Kazakh stars join 700 dancers for Hong Kong ballet
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Summary
Hong Kong’s annual “Stars of Tomorrow 2026” charity production will present Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty on August 29 and 30 at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The event is presented by The Tsinforn C. Wong Memorial Scholarship and co-organized by the Jean M. Wong School of Ballet. International guest artists will appear alongside more than 700 dancers from Hong Kong and overseas in this year’s production. The lineup includes principal dancers from Kazakhstan’s Astana Opera as well as students and participants from the Hong Kong International Summer Dance School 2026
Key Points
- The Sleeping Beauty will be staged at the Grand Theatre of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on August 29 and 30 as “Stars of Tomorrow 2026.”
- The charity production is presented by The Tsinforn C. Wong Memorial Scholarship and co-organized by the Jean M. Wong School of Ballet
- Guest artists Yerkin Rakhmatullayev and Shugyla Adepkhan are principal dancers from Kazakhstan’s The State Opera and Ballet Theatre “Astana Opera.”
- Rakhmatullayev will dance Prince Désiré with local scholarship awardees Glory Ip and Alice Ma during the Hong Kong performances
- More than 700 local and overseas dancers, including Jean M. Wong School students and ISDS 2026 participants, will also perform new works
Why It Matters
The production brings major overseas ballet talent to a Hong Kong charity stage while giving local scholarship awardees and students exposure in a large-scale classical performance setting. For Hong Kong audiences, it also combines a well-known Tchaikovsky ballet with new choreography by visiting international teachers, broadening the city’s summer dance offering