HK Ballet
Shadow
Choreographer: Leung Chunlong
Dancers: Leung Saulong
Music: Jinsang – this City
In dialogue with Writer Geri Chang
Leung Chunlong
Coryphée
Joined 2011
Born in Hong Kong, Leung Chunlong graduated from Beijing Dance Academy in 2009 and from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in 2011, with a concentration in Ballet. He joined Hong Kong Ballet as a member of the Corps de Ballet the same year and was named Coryphée in 2014.
With Hong Kong Ballet, Leung has danced principal and featured roles including Jewels in Cynthia Harvey’s The Sleeping Beauty, Fritz and Rat King in Terence Kohler’s The Nutcracker, Gaston in Val Caniparoli’s Lady of the Camellias and Pinocchio in Pär Isberg’s Pinocchio. He has also performed in John Meehan’s Swan Lake, Nina Ananiashvili’s Don Quixote, Ronald Hynd’s Coppélia, Natalie Weir’s Turandot, George Balanchine’s Serenade, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Nacho Duato’s Castrati, Alexei Ratmansky’s Le Carnaval des Animaux, Jorma Elo’s Shape of Glow, Edwaard Liang’s Sacred Thread and Fei Bo’s Shenren Chang .
His choreographic works included L’espoir (2017) and tʃHey (2016). He received an Outstanding Performance Award at the Taoli Cup Dance Competition in 2003.
Leung Saulong
Corps de Ballet
Joined 2015
Born in Hong Kong, Leung Saulong trained at The Hong Kong Camy Academy of Dancing, completed the Gifted Young Dance Program under the directorship of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA) and received a Diploma in Performing Arts and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from HKAPA. Leung joined Hong Kong Ballet as an Apprentice in 2015 and became a member of Corps de Ballet in 2019.
With Hong Kong Ballet, Leung has danced in John Meehan’s Swan Lake, Terence Kohler’s The Nutcracker, Septime Webre and Charla Genn’s Giselle, Anna-Marie Holmes’ Le Corsaire, Nina Ananiashvili’s Don Quixote, Rudi van Dantzig’s Romeo and Juliet, Ronald Hynd’s Coppélia, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland) and The Great Gatsby and Pär Isberg’s Pinocchio.
Leung received gold awards at the Open Dance Contest in Hong Kong in 2009 and 2011.
