Published on Oct 22, 2021

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Genre: NCPA

Dates: NOvember 6-7, 2021

Times: 7:30pm

Venue: Opera House of NCPA

Prices: 80, 180, 280, 380, 480, 580

Features: As one of China’s best performance companies, the Guangzhou Ballet will be performing The Flag at opera house of NCPA in Beijing from November 6-7, 2021.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

The ballet follows the journey of the main characters as they receive their revolutionary education at the Whampoa Military Academy after the 3rd National Congress of the CPC. The work is based on the three-day battle of the Guangzhou Uprising. It reveals the glorious images of the revolutionary martyrs through episodes such as the establishment of the Provisional Central Government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, the choice of the revolutionary path, the sacrifice of ZHANG Tailei, the heroic uprising, the loss of the entire female soldier squad for defending the long embankment and the erection of the red flag on the stage. The ballet adheres to the background of the times, combining realistic themes and romantic ballet art.

The Guangzhou Ballet

As one of China’s best performance companies, the Guangzhou Ballet is renowned internationally for its rigorous, disciplined and passionate performance style.

The company creates ballets of high standards and varied styles. It has introduced classic ballet masterpieces such as the full version of La Sylphide by the Paris Opera, Coppélia, Swan Lake, Roméo et Juliette, Giselle, Don Quixote, The Nutcracker and La Bayadère, as well as highlights from ballets Napoli and Paquita. It has also staged outstanding works by contemporary choreographers, such as Anna Karenina, The Lady of the Camellias and Cinderella, and Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante, Theme and Variations and Serenade.

The artistic style of the Guangzhou Ballet is unique. It’s particularly worth mentioning that the company has inherited the outstanding Chinese cultural traditions and created many original ballets, including LAN Huahua, Goddess of the Luo River, MEI Lanfang, Stone in the Sun: Dreaming about the Red Chamber, Returning Home on a Snowy Night and Turandot, as well as symphonic ballets The Yellow River, The Butterfly lovers, Love Exists and Nirvana of the Phoenix.

Tickets for The Guangzhou Ballet The Flag are Available now!