Hong Kong Arts Festival 2026 to include Caravaggio ballet and music by Mozart and Bach
Festival highlights include a mixed-reality Ryuichi Sakamoto show, a concert led by John Eliot Gardiner and a ballet starring Roberto Bolle
Bookings for the 54th Hong Kong Arts Festival have begun, following the release of the full line-up on October 16, which features more than 1,000 artists from around the world.
The festival, which runs from February 27 to March 30, 2026, will open with Ballet Nacional de España performing the Asia premiere of Rubén Olmo’s dance drama La Bella Otero.
The production, which features Flamenco and elements of Belle Époque, tells the life story of Carolina Otero, a 19th-century Spanish dancer and actress who was considered among the most desirable women in Europe. It will be repeated on February 28 and March 1.
Dream in The Peony Pavilion pays tribute to the classic Ming-dynasty love story by Tang Xianzu and will bring to life all 55 scenes of the original play through duets and ensemble dances.
Ballet enthusiasts will not want to miss Roberto Bolle in Mauro Bigonzetti’s Caravaggio. The La Scala Theatre Ballet star will lead the show as the eponymous brilliant yet tormented Baroque painter.