An international ballet week has opened at the China National
Center for Performing Arts in central Beijing, highlighting
international ballet stars from China National Ballet, the Royal
Ballet, Opera National de Paris and Hamburg Ballet.
As one of the most important events of the First International
Performance Season, the international ballet week will stage four
performances of classic ballet, including 'Swan Lake' and 'Romeo
and Juliet'.
Chinese traditional, folk and contemporary dance, including
Tibetan and Mongolian dance, will also entertain theater-goers.
The nine-day event is co-sponsored by China National Ballet and
the national theater, an egg-shaped futuristic building which
officially opened last December.
The theater is currently staging its opening performance season
until April 6. About 6,000 Chinese and overseas artists will give
180 performances.
(Xinhua News Agency January 26, 2008)