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Breakdance, hip hop, martial arts … and an orchestra playing classical music? Genres meet in 2 Hong Kong events
- Breakdance’s debut as an Olympic sport is celebrated in Hong Kong in a show featuring two orchestras and ‘ambassador of French hip hop’ Mourad Merzouki
- Another show in the city will see classical musicians share a stage with breakdancers, BMX riders, skaters, skateboarders and more
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In Paris this summer, breakdancing, or “breaking”, will move from the streets to the stadium as it debuts as an Olympic sport.
The street dance form that first took the world by storm in the 1980s is also breaking boundaries in Hong Kong – two upcoming performances will see break dancers perform on the same stage as classical musicians.
On May 23-24, French conductor Zahia Ziouani will lead France’s Divertimento Symphony Orchestra, which she founded, and the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong in an electrifying fusion of music and movement styles from around the globe.
Part of this year’s French May Art Festival, the show, titled “Symphony of New Worlds”, will feature a diverse repertoire from Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.
Ziouani, who spearheaded this collaboration, tells the Post that the idea behind it is to create a new world where “we accept new forms and act together with diversity in music and dance”.
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