Thursday, August 23, 2018

'SWAN LAKE' HAD ITS COMMAND PERFORMANCE ON 23 AUGUST 2018 AT RESORTS WORLD GENTING AT GENTING INTERNATIONAL SHOWROOM UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG. ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS AND BELOVED BALLET, 'SWAN LAKE' BY BALLET WEST UK IS THE FINEST IN THE WORLD ON TOUR CURRENTLY. THIS IS A FULLS SCALE SHOW WITH AN ENSEMBLE OF 30 DANCERS FOR A WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCE. MISS THIS AT YOUR OWN PERIL!

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PHOTOS WITH CANON EOS M10
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THE OPENING GALA NIGHT ON 23 AUGUST 2018 WAS GRACED BY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG, A PATRON OF THE ARTS AND PERFORMING DANCES. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS'S ENTOURAGE ALSO INCLUDED PUAN SRI MOLLY LOW, DATIN ZALIKA, JAIME AND DATO SRI KAY PRAKASH THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CORPORATE RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.



 DATO KEE HUA CHEE WITH THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL, ACCOMPLISHED  AND MAGNANIMOUS SULTANAH, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG, SULTANAH KALSOM AT THE OLIVE, THE BEST RESTAURANT IN RESORT WORLD GENTING AND ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN MALAYSIA
ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST DRESSED ROYAL, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG WORE A FEATHERY SHAWL IN HONOUR OF THE WHITE SWAN IN 'SWAN LAKE'. EVERYONE ADMIRED SULTANAH PAHANG'S WHITE SHAWL AND APPLAUDED HER COUTURE FLAIR 
 TOP MODEL, MR MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL 2015 AND NOW BUSINESSMAN, JAMES NG YIN TENG WAS GRANTED THE HONOUR OF BEING PHOTOGRAPHED WITH HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG 
 JAMES NG YIN TENG WITH THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AT THE OLIVE RESTAURANT IN RESORT WORLD GENTING
 JAMES NG YIN TENG, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
 SO HONOURED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SULTANAH 
JAMES NG YIN TENG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THIS PHOTOGRAPH OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG
 GILLIAN BARTON THE FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF BALLET WEST INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL TOURING COMPANY WITH HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG
 GILLIAN BARTON, DYMM SULTANAH PAHANG SULTANAH HAJJAH KALSOM, AUDREY KWAN, PRESIDENT OF DANCE ARTISTRY INTERNATIONAL AND SHANNON LEE DIRECTOR OF THE DANCE COMPANY
 AUDREY KWAN AND SHANNON LEE 
 JENNY, DATO RAMLI IBRAHIM, GILLIAN BARTON, AUDREY KWAN AND SHANNON LEE
 DATO RAMLI IBRAHIM, AUDREY KWAN, SHANNON LEE AND GILLIAN BARTON
MMA BOXER PETER DAVIS, GRACE LEE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF MILESTONE PRODUCTION, CHRIS TONG BIN YU, THOMAS ONG AND AARON KEE 

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 OPENING SCENE OF 'SWAN LAKE'

 DANCE INTO THE MAGICAL WORLD OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S SWAN LAKE AS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WORLD-CLASS DANCERS FROM BALLET WEST UK 













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PHOTOS OF BALLET BY RYAN JAMES DAVIS

A widespread and highly technical form of dance, ballet is believed to have originated during the Italian Renaissance and made popular by the King Louis XIV’s court throughout history. 


Ballet is an artistic dance form performed to music, using precise and highly formalized set steps and gestures. Classical ballet, which originated in Renaissance Italy and established its present form during the 19th century, is characterized by light, graceful movements and the use of pointe shoes with reinforced toes. 


Today, the dance form has evolved into a globally influential force and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres and cultures. It is precisely this reason why it is so beloved by audience all over the world and why ballerinas in the world earn respect and awe for their dedication to the prestigious art form. 




In 1875, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed Swan Lake, a masterpiece that would be synonymous with his name alongside The Nutcracker. Featuring some of the most beloved pieces in the classical canon, Swan Lake is a spellbinding riveting tale of love, magic and tragedy, chronicling the tale of how Prince Siegfried fell in love with the beautiful Odette while he was hunting by a lake during his birthday. 






