Ng
C) Hu Song Wei Ricky
D) Stephen Mills
  • 30. Who is the company's Pianist?
A) Tang Min
B) Nicholas Lau
C) Wei Wei
D) Arlene Mackinlay
  • 31. Who is the Sports Practitioner for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Faye Leung
B) Liang Jing
C) Arlene Mackinlay
D) Nicholas Lau
  • 32. Which local choreographer created Firecracker for The Hong Kong Ballet?
A) Wang Xinpeng
B) Yuh Egami
C) Yuri Ng
D) Hu Song Wei Ricky
  • 33. Which full-length ballets are part of the company's repertoire?
A) Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker and Giselle
B) Romeo and Juliet, The Merry Widow, Coppélia and Steptext
C) Rubies, Serenade, Turandot and Clear
D) Hush, Symphony in Three Movements, The Way Alone and Turandot
  • 34. Which George Balanchine works are included in the company's repertoire?
A) Swan Lake and Giselle
B) Serenade and Pas de Six from Mozart
C) Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Widow
D) Rubies and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
  • 35. Who choreographed Romeo and Juliet in the company's repertoire?
A) Rudi van Dantzig
B) George Balanchine
C) Wang Xin Pang
D) Ronald Hynd
  • 36. Which ballets were choreographed by Ronald Hynd in the repertoire?
A) The Merry Widow and Coppélia
B) Rubies and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux
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) William Forsythe
C) Wang Xin Pang
D) Stephen Mills
  • 38. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Steptext?
A) Stephen Mills
B) William Forsythe
C) Stanton Welch
D) Nils Christe
  • 39. Which ballet was choreographed by Nils Christe?
A) Symphony in Three Movements
B) Steptext
C) Hush
D) Clear
  • 40. Who choreographed Hush for the company?
A) Stephen Mills
B) Natalie Weir
C) Stanton Welch
D) Stephen Baynes
  • 41. Who choreographed the contemporary ballet Clear?
A) Nils Christe
B) Stanton Welch
C) William Forsythe
D) Stephen Mills
  • 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) Yuri Ng
B) Wang Xinpeng
C) Natalie Weir
D) Stephen Baynes
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