This photo taken from Jingshan Park on Aug. 12, 2024 shows the National Centre for the Performing Arts on a sunny day in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

China's National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is set to bring its first ballet run of 2025 to audiences from Jan. 3 to 5.

Assembling 10 stars of the ballet world to perform 10 diverse pas de deux works, the NCPA seeks to showcase a harmonious blend of traditional and contemporary ballet.

The star-studded production will feature principal dancers from world-renowned ballet companies such as the Bavarian State Ballet from Germany and the Mariinsky Ballet from Russia.

Performances will include both modern works and time-honored ballet masterpieces such as "The Nutcracker."