Unfortunately, Odette’s curse by the evil sorcerer Van Rothbart stand in the way of their growing love. 


In 1877, the first Swan Lake ballet premiered at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and it has continued to win the hearts of its audience all over the world for over two centuries. The secret to Swan Lake’s popularity is not just in Tchaikovsky’s genius—it is also attributed to the beauty of ballet as an art form to effectively bring the compelling story of Odette and Prince Siegfried to life. 


SWAN LAKE BY BALLET WEST UK – ASIA PREMIERE 

For the first time ever in Malaysia for their Asia Premiere, a professional full-UK ballet cast is bringing Tchaikovsky’s iconic and mesmerizing Swan Lake to glorious life in a full-length performance at the Genting International Showroom at Resorts World Genting. 

With six spectacular shows set to be staged from Aug 24th to 26th, and from Aug 31st to Sept 2nd, be ready to marvel at the graceful moves and pirouettes executed by the masterful dancers from Ballet West UK, as led by soloists Jonathan Barton, Natasha Watson and Uyu Hiromoto. 


A pioneer in the world of dance, Ballet West UK has been responsible for building numerous success stories in the ballet world for over 28 years—which is why you are in for a treat when the curtains lift for this production. They have a track record of sold out performances in more than 40 cities in UK, Europe and China, including Swan Lake in Scotland, Romeo & Juliet in China and Nutcracker in China. 


 A GLIMPSE INTO THE PRODUCTION OF “SWAN LAKE BY BALLET WEST UK” 

Putting a production together was never an easy task. It takes a team of dedicated, passionate and talented team whether it is on the front or at the back-end production to see things through till the very end. Swan Lake by Ballet West was no exception. 

In fact, it took a team of 40 people with top ballet master Daniel Jobs; one of the few ballet masters left in the world who has worked with legends like George Balanchine, Margot Fonteyn and John Cranko , and the creame de la creame of the ballet world to come together to produce this show in a span of 6 months. 


The dancers of Swan Lake by Ballet West UK goes through a series of auditions to ace the areas of versatility, strong technique, creative improvisation skills and powerful-presence in dancers. “We want to see how the dancers use their movement vocabulary to move and express in the respective roles. Out of 113 that auditioned, we’ve selected 11, to join our existing company, for Malaysia.”, said Daniel Job. 






Aside from observing a strict diet, the dancers are required to adhere to vigorous training programs to prepare them both physically and mentally for each of the role they played; and that would means back to back daily full rehearsals throughout training periods that could lasted up to five months. 




The other most important elements in a ballet production are the very fine details to costumes. Showcasing only the very best for this production, the costumes in Swan Lake by Ballet West UK are all individually hand sewn pieces. 


The very best fabrics from Scotland and the US were specially flown to the UK where they were individually hand sewn by the wardrobe mistress ; with each tutu costing up to 2000 pounds and will require up to 90 hours to make with about 100m of material. 






A ballerina’s pointe shoes are yet another important aspect to the production’s costume. As dancers have different type of feet and toe length, arch flexibility and strength, all pointe shoes in this production need to be customized and handmade in the UK. 


The shoes are wrapped in beautiful satin and each shoe has a life-span of about 12-15hours each. So the entire Swan Lake Production may go through about 500 pair of shoes, just for the time we they are in Malaysia! 


“Danced in Swan Lake many times, including with the English National Ballet. However being in the Swan Lake by Ballet West UK production is very emotional. Its beautifully choreographed by Daniel Job; a legend, amongst the Scottish Highlands. There are beautiful lochs (lakes in Scottish) surrounding where we rehearse... the character feels real & comes alive. 


It feels like home. And for us to bring this production to Malaysia, we are truly honoured.” – Natasha Watson; lead cast in Swan Lake by Ballet West UK With a production with high stakes like Swan Lake by Ballet West, you will find only the best of the best at the helm; in this case, it is choreographer extraordinaire Daniel Job who also serves as artistic advisor and ballet master for this production. 


