Lighting Designer

“Manon is a beautiful sixteen-year-old girl who loves life and cannot resist fleeting pleasures. She is charming, but amoral.” This is how choreographer Kenneth MacMillan described the heroine of his ballet Manon, inspired by abbé Prévost’s famous novel.

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L'Histoire de Manon

Palais Garnier

The ballet adaptation of Abbé Prévost’s novel L’Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut shows Sir Kenneth MacMillan at his very finest, attesting as it does to his profound insight into human psychology, choreographic craft and narrative skill. The artist admirably expresses the power of fateful love in the central characters’ impassioned duets.

State Opera

Once upon a time, a beautiful princess is cursed to sleep deeply for a hundred years until awakened by a prince’s kiss. Renowned international ballet dancer and choreographer Vladimir Malakhov (HKB’s La Bayadère) weaves a powerful tale of good triumphing over evil as Princess Aurora and Prince Desiré overcome the evil fairy Carabosse with the help of the good Lilac Fairy. Considered the most perfect classical ballet ever created, The Sleeping Beauty is best known for its glorious Tchaikovsky score and intricate choreography, which requires intense precision, strength and stamina.

The Sleeping Beauty

Hong Kong Cultural Center

Once upon a time, a beautiful princess is cursed to sleep for 100 years until awakened by a prince’s kiss. Renowned dancer and choreographer Vladimir Malakhov (Hong Kong Ballet’s La Bayadère) weaves a powerful tale of good triumphing over evil in his latest world premiere of The Sleeping Beauty, with Jordi Roig’s exquisite new sets and costumes. Considered the most perfect classical ballet ever created, The Sleeping Beauty is best known for its glorious Tchaikovsky score and intricate choreography, which requires intense precision and stamina.

Hong Kong Ballet The Sleeping Beauty

SONG OF THE EARTH // SF BALLET PREMIERE
“A man and a woman; death takes the man;
they both return to her and at the end of the ballet, we find that in death there is the promise of renewal.” Sir Kenneth MacMillan weaves a story of love, loss, and bittersweet death through poetic choreography set to Mahler.

MARGUERITE AND ARMAND // SF BALLET PREMIERE
Created in 1963 for two of ballet’s superstars, Nureyev and Fonteyn, this passionate tale draws inspiration from history’s most famous tragic love stories. Of all the ballets that Frederick Ashton created, Marguerite and Armand stands out as his most passionate as it whisks us through their tragic love affair. The lush designs tell a
tale of their own, imbuing the ballet in an unforgettable period drama.

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War Memorial Opera House

Two profound meditations on humanity, community and connection. This mixed programme features Jerome Robbins’s Dances at a Gathering and Kenneth MacMillan’s Song of the Earth.

Lighting Designer

Jacopo Pantani

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 2 - Dec 5, 2026

L'Histoire de Manon · Národní divadlo

9 - 28 Nov, 2026

Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan · Royal Opera House

Past events

Sep 26 - Oct 30, 2026

L'Histoire de Manon · Opéra national de Paris

Sep 2 - Dec 5, 2026

L'Histoire de Manon · Národní divadlo

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