Siu Wang-Ngai, Simon
Synopsis
The ballet Anna Karenina, based on Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, is a passionate and tragic tale of love, betrayal, and societal pressure set in Imperial Russia. The story centers on Anna, a married aristocrat, who falls deeply in love with the dashing Count Vronsky. Despite her initial resistance, their love affair blossoms, defying social conventions and shaking the foundations of her life.
As Anna becomes increasingly isolated from society and her family—especially her young son—her relationship with Vronsky begins to deteriorate under the weight of jealousy, mistrust, and societal judgment. Meanwhile, the parallel story of Levin and Kitty offers a contrast: a more grounded, evolving love built on mutual respect and growth.
Visually stunning and emotionally intense, the ballet captures Anna’s psychological descent through powerful choreography, dramatic music (often by composers like Tchaikovsky or Shchedrin), and evocative staging. Her internal conflict and eventual despair culminate in one of the most harrowing scenes in ballet, as she throws herself under a train—her final act of escape from a world that never truly accepted her.
Anna Karenina is a poignant exploration of passion, freedom, and the devastating cost of defying convention.
Roles and Characters:
Alexei Vronsky (Michael Wang),
Anna Karenina (Fiona D.Brockway)
Solo Russian (So Hon-wah)
Peasants and Servants (Frankie-m Lai, Ayako Nakajima, Mai Matsubara, Conrad Dy-Liacco)
Kitty (Christina Lai), Konstantin Levin (Jun Mabaquiao)
Friends (Members of Hong Kong Ballet)
芭蕾舞劇《安娜‧卡列尼娜》改編自托爾斯泰的同名經典小說，是一部充滿激情與悲劇色彩的作品，講述了愛情、背叛與社會壓力交織的故事，背景設定在俄國帝國時代。
故事圍繞貴族婦人安娜展開。她已婚，卻與英俊的軍官弗朗斯基陷入熱烈的愛情。儘管最初抗拒，安娜最終還是投身於這段違背社會規範的戀情之中，由此動搖了她原本安穩的生活。
隨著她被社會逐漸孤立，甚至與自己深愛的兒子疏遠，安娜與朗於斯基的關係也在猜疑與矛盾中逐漸破裂。同時，李雲與吉蒂的愛情作為對照，展現了一種更為踏實、建立在相互理解基礎上的關係。最終，她在極度絕望中投身列車之下，以死亡逃離了這個從未真正接納她的世界。
《安娜·卡列尼娜》是一部關於激情與自由的深刻悲劇，展現了挑戰社會規範所需付出的巨大代價。
角色與舞蹈員：
弗朗斯基 (王泳)
安娜卡列妮娜 (菲安娜博維)
俄羅斯獨舞者 (蘇漢華)、農人和僕人 (賴振榮、中島綾子、松原麻衣、加力杜里高)
吉蒂 (黎秀婷)、康斯坦丁李雲 (馬巴基奧)、朋友 (香港芭蕾舞團成員)