He has won awards like the Maya Plisetskaya Competition Russia and his amazing body of work can be found with George Balanchine, Dame Margot Fonteyn, American Ballet Theatre, Geneva Opera, Deutche Opera Berlin, Les Ballets de Marseille and the Royal Danish Ballet. Rounding up the all-star cast are talents from The Dance Company & Ballet West International Touring Company like ballet master Jonathan Barton and Natasha Watson. 


The former is a Genee medalist coach while the latter is an actress, a budding choreographer, a Genee medallist and the only British dancer to compete at the Prix de Lausanne in 2015. They will be joined by Uyu Hiromoto, principal dancer, medalist at the South Africa International Ballet Competition, BBC Young Dancer Finalist, Genee Finalist and recipient of the prestigious Solo Seal Award. 


Get ready to be swept along in the Swan Lake adventure in a 150 minutes show including intermission that will leave you agape at the beauty and grace of ballet accompanied by beloved pieces of musical work. Go on and grab those tickets for this can’t-be-missed show. 


Tickets starts from RM388 and above and are available for purchase at www.rwgenting.com. 


Another must attend is an exclusive Ballet West International Masterclass, conducted by Fenton—a versatile dancer from many disciplines that range from contemporary, ballet and jazz. Fenton, together with ballet mistress & professor of applied gymnastics for ballet, Sonia Fajardo will be at hand to tutor aspiring ballerinas longing to turn this art into a lifelong vocation—with helpful tips and showcase to improve your work. 


Priced at RM585 per masterclass, the masterclasses are available on 22nd August, 23rd August, 24th August and 30th August at the Arena of Stars, Genting. 


### Swan Lake by Ballet West UK is presented by The Dance Company. 

About Ballet West International Touring Company & The Dance Company Ballet West is a professional touring company with an outstanding reputation ballet university and with an extensive audience based and extremely high reputation for delivering quality production. 

The Dance Company and Ballet West International Touring Company is a celebration of outstanding dance talents globally; a start to an exciting and sustainable future for synergising dance into the commercial world. 


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FACT SHEET SWAN LAKE BY BALLET WEST UK & THE DANCE COMPANY 

For the first time ever in Malaysia for their Asia Premiere, a professional full-UK ballet cast is bringing Tchaikovsky’s iconic and mesmerizing Swan Lake to glorious life in a full-length performance at the Genting International Showroom at Resorts World Genting. 


With six spectacular shows set to be staged from Aug 24th to 26th, and from Aug 31st to Sept 2nd, be ready to marvel at the graceful moves and pirouettes executed by the masterful dancers from Ballet West UK, as led by soloists Jonathan Barton, Natasha Watson and Uyu Hiromoto together with ballerinas from the UK and all over Europe. 


Get ready to be swept along in the Swan Lake adventure in a 150 minutes show including intermission that will leave you agape at the beauty and grace of ballet accompanied by beloved pieces of musical work. Go on and grab those tickets for this can’t-be-missed show. 


Tickets starts from RM388 and above and are available for purchase at www.rwgenting.com. Another must attend is an exclusive Ballet West International Masterclass, conducted by Fenton—a versatile dancer from many disciplines that range from contemporary, ballet and jazz. Fenton, together with ballet mistress & professor of applied gymnastics for ballet, Sonia Fajardo will be at hand to tutor aspiring ballerinas longing to turn this art into a lifelong vocation—with helpful tips and showcase to improve your work. 


Priced at RM585 per masterclass, the masterclasses are available on 22nd August, 23rd August, 24th August and 30th August at the Arena of Stars, Genting. 


CREATIVE TEAM Daniel Job, Choreographer With a production with high stakes like Swan Lake by Ballet West, you will find only the best of the best at the helm; in this case, it is choreographer extraordinaire Daniel Job who also serves as artistic advisor and ballet master for this production. 


Daniel has long been associated with the world’s most prominent ballet companies and some of the greatest names in the dance world of 20th century. He won awards like Gold Medal in Choreographic Group Competition in South Korea and Composer’s Prize at Maya Plisetskaya Competition Russia. 


