Nureyev \u0026 Friends—A Ballet Gala Tribute | HKAF 2025

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Rudolf Nureyev, the ballet legend who transformed the role of male dancers and the popular perception of ballet worldwide, is honoured in this glittering gala of major works from his career led by outstanding dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet, among others. The programme showcases the range of his extraordinary talent, encompassing his signature roles and original choreography. Get ready for the standout ballet event of the year and an unforgettable night at the Festival!

Masterpieces from Nureyev’s career featuring stars from the Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Swedish Ballet and Hamburg Ballet, in an extravagant tribute that pays homage to the legend

Ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev was one of the first male dancers to have a great influence on the history, style and public perception of ballet. Nureyev raised the profile of male dancers to an entirely new level, becoming a visionary who revitalised the classics and broke down barriers between ballet and modern dance as a performer, choreographer and ultimately Artistic Director of the Paris Opera Ballet, where he nurtured such extraordinary talents as Sylvie Guillem, Nicolas Le Riche and Manuel Legris. In the 30 years since his death, Nureyev’s legacy has continued to grow through the artists he worked with and inspired, and through the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation, which supports the development of ballet worldwide.

Now the giant of the ballet world is being honoured by the Nureyev & Friends ballet gala. The programme consists of extracts lovingly selected from key works in Nureyev’s transformative career, from his early days with the Kirov Ballet in Leningrad to his directorship in Paris. It showcases the range of Nureyev’s talent, with deeply emotional as well as bravura moments, and encompasses his signature roles, original choreography and definitive stagings of the classics.

The gala will feature a host of outstanding dancers from the Paris Opera Ballet, the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Hamburg Ballet, among others. It is co-produced by Hong Kong’s own Lam Chun-wing, the first Chinese dancer to be accepted into the Paris Opera Ballet, with Charles Jude, a protégé of Nureyev as Artistic Advisor, former Royal Ballet star David Makhateli as Artistic Director and support from the Rudolf Nureyev Foundation.

Show Details

• Nureyev & Friends—A Ballet Gala Tribute




• Date & Time:

  • March 21-22, 2025｜19:45
  
  
  • March 22, 2025｜14:45
  
  
  
  



• Venue:




• Address: 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Ticketing Details

• Ticket price: HKD 920 / 800 / 680 / 560 / 440 / 320


• Ticket purchase website: Urbtix

Source of the above information: Hong Kong Art Festival 2025 official website