A New Production by National Ballet of China February 21, 2008

Time: 2008/5/1-2008/5/6
Venue: Tian Qiao Theater
Price: TBA
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NationalBallet of China (NBC), the only Chinese national ballet company wasfounded in 1959. Pyotr Gusev, the celebrated Russian ballet master laida solid foundation of classical ballet for the company. Today, in itsrepertoires, there are dozens of full length ballets, including SwanLake, Giselle, Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, La Sylphide,Sylvia and others classical ballets. In the past 20 years, especiallysince the 1990s, the company has staged many contemporary works ofballet such as Serenade, Etude, Four Last Songs, Rite of Spring andalso modern dances. NBC has successfully utilized ballet- an art formfrom the west- to depict the lives of the Chinese people. The RedDetachment of Women has become a classic is known around the world.Also Yellow River, Butterfly Loversand Raise the Red Lantern are appreciated repertory. There outstandingballets established a foundation for creating a ballet style uniquelyChinese. NBC continues to strengthen international cultural exchange.It has toured dozens of countries and regions around the world. Everyyear, the company invites famous ballet masters and choreographers fromabroad to instruct the dancers and stage new ballets for the company.All these have broadened the international influence of Chinese balletand help the company strive for perfection to become one of the majorballet companies of the world.

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