UK national ballet set for Vietnam visit

The world-renowned English National Ballet is headed to Vietnam and will entertain audiences in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this month.

Saturday, September 10, 2011 19:56

The world-renowned English National Ballet is headed to Vietnam andwill entertain audiences in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this month.

The UK ballet dancers are scheduled to performat the Opera House in Hanoi on Sept. 14 and at the Ho Chi Minh CityOpera House on Sept. 16, the British Council Vietnam said in a pressrelease on Sept. 9.

The trip, arranged by theBritish Council Vietnam and sponsored by the UK-based Hong Kong andShanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), represents the first visitby the prestigious ballet company to Vietnam .

“This is historic visit by a world renowned ballet company which iscelebrating a major milestone,” said Robin Rickard, British CouncilVietnam Director.

“We are delighted by theirdecision to appear in Vietnam and share not just their performancebut also their expertise in their sector too.”

Oneof the major attractions for local audiences will be the performance ofVue de l’Autre with choreography by Vietnamese dancer Le Ngoc Van, whowas born in Hanoi and joined English National Ballet in 2003.

Other highlights include performances of Trois Gnossiennes, excerpts from Suite en Blanc and the Black Swan Pas de Deux.
English National Ballet will also deliver a master class for theVietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Vietnam College ofDance in Hanoi on September 13.

A further classwill be designed for the HCM City Ballet and Symphony Orchestra and theHCM City College of Dance on September 16./.

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