Tango in Paradise Festival held in Indonesia
Tango in Paradise Festival is an unique Tango festival that combines Tango with Indonesian traditional culture.
Ancient dance-drama "Kartik Nach" gives respite to victims of Nepal quake
Patan Durbar Square, one of Nepal's major tourist destinations, was severely damaged by the April 25 earthquake that killed some 9,000 people and left over half a million homeless.
Chinese National Ballet to stage classic "Giselle"
The French ballet classic "Giselle" will be staged by the National Ballet of China (NBC) at the National Center for the Performing Arts from Dec. 4 to 6.
Dance drama "Confucius" hits Skopje stage
The enduring legacy of ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BC) was told through dance in Skopje on Monday in Macedonian National Theatre.
2015 Creative Dance Seminar held at BNU
During a time when many artistic forms have been making attempts to accommodate the latest aesthetic trends, dance, a traditional art which combines many different schools, has been no exception. Looking to push the art form forward, from October 4 to 11 the 2015 Creative Dance Seminar was held at Beijing Normal University (BNU) where it gathered dancers from art colleges in six countries and regions including the US, UK and Australia.
Wheelchair dance group take part in performances
With the help of local disabled persons federation, nine handicapped persons started a dancing group in July this year in Changning district of Changzhou. With the age that ranged from 30 to 51, they use wheelchairs as the steps, taking part in various performances.
Dance drama 'Crested Ibis' staged in E China
Dancers perform dance drama "Crested Ibis" in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Oct. 11, 2015. The dance drama shows the elegance of Crested Ibis, an endangered species, and calls for animal protection.
Spanish flamenco dance drama 'Carmen' staged in Beijing
Dancers from Spanish Aida Gomez dancing troupe perform Spanish flamenco dance drama "Carmen" at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 4, 2015.
'The Moon Opera' set to rise in October
Chinese dancer and choreographer Wang Yabin will stage her new work The Moon Opera at Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts from October 4-6, the dancer said in a press release on Sunday. A commissioned work for the 2015 Shanghai International Arts Festival, the dance drama will also be staged at the festival from October 19-20.
International troupes to strut their stuff at Beijing Dance Festival
Thursday, the Beijing Dance Festival began its annual two-week mission to bring a number of high quality international performances to China's capital.
Chinese ballet blossoms in New York's Lincoln Center
The Peony Pavilion, one of the most famous love stories in China, was performed here Wednesday night by National Ballet of China and National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra on the stage of Lincoln Center.
Echoes, eternity and an emperor
Zhang Xiaoding, the general manager of the Shanghai Grand Theater, believes modern ballet is the perfect form to reinterpret the very classic love story. “Looking back at a centuries-old, familiar story with a modern approach is more interesting and more relevant for viewers today,” Zhang told the Global Times.
French choreographer casts Faustian spell on London
With a nod to golden-age artists from Fred Astaire to Charlie Chaplin, French choreographer Philippe Decouflé has brought a musical extravaganza to London inspired by the soul-selling diabolical story of Faust.
Young ambassadors
A Chinese ballet Wild Zebra, performed entirely by 8- to 12-year-old students, will step on stage at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 13, according to China Young Cultural Ambassadors (CYCA), the organization bringing the play overseas.
The 4th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival announces dates
The 4th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival will hit the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region from July 20 to August 5, presenting 70 performances by 25 troupes from China and other countries, organizers announced at a press conference last Thursday in Beijing.
'Ballads from Grandma'
Wang Xiaoying, 24-year-old mother to a 7-year-old, has long awaited a chance to prove herself a good dancer. Now that chance has finally arrived as she and her fellow villagers will step on stage in Beijing to perform the Miao group dance poem Wuka Tiaoqia (Ballads from Grandma) on May 16 and 17.
Just three months ago, Wang was living in a remote village in Southwest China's fifth-tier county of Huangping, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province, where she took care of her son just like many of the other Miao ethnic minority dancers in the troupe. However, after taking part in a song and dance talent show held at a local square, she was picked up by Long A'duo, a well-known Miao ethnic minority dancer and director and long-time collaborative partner with director Zhang Yimou.
Russia mourns its ballet legend
Russia on Sunday mourned the death of Maya Plisetskaya, one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century who dazzled the world with her mesmerizing performances and rare beauty.
Plisetskaya, whose free-wheeling spirit defied the limits of Soviet-era art, died Saturday of a heart attack in Munich at the age of 89.
'Swan Lake' ushers in the 2015 Meet in Beijing Arts Festival
One of the most influential arts festivals held every year, the Meet in Beijing officially ushered in the month-long arts festival with the classic ballet Swan Lake Thursday at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA).