The Great Gatsby

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Hong Kong Ballet’s Roaring Twenties melodrama The Great Gatsby returns for eight performances during 27 October – 5 November after its sold-out 2019 debut.

In opulent 1920s New York, Artistic Director Septime Webre’s The Great Gatsby tells an extraordinary tale of stunning excess, unbridled greed and dark obsession. The enigmatic Jay Gatsby is a self-made millionaire whose infamous, extravagant parties are attended by many guests, but he still longs for his long-lost love. With the help of his neighbour, Nick Carraway, he reunites with his former lover Daisy Buchanan. Although Daisy is married to wealthy Tom Buchanan, Daisy and Gatsby rekindle their feelings and begin a secret affair. As heartbreak and tragedy ensue, Nick can only watch on the sidelines as idealistic dreams are destroyed and lives are changed forever.

Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, this spirited production bursts with stylish dancing, shocking scandals and steamy jazz music performed live by Billy Novick’s Blue Syncopators and award-winning blues singer E. Faye Butler. As jealousy and tragedy ensue, the show reflects on the clash between ‘old money’ and ‘new money’, the disintegration of social values and the pursuit of luxury and pleasure.

The Great Gatsby features Tan-ki Wong’s bravura tap dancing, narrator James Seol and Academy Award-winning designer Tim Yip’s (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) original Art Deco sets and costumes that delightfully capture the sound and exuberant energy of the Jazz Age. Yip’s work won Hong Kong Dance Awards’ Outstanding Costume Design.

27.10.2023 (Fri) 7:30pm
28-29.10.2023 (Sat & Sun) 2:30pm & 7:30pm
4.11.2023 (Sat) 2:30pm & 7:30pm
5.11.2023 (Sun) 2:30pm