The Hong Kong Ballet opened its new 2019/20 season last weekend with an exciting premiere of Peter Pan. The choreographer is the company’s artistic director Septime Webre, who has staged this production for several ballet companies in America.

This is the Hong Kong Ballet’s third season led by Webre.

Lasting only two hours, this streamlined two-act version is divided into five scenes. The first and last scenes are set in the home of the Darling family. Webre’s narrative is clear and concise. The ballet contains the right ingredients to please the children in the audience who are still enjoying their summer holidays, with especially clever stage effects.