Monsieur Jourdain, a bourgeois, wants to acquire the manners of an aristocrat, and throws himself into learning fencing, dance, and music, all of which he sees as indispensable to a gentleman. Dismissing his daughter’s wedding because her fiancé is not from high society, Monsieur Jourdain gets duped by a young man who, disguised as the Sultan of Turkey, will make him the top rank of nobility in a foolish but hilarious ceremony.

Kicking off the programme will be the Grand Pas Classique from Marius Petipa’s elegant classical ballet Paquita. Petipa is often cited as ‘the father of classical ballet’. His renowned Paquita sets the stage for a great mixed bill.

Next comes the world première of Bolero, set to Maurice Ravel’s famous orchestral piece of the same name. Created by Yuh Egami and Ricky Hu, two of The Hong Kong Ballet’s most talented dancers and choreographers, this will be a memorable début for the Company.

Last, but by no means least, another highlight of the programme will be The Hong Kong Ballet’s première of Alexei Ratmansky’s charming and fun one-act ballet, Le Carnaval des Animaux (The Carnival of the Animals). Ratmansky is an internationally acclaimed choreographer who is currently the Artist in Residence at American Ballet Theatre, New York.

This challenging ballet will showcase the Company’s seamless blend of vitality, technical precision and regal grace. Not to be missed!

The Roots is a human adventure and a journey enacted by eleven exceptional hip-hop dancers who each contribute their individual virtuosity to the group. Energised by his personal history of urban sidewalks, big tops, boxing rings and theatres, Artistic Director and Choreographer, Kader Attou, describes The Roots as a work that is deep-rooted in hip-hop culture. But although it refers to the origins of the movement, The Roots is no exercise in archaeology or a return to the past. It is a creation of light and air that represents yet another step forward in redefining the boundaries of hip-hop. ABOUT KADER ATTOU & COMPAGNIE ACCRORAP Kader Attou is one of the main representatives of the French hiphop movement and his company Accrorap, founded in 1989, is emblematic of this energy. From local to international theatres,his shows travel around the world. In 2009, littlestories.com was shown across Asia and Hong Kong within the framework of Le French May.

Antoine Rameau (b.1974), a French artist living in Hong Kong, developed his unique collage style while collecting evocative images of Western and Asian origins.Inspired by Pop Art, comics, Street Art, the Recycled Art movement, Rameau turns any paper item into new visual worlds. Each collage tells an elaborate story filled with multiple symbols and satirical messages.

For the first time, Rameau has created a series of vintage-style collages referring to iconic pin-ups and brands from the 1950s’ to express “The Essence” of dreams, beauty and desire. Rameau’s works were shown in Hong Kong since 2013, at PMQ (with LE FRENCH MAY 2014), Hong Kong Arts Centre, galleries and art shows.

To celebrate Le French May, YellowKorner is proud to announce the Exhibition: Paris,100 years of Architecture and History. What’s your Parisian perception? Romantic, vintage, gloomy, mysterious or exotic? Get your version of Paris Home, price from 500 HKD.

YellowKorner will tell you the story of Parisian history in 100 exquisite art photographs. Taken by some of the most renowned photographers in the world, think Franck Bohbot, Serge Ramelli, Luc Marciano… These art photographs have been carefully selected and put together in an exhibition a wide-ranging portraits of Paris: from the Exposition universeille of paris in 1900 to the mordernity of Beaubourg exhibition center, the appearance of mini-skirts and the construction of landmarks such as the Eiffle Tower…

Connoisseur Art Gallery is pleased to hold a new solo exhibition of Paris-based Chinese contemporary female artist Jia Juan Li this summer.

Since her last solo exhibition in our gallery in 2013, in the same year Jia was chosen as one of the 40 artists to exhibit her paintings at the French International contemporary Art Fair (FIAC) on the Champs Elysees in Paris, as an event to mark the 50th anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations and promote China's cultural arts to the world. This touring exhibition later took place in the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Shenzhen, the National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) in Beijing and the Chongqing Art Museum in Chongqing, all held in 2014.

Connoisseur Art Gallery has known and represented Jia Juan Li since 1991, when she obtained her Master of Fine Art from the prestigious Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. More than 20 years on, we continue to fall in love with Jia's work over and over again.

The exhibition will continue to showcase Jia's Qing princesses, her garden works and palace interiors, including her highly sought after children pieces and reclining ladies in a composition that was last seen some 7 to 8 years ago.

This exhibition will also be part of the Le French May festival (http://www.frenchmay.com/programmes/event.aspx?name=Connoisseur-Art-Galerry) and the opening reception will feature canapes by French restaurant Bungalow of the Prive Group (http://bungalow.hk/restaurant/about.php).