"You are so great. The dancers of the National Ballet of China are so great. The performance tonight is very beautiful and I feel very surprised. Thank you for bringing me such an unforgettable night. You are so wonderful! " After the performance of the "Ten Years' Reviews of Ballet Workshop-A Luxury Selection of Mixed Programs", the famous performing artist Song Dandan stepped onto the stage to congratulate everyone.

Zhang Zequn, a famous host and an old friend of NBC, also congratulated everyone and said: "I am so touched by the performance tonight! National Ballet of China is a glorious ballet Company and an art troupe representing China on the world stage. On the stage today, we have seen the elegant demeanor of young artists and the strong artistic strength of NBC, a national ballet troupe with a glorious history of 60 years. The ballet works with a wide range of subjects performed in this ballet gala are in a novel and modern way. And you used the Chinese ballet language to present the highest achievements of Chinese dance. Thank you and congratulations to all of you! "

On December 22nd, as the 11th performance of Performing Season to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the National Ballet of China, "Ten Years' Reviews of Ballet Workshop- A Luxury Selection of Mixed Programs" was staged in Beijing Tianqiao Theater to the eagerly awaited audience.

Performing video of "Ten Years' Reviews of Ballet Workshop- A Luxury Selection of Mixed Programs" at Performing Season to Celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Founding of National Ballet of China

It lasts about 3 minutes and 10 seconds and is recommended to watch in Wi-Fi.

 

As a platform for the National Ballet of China to cultivate art talents and launch public welfare brand projects, Workshop has been established for ten years since 2010. In the ten years' accumulation, young art creation team came from Workshop has gradually become more and more mature.

Advanced with the Workshop, the excellent choreographers of National Ballet of China and the Directors of "Ten Years' Reviews of Ballet Workshop- A Luxury Selection of Mixed Programs", Fei Bo and Zhang Zhenxin hosted the performance.

 

Excerpts from Hamlet

Premiered in 2014

Choreography by Fei Bo

Performed by Guan Chongzheng, Zhang Yizhu, Yan Hualong, Ning Long, etc.

 

Excerpts from In the Chrysanthemum Garden

Premiered in 2016

Choreography by Orkan Dann (Guest)

Performed by Fang Mengying, Wu Sicong, etc.

Excerpts from Love of Mulan

Premiered in 2016

Choreography by Wang Qi

Performed by Li Mengfei, etc.

Permanent Yesterday

Premiered in 2018

Choreography by Fei Bo

Performed by Liu Xuechen and Li Wentao

Treading the Lotus and Chasing After the Moon

Premiered in 2014

Choreography by Zhang Zhenxin

Performed by Ning Long, Li Mengfei, Wang Yi, etc.

Excerpts from Close Your Eyes When It's Getting Dark

Premiered in 2010

Choreography by Zhang Zhenxin

Performed by Wang Qimin, Zhang Jian, Lu Na, Wang Ye,

Ma Xiaodong, Wang Hao, She Zhaohuan, Wang Jiyu, and Zhang Zhenxin

Excerpts from Scalding Flowers

Premiered in 2018

Choreography by Li Yang

Performed by Wang Qi, Wang Jiyu, etc.

Guangling Verse

Premiered in 2011

Choreography by Li Jun

Performed by Zhao Xinyue and Guan Chongzheng

Canon in D Major, pas de trois

Premiered in 2010

Choreography by Jiri Bubenicek (Guest)

Performed by Wu Siming, Yan Hualong, and Shen Mengfan

 

Sad Birds

Premiered in 2018

Choreography by Zhang Disha (Guest)

Performed by Qiu Yunting and Wu Sicong

Excerpts from Long March! Long March!

Premiered in 2016

Choreography by Fei Bo and Wang Sizheng

Performed by Wu Siming, Liu Yuanhao, etc.

Among the audiences sat the students from Beijing Elaine Dance School, who were led by the daughter of Chen Ailian, the famous dance performing artist Chen Yu. After the performance, Ms. Chen Yu excitedly said: "today's performance is so wonderful and exciting, and I feel very happy! Every performance tonight is featