Hong Kong Ballet
The Mayan prophecy - which predicts the world will come to an end on December 21 - has inspired the latest collaboration between the Hong Kong Ballet and the Hong Kong Dance Company.
Presenting seven interpretations of the prediction, the show is part of the Ballet's annual emerging choreographers' workshop, which promotes the creative talents of young dancers within and, for the first time, outside the company.
Li Jia-bo, 25, is a soloist with the Ballet and his piece tells of two lovers torn by their different directions in life: one for the present, the other for the future.
"Everybody has a different interpretation of the phenomenon. I want to illustrate it through an intimate relationship of two people living in different stages of mind. The woman can see the future beyond now but not the man. Will they still be together?" says Li, who also composed the music. He plays with the contrasting movements and emotions between the two roles, performed by principal Jin Yao and soloist Wei Wei.
