Farewell My Concubine at Sadler's Wells

By Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky, 23 November 2015

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Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 20 November 2015

Farewell My Concubine

China National Peking Opera Company

Zhu Hong, Vocals

Liu Kuikui, Vocals

Yu Kuizhi, Vocals

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Shelley Pinto-Duschinsky

Shelley studied ballet from childhood and later developed her technique in contemporary dance, having studied with a Hanya Holm protege and with Jose Limon .Shelley also studied choreography with Bessie Schonberg. Her blog, 50yearsindance recalls famous teachers and performances in many forms of dance.

A night at the Chinese Opera: Farewell My Concubine at Sadler's Wells