Phase 1:

Creative Ballet Programme Introduction

September 2018

Hong Kong Ballet’s Education and Community Outreach Department will hold a one-hour long promotional briefing session about ballet in the school hall to assist the school with recruitment. The briefing session includes an introduction to the training project, an overview of the theme, an interactive session and a video excerpt with accompanying explanation to deepen students’ knowledge of ballet and their understanding of the theme of this programme.

Phase 2:

Creative Ballet Workshop

September 2018 to April 2019 or

October 2018 to May 2019

Ballet, costumes and stage technology instructors will guide the participants towards an all-round understanding of ballet; students will learn to express emotion through body movements, make props on their own and decorate costumes with parents, explore their unlimited creativity and unleash their hidden potential, whilst to enhance parent-child relationship.

Dance Workshop (17 sessions)

In ballet sessions, students will learn basic ballet skills through creative and interactive games. They will play different characters from The Carnival of the Animals in order to explore the possibilities of body movement and to practise the expressive skills of body language.

Behind-the-scenes (1 session) & Costume Workshop (1 regular session, 1 parent-child session)

After understanding the personality of each characters in The Carnival of the Animals, the students will be able to brainstorm together and unleash their creativity to decorate costumes and build unique props and scenery during the behind-the-scenes and costume sessions. Their creative work will then be part of the finale performance on stage.

It is suggested that dance sessions should be held in the school’s dance room or activity room and behind-the-scenes and costume sessions can be held in the art room.

Phase 3:

Magic Theatre

2 March 2019 (Sat)

A guided performance of about 75 minutes will be held at the Auditorium of Ko Shan Theatre New Wing. Participants will learn about backstage operations, processes, terminology and audience etiquette through demonstrations and interactive games. Students will also have the opportunity to admire the performance of dancers from Hong Kong Ballet.

Phase 4:

Rehearsals, Finale Performance and Sharing Session

April to May 2019

(within the period chosen by the school)

Rehearsal of Finale Performance and Costume Fitting

Schools are required to set aside a day to allow students who completed the workshops and participated in the costume and props production to try on the costumes, wear the accessories to rehearse for the finale performance. Rehearsals will be held in the school hall.

The Finale Performance and Sharing Session

Students will be able to use the dance and acting skills that they learned during the series of workshops and rehearsals to perform the exciting story The Carnival of the Animals in the school hall, as a fiFringe Activitiesnale performance. After the performance, students, parents, instructors and teachers will get together to share their experiences and comments about their participation in this programme. At this time, students whose attendance rate is 80% or above will receive a certificate.

Fringe Activities

(Exact date by agreement)

Studio Visit

Hong Kong Ballet will arrange for programme participants to visit the studio and watch the dancers rehearsing or taking a class. Through these visits, students will learn about ballet technique and gain an enhanced ability to appreciate ballet.