Hong Kong Ballet: The Butterfly Lovers

The forbidden love between a poor scholar and an aristocratic girl—who dresses up as a boy, Yentl–style, to study at an all-male academy—is the subject of this original full-length work, inspired by Chinese folklore and choreographed by Hong Kong Ballet choreographer-in-residence Hu Song Wei Ricky. The music is by Tian Mi, and the libretto is by associate choreographer Mai Jingwen. Audiences can expect a physically impressive staging along with beautiful dancing: The sets and costumes are by Tim Yip, who won an Oscar for designing Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.