"The Legend of Mulan" - Belarus Tour 

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Sponsored by the China Merchants Charitable Foundation, the Hong Kong Dance Company staged two performances of “The Legend of Mulan” to a full house at The Belarusian State Academic Musical Theatre in Minsk, Belarus on 21 and 22 June, receiving standing ovations from the ardent audiences. The government of Belarus considered our performance tour an important cultural exchange event, and numerous ministers and high officials attended the performances. We also visited the Palace of Culture in Smolevichsky, meeting with local performing arts students and folk artists. What a fruitful and rewarding trip!

 

Visit to the Palace of Culture in Smolevichsky

  

Belarusian folk artists put on a special performance for HKDC

HKDC dancers met with local performing arts students and folk artists

 

      

Ballet class given to HKDC dancers by the theatre’s resident ballet master

 

Warming up before the dress rehearsal

 

Local hair-stylists were keen on learning to do traditional Chinese chignons

 

Mr Hu Zheng, Deputy Executive Chairman of China Merchants Charitable Foundation, gave a speech at the cocktail reception

 

(From left) Mr Alexander Kruchanov, Chairman of the Architecture and Construction Committee of the Minsk Region; Mr Anatoly Tozik and Mr Anatoly Kalinin, ex-Deputy Prime Ministers of the Republic of Belarus; Mr Wilson Fung, Chairman of HKDC; Mr Hu Zheng, Deputy Executive Chairman of China Merchants Charitable Foundation

 

 

Little Mulan, performed by HKDC Children's Troupe member Charlie Wong

 

Curtain call

 

Mr Hu Zheng, Deputy Executive Chairman of China Merchants Charitable Foundation, took a group photo with HKDC’s management and dancers after the performance.

  

The performances received standing ovations from the audiences 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9qkMGmQgBI&feature=youtu.be

 

Group photo in front of the theatre to commemorate this rewarding overseas performance trip