Don Cossacks State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble in honour of Anatoly Kvasov to return to Hong Kong stage in May (with photos)
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The ensemble's performances at their last visit in 2013 to the World Cultures Festival 2013 - Lasting Legacies of Eastern Europe won critical acclaims. Returning this year, they will bring a programme that features an array of folk songs with various topics and dances that are created with reference to typical features of the choreographic culture of the Don region. The performers will also be dressed in dazzling traditional costumes, presenting to audiences a wealth of features of the arts and cultural values of the Don Cossacks.
Established in 1936, the Don Cossacks State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble was restructured in the 1970s by its late Artistic Director Anatoly Kvasov, who led the ensemble to win national honours. The powerful lyrics of the Cossacks songs, sometimes sparkling with joy, but sometimes heavy with sorrow, and the arresting dances, full of fire and gaiety, along with the distinctive quality of the traditional music, have been combined into unique creative works by the Don Cossacks Ensemble. The ensemble has also taken part in many international cultural events, where it has received ovation from audiences in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Africa.
The programme will be staged at 8pm on May 26 and 27 (Friday and Saturday) at the Auditorium of Tsuen Wan Town Hall. Tickets priced at $180, $280 and $380 are now available at URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). For telephone credit card bookings, please call 3166 1288. For programme enquiries and concessionary schemes, please call 2268 7323 or visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/CulturalService/Programme/en/dance/programs_1518.html.
Ends/Thursday, April 13, 2023
Issued at HKT 11:00
Issued at HKT 11:00
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