Chinese Ballet Romeo and Juliet

Published on May 2, 2012

Chinese Ballet Romeo and Juliet

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Venue: Drama Theatre of NCPA

Prices: 80, 150, 240, 300, 360, 480


Features: The new version Romeo and Juliet was combined traditional elements of Chinese culture and melt into Chinese classical aesthetic. On June 5th, the original Chinese ballet Romeo and Juliet will stage in Drama theatre of NCPA.


BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Original Chinese ballet Romeo and Juliet is made by the couple Li Ying and Pan Jiabin. They were promoted as principal dancers in National Ballet of China, who were the first to play Romeo and Juliet on in the history of Chinese ballet and are active in the forefront. Under the primary consideration of contemporary life and aesthetic taste, the new version Romeo and Juliet was combined traditional elements of Chinese culture and melt into Chinese classical aesthetic. Sometimes fan, umbrella and drama masks are tools of dance, sometimes are embellishment of choreography in their arrangement.


Different contemporary dance styles and rich dance vocabulary are combined with to fully present the characteristics of dancers and 'Speed Symphony' of composer Prokofiev's works. In the structure of Romeo and Juliet, they broke the traditional three-act structure, re-refined, and changed three acts into two acts, making dance miraculously performed by 25 actors and the performance time reduced to be 90 minutes.


The Stage lighting designer - HanJiang comes from National Ballet of China, he skillfully combines the art of Suzhou garden and his design is simple and brilliant. The costume designed by Suzhou Arts & Design Technology Institute, whose style of fashion and grace perfectly reflects the Chinese traditional charm. With their support, first cross-border Romeo and Juliet appeared on the Chinese ballet stage.


The design and operation of Romeo and Juliet meet Suzhou Cultural policy and the ballet will make a little contribution for the cultural construction in Suzhou. In modern society where money is the most important, original Chinese ballet Romeo and Juliet presents moving love story that will awake people to pursue true love.


On the basis of Prokofiev's original version, Romeo and Juliet has been added into Chinese elements, which is a fusion of the East and the West.


Tickets for Chinese Ballet Romeo and Juliet are Available now!

TICKETS BOOKING

BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking From: Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Booking Until: Saturday, Jun 02, 2012

Show Time: Jun 05 / 7:30pm

Running Time: 1 hours 50 minutes

TICKET PRICES

  • 80
  • 150
  • 240
  • 300
  • 360
  • 480

Prices are in RMB (“×” Sold Tickets), Include Booking Fees

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