His amazing body of work can be found with George Balanchine, Dame Margot Fonteyn, American Ballet Theatre, Geneva Opera, Deutche Opera Berlin, Les Ballets de Marseille as well as the Royal Danish Ballet. 


 CASTS TEAM Jonathan Barton & Natasha Watson, Lead Dancers These two dancers hold the weight of the show on their shoulders—a responsibility they are mindful of. 


Jonathan Barton is a ballet master and a proud Genée medallist coach. A popular name in the UK dance scene who has put Ballet into the commercial world. His works include with Irn Bru, video game movement advisor, music videos on MTV and T-in-the-Park. 


His principal roles include Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Coppélia, to name but a few. With his ever increasing reputation, and an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA), Jonathan also regularly coaches for the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition and other international competitions. 


Jonathan will be sharing the limelight with actress and fellow Genée medallist Natasha Watson, who is also the first British dancer to compete at the Prix de Lausanne. A star in the Ballet scene and UK film industry, Natasha has toured internationally with English National Ballet and Scottish Ballet. 


She is considered as one of the finest dancers of her generation; a Genée International Ballet Competition medallist and the only UK candidate chosen for the prestigious Prix de Lausanne in 2015. 


Natasha is also an accomplished choreographer with her works performed all over the UK & Europe. 


Uyu Hiromoto

 Dancer Uyu Hiramoto is the recipient of the prestigious Solo Seal Award, Medallist at the South Africa International Ballet Competition and Finalists in both Genée International Ballet Competition as well as BBC Young Dancer. 

Uyu was trained at Kudo Ballet Japan and she has started to perform with Ballet West since 2015. 


 MASTERCLASS COACHES 

Martin Fenton and Sonia Fajardo, Dance Coaches Martin Fenton—a versatile dancer from many disciplines that range from contemporary, ballet and jazz. A world champion in gymnastics, also an award-winning choreographer and a widely experienced commercial dancer. 

Appeared in music videos for Robbie William and The Wanted, Martin has worked extensively in television, including Royal Variety Performance, The Paul O’Grady Show, the National Television Awards and a number of adverts. Martin was also part of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games alongside Jessie J. and One Direction amongst others. 


He has danced in London’s West End productions of “The Showman” and “Season’s of Love” Together with ballet mistress & professor of applied gymnastics for ballet Sonia Fajardo, she trains professionals and coaches dancers for ballet competitions across the world. 


She is also a Professor of Applied Gymnastics for Ballet at the University of Carabobo. She danced as a soloist with the National Guard Youth Ballet of Cuba, National Ballet of Peru and Contemporaneo Ballet of Caracas. As a choreographer, she has created more than 30 works including adaption of classics like The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. 


### SHOW DETAILS Show Date 24th – 26th August 2018 31st August – 2 nd September 2018 


Show Time & Venue 8pm, Genting International Showroom Show Information https://www.rwgenting.com/entertainment/shows/Swan-Lake/ Ticket Sales Tickets for Swan Lake by Ballet West are now on sale. For further information / ticketing, please contact Genting Malaysia Berhad Hotline : +603 2718 1118 Website : www.rwgenting.com Email : cynthia@milestone-production.com (corporate tickets) Ticket Prices (Excluding RM3.80 processing fee) Swan Lake by Ballet West UK PS1 – RM988 | PS2 – RM788 | PS3 – RM588 | PS4 – RM388 



 MALAYSIA'S MOST HANDSOME MALE MODEL JAMES NG YIN TENG
 JAMES NG
 JAMES NG YIN TENG IS NOW A BUSINESSMAN 
 ADC CAPTAIN AZA AND CAPTAIN DAHLIA AND HOUSEHOLD STAFF OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG 


 DATO KEE HUA CHEE SHOWS HIS NEW CROCODILE COUTURE HANDBAG TO THE LADIES 
 THE LADIES DID NOT FEAR THIS FEARSOME CROC AS THEY JUST MOCKED IT
 JAIME THE TOP INTERIOR DESIGNER AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
 BOTH WORE MATCHING ROBES IN BLACK AND GOLD
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG


 JAMES NG YIN TENG WITH HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG


 JAMES NG YIN TENG, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG
 A PHOTO CHERISH 
 THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL SULTANAH WITH JAMES NG YIN TENG AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
 OPENING SCENE 


Y.A.M TUNKU ZAIN AL-ABIDIN TUANKU MUHRIZ THE SECOND SON OF THE YAM TUAN OF NEGERI SEMBILAN WITH GRACE OF MILESTONE THE COMPANY THAT BROUGHT IN SWAN LAKE BY WEST BALLET
GRACE LEE IS STANDING ON A HIGHER STEP AS Y.A.M TUNKU ZAIN IS MUCH TALLER
GILLIAN BARTON, FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF  BALLET WEST INTERNATIONAL TOURING COMPANY, SHANNON LEE OF THE DANCE COMPANY AND AMBASSADOR OF BALLET WEST UK, AUDREY KWAN AND GRACE LEE OF MILESTONE PRODUCTION SDN BHD


GRACE LEE, BOSS OF MILESTONE PRODUCTION AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
SO GLAMOROUS THIS DUO
WORLD FAMOUS BALLERINA AND NOW FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF BALLET WEST INTERNATIONAL TOURING COMPANY GILLIAN BARTON AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE. DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS SO INSPIRED HE NOW WANTS TO BE A BALLET DANCER AND OFFERS HIMSELF AS EVIL SORCERER BARON VAN ROTHBART. SHE APPLAUDED THE IDEA AND SAID I DON'T EVEN NEED TO CHANGE AS MY KIMONO ROBE WAS SPOT ON.
GLORIOUS AND GLAMOROUS
PHILIP WONG, GRACE LEE AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
GRACE LEE, DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND PHILIP WONG
GRACE LEE, DATO KEE HUA CHEE, SOH YU MI, PHILIP WONG AND LYDIA SOO


ENTOURAGE OF HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG


HIS HIGHNESS TUNKU ZAIN AL-ABIDIN OF NEGERI SEMBILAN ROYAL FAMILY AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
SECOND SON OF RULER OF NEGERI SEMBILAN TUANKU MUHRIZ AND ONLY SON OF ENCIK KEE NAI SENG
DATO RAMLI IBRAHIM INTRODUCING FRIEND TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG


HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG WITH THE PREMIER DANCERS OF 'SWAN LAKE'
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG WITH UYU HIROMOTO AS ODILE THE BLACK SWAN, JONATHAN BARTON AS THE HERO PRINCE SIEGFRIED AND NATASHA WATSON AS THE WHITE SWAN ODETTE
PRIMA DONNAS AND LEAD DANCER POSE WITH THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG, SULTANAH KALSOM
SHANNON LEE OF THE DANCE COMPANY GREETS HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM OF PAHANG
GILLIAN BARTON IN VERMILION JOINS
HIS HIGHNESS TUNKU ZAIN AL-ABIDIN TUANKU MUHRIZ OF NEGERI SEMBILAN  GREETS HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH PAHANG
MEMORABLE PHOTO
EVER EXPANDING PARTY






SULTANAH PAHANG INVITING A LITTLE GIRL TO BE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH
LUCKY CHILD! 






























GRACE LEE OF MILESTONE PRODUCTIONS, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG AND DATO SRI KAY PRAKASH






THE HANDSOME HUNK IS PETER DAVIS
2 HANDSOME HUNKY HUNKS!
JAMES NG YIN TENG, MRS DAVIS, GRACE LEE AND PETER DAVIS
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SULTANAH KALSOM THE SULTANAH OF PAHANG TAKING HER DEPARTURE
THANKING DATO SRI KAY PRAKASH FOR RESORTS WORLD GENTING'S HOSPITALITY




JAMES NG YIN TENG SAYING FAREWELL TO SULTANAH OF PAHANG


MUN YEE AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
DATO KEE HUA CHEE'S ROBE FEATURES HIS PORTRAITS ON EACH SIDE 

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