“Le Corsaire is all about dancing fireworks” -- The Times An exotic fable of a dashing pirate’s love for a beautiful harem girl, Hong Kong Ballet’s première of Le Corsaire features captive maidens, rich pashas, suspenseful abductions, dramatic rescues and a poisoned rose, culminating in an unexpected shipwreck that’s one of the most breathtaking spectacles in all of ballet! Based on The Corsair by Lord Byron and choreographed by Anna-Marie Holmes, former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet, this exhilarating production is full of adventure, action, comedy, and romance with a famous pas de trois from its colourful cast of characters! Holmes won an Emmy Award for her staging of Le Corsaire for American Ballet Theatre (ABT) on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)’s ‘Great Performances’. We are also honoured to have our dancers coached by Julio Bocca, Artistic Director of Ballet Nacional Sodre and former Principal Dancer of ABT. Le Corsaire’s showcase of virtuoso ballet techniques, with bravura roles for men, feisty female characters and jubilant group dances, is a standout in classical repertoire. Love worth having is love worth fighting for! Creative Team Choreography: Anna-Marie Holmes (after Konstantin Sergeyev and Marius Petipa) In a version by Anna-Marie Holmes Music: Adolphe Adam, Cesare Pugni, Leo Delibes, Riccardo Drigo, and Prince Oldenbourg (Re-orchestrated by Kevin Galie) Libretto: Jules-Henri de Saint-Georges and Joseph Mazilier (Based on The Corsair (1814) by Lord Byron) Guest Coach: Julio Bocca Set & Costume Design: Hugo Millán Live Accompaniment: City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong Conductor: Judith Yan