Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018
A Warm Welcome for New Artistic Director Septime Webre, Featuring Trey McIntyre’s A Day in the Life with 12 Beatles Songs
[Hong Kong – 5 March 2018] The Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 was held in Grand Hyatt Hong Kong’s Grand Ballroom on Sunday, 4 March 2018 with over 360 guests dressed in glamorous 60s attire in honour of the evening’s Beatles theme. This inaugural fundraising evening celebrated Artistic Director Mr Septime Webre’s arrival with an evening of conviviality featuring excerpts of internationally acclaimed choreographer Trey McIntyre’s Beatles rock ballet, A Day in the Life. Guests thoroughly enjoyed the HKB dancers performing the imaginative, spirited choreography to classic Beatles songs like ‘Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da’ and ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ and enthusiastically applauded the performances. "Rock shakes up ballet’s staid qualities, and ballet seems to illuminate the poetry inherent in rock’s lyrics and sound. It pushes the boundaries of what we think ballet expression can be about." said Mr Webre.
Among the prominent society figures and celebrities who attended this night of fine dining and fabulous entertainment were Mr Kurt W.Tong, Consul General representing the United States to Hong Kong and Macau; Ms Daisy Ho, Chairman of Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee Co-Chairs; Mrs Mira Yeh, Vice Chairman of Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee Co-Chairs; Ms Linda Fung, Mrs Deirdre Fu Tcheng, Ms Linzay Chan, Ms Flora Zeta Cheong-Leen, Dr.h.c., Mrs Leigh Tung Chou, Mrs Anne Wang Liu, Ms Evonne Tsui and Mr Arthur Minshiang Wang, Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet; Ms Pansy Ho; Ms Winnie Chiu; Ms Wendy Chiu; Mr and Mrs Kent and Emily Ho; Mrs Bonnie Li; Ms Anina Ho; Mr and Mrs Ernie and Marie Suek; Mr Howard Chao; Ms Gillian Ho; Mrs Angie Ting; Mr and Mrs Vincent and Sofie Yum; Mr and Mrs Ronald and Reggie Kwok; Mrs Olivia Lee-Davies; Mr Real Ting; Ms Mandy Cho and more.
Hong Kong Ballet aims to share more diverse ballet works in unconventional settings to reach new audiences. Benefit Committee Co-Chairs, Ms Daisy Ho and Mrs Mira Yeh are thrilled with the support received for the live auction items and the Make-A-Pledge programme. “Funds raised allow us to consistently stage first-class ballet productions, provide professional training to our beloved dancers and expand our award-winning education and outreach programmes, which have touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of students and underserved community members,” said Ms Ho.
Additionally, an influential group of Benefit ambassadors representing the next generation of ballet audiences helped promote the evening of 60s fun and fundraising to a younger audience. The Benefit’s ambassadors include Ms Claudine Ying, Mrs Alison Chan-El Azar, Ms Antonia Li and Ms Beatrice Ho. Mrs Yeh said, "This evening would not be possible without the hard work of our Benefit Committee and Benefit Ambassadors and the generosity of our sponsors, and I would like to express our deepest gratitude to Lead Sponsors Qeelin and Pernelle, Champagne Partner Perrier-Jouët, Media Partner Hong Kong Tatler, and Hotel Partner Grand Hyatt Hong Kong."
As Hong Kong Ballet continues to successfully create fundraising experiences that are both fun and engaging, the resources gained have allowed the Company to consistently stage exhilarating productions showcasing first-class ballet-making and the Company’s talented, dedicated dance artists. The funds support the vibrant growth of its award-winning education and outreach programmes, which reach hundreds of thousands of participants, from school children to underserved community members. Additionally, the Company has been able to raise its profile and influence worldwide with international tours like the upcoming Europe tour to Spain, Germany and Serbia in March 2018.
Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee
Co-Chairs: Ms Daisy Ho and Mrs Mira Yeh
Committee Members: Mr Benjamin Aubanton, Mrs Janice Chan-Choy, Mr Peter Cheung, Mrs Malti Dialdas, Mrs Reyna Harilela, Mrs Shirley Hiranand, Mrs Paula Mahoney, Mr Will Lam, Ms Anne LeBourgeois, Ms Maya Lin and Mr Stephen Yeung
Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Ambassadors
Ms Claudine Ying, Mrs Alison Chan-El Azar, Ms Antonia Li and Ms Beatrice Ho
Sponsors & Partners
Lead Sponsors: Qeelin, Pernelle
Champagne Partner: Perrier-Jouët
Media Partner: Hong Kong Tatler
Hotel Partner: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
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Photo 1 (from left): Mrs Mira Yeh, Vice Chairman of Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee Co-Chair; Ms Daisy Ho, Chairman of Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet and Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee Co-Chair
Photo 2: (from left): Mr Paul Tam, Executive Director of Hong Kong Ballet; Board of Governors and Committee of Hong Kong Ballet: Ms Evonne Tsui, Ms Lindzay Chan, Mrs Daphne King Yao, Mrs Deirdre Fu Tcheng, Ms Linda Fung, Ms Flora Zeta Cheong-Leen, Dr.h.c., Ms Daisy Ho, Mrs Mira Yeh, Mrs Janice Chan-Choy, Mrs Anne Wang Liu; Mr Septime Webre, Artistic Director of Hong Kong Ballet; Board of Governors of Hong Kong Ballet: Mrs Leigh Tung Chou, Mr Arthur Minshiang Wang
Photo 3: Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee (from left): Mrs Paula Mahoney, Mrs Reyna Harilela, Mr Stephen Yeung, Ms Anne LeBourgeois, Mr Will Lam, Mr Benjamin Aubanton, Mrs Janice Chan-Choy, Mrs Mira Yeh, Ms Daisy Ho, Mr Peter Cheung, Mrs Malti Dialdas, Mrs Shirley Hiranand
Photo 6: Ms Pansy Ho
Photo 7: Mr Septime Webre, Artistic Director of Hong Kong Ballet
Photo 8: Mr Kent Ho, Mrs Emily Ho
Photo 10: Mr Ernie Suek, Mrs Marie Suek
Photo 11: Ms Anina Ho
Photo 12 (from left): Ms Virginia Yung, Mrs Angie Ting
Photo 13: Mr Stanley Chou, Mrs Leigh Tung Chou
Photo 14: Mr Julian Liu, Mrs Anne Wang Liu
Photo 15: Mr Karim El Azar, Mrs Alison Chan-El Azar
Photo 16: Ms Antonia Li
Photo 17: Mr David Kung, Chief Marketing Officer of Pernelle
Photo 18 (from left): Ms Wendy Law, Mrs Bonnie Kwong Li
Photo 19: Mr Ronald Kwok, Mrs Reggie Kwok
Photo 20: Mrs Olivia Lee-Davies
Photo 21: Mr Andrew Kinoshita, Mrs Lumen Kinoshita
Photo 22: Ms Flora Zeta Cheong-Leen, Dr.h.c.
Photo 23: Ms Anna R.
Photo 24: Ms Eunis Chan
Photo 25: Mrs Rachel Parker
Photo 26 (from left): Ms Daisy Ho; Mr Dennis Chan, Founder and Creative Director of Qeelin; Mrs Mira Yeh
Photo 27 (from left): Ms Daisy Ho; Mr David Kung, Chief Marketing Officer of Pernelle; Mrs Mira Yeh
Photo 28 (from left): Ms Daisy Ho; Mr Frantz Hotton, Managing Director of Pernod Rocard Hong Kong & Macau; Mrs Mira Yeh
Photo 29 (from left): Ms Daisy Ho; Mr Sean Fitzpatrick, Chief Content Officer & Managing Director of Hong Kong Tatler; Mrs Mira Yeh
Photo 30 (from left): Ms Daisy Ho; Mr Richard Greaves, Area VP and General Manager of Grand Hyatt Hong Kong; Mrs Mira Yeh
Photo 31 (from left): Mrs Alison Chan-El Azar; Ms Daisy Ho; Ms Pansy Ho; Mr Kurt W. Tong, Consul General representing the United States to Hong Kong and Macau
Photo 32 (from left): Ms Wendy Chiu; Mrs Ayase Watari; Mrs Bonnie Kwong-Li; Mrs Emily Ho; Ms Maya Lin, Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018 Committee Member
Photo 33: A Day In The Life by Trey McIntyre | Dancer: Xia Jun
Photo 34: A Day In The Life by Trey McIntyre | Hong Kong Ballet Dancers
Photo 35: A Day In The Life by Trey McIntyre | Hong Kong Ballet Dancers
Photo 36: Mr Peter Cheung 
Photo 37: Mr Septime Webre
Photo 38 (form left): Dancers: Li Jiabo, Lucas Jerkander, Yang Ruiqi
Photo 39 (from left): Dancers: Gao Ge, Shunsuke Arimizu, Chen Zhiyao, Xia Jun, Yang Ruiqi, Li Jiabo, Liu Miaomiao, Lucas Jerkander
Photo 40 (from left): Dancers: Henry Seldon, Mr Forrest Rain Oliveros, Lin Chang-yuan Kyle, Mr Kan Ka Kit Jordan
Photo 41: The Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018
Photo 42: The Hong Kong Ballet Beatles Preview Benefit 2018
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