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National Ballet of China’s The Chinese New Year, a Chinese adaptation of the Christmas classic The Nutcracker is without a doubt the most extravagant celebration of the national holiday that any resident of China could hope for.

Unlike some contemporary Giselle being performed in the West, National Ballet of China’s version harks back to the delicacy and romance of the 1841 original. The choreography performed at Beijing’s NCPA last Friday was strikingly beautiful, wonderfully capturing the profound emotion of the piece. 

Willy Tsao’s Beijing Dance / LDTX performed wonderfully in the premiere of Chinese army choreographer Yang Wei’s Earth / Quake at Beijing’s PLA Theater last Tuesday.

The internationally acclaimed Tao Dance Theatre presents Weight x 3 and 2 at the National Centre for the Pwrforming Arts, Beijing, for the first time.

San Francisco Ballet's Giselle brought enthusiastic Beijingers out in hordes to see Yuan Yuan Tan in the title role at the National Center for the Performing Arts on Friday night. 

On the second night of San Francisco Ballet’s second visit to Beijing, the company treated their Chinese audience to a varied programme: Tomasson’s Caprice, Wheeldon’s Rush, van Manen’s Variations for Two Couples, and Balanchine’s Theme and Variations.

Explosive and animated, Sylvie Guillem moves with an inimitable combination of energy, joie de vivre and delicacy throughout her final show, Life in Progress, at Beijing’s National Center for Performing Arts.

NoGravity Dance present their playful, intriguing and physically astounding Divine Comedy Trilogy at Beijing's National Centre for Performing Arts. 

A continuation of last week’s stunning performances, the LDTX dancers present another six brilliant new works in the second installment of their Spring Equinox programme in Beijing.

LDTX's Spring Equinox showcase brings together eight creative and experimental works by young LDTX choreographers.

In celebration of its 55th anniversary this year, the National Ballet of China revived its beautiful production of John Neumeier's The Little Mermaid. 

Jutta Hell and Dieter Baumann bring the pulse of protest to Beijing with Tanzcompagnie Rubato's tour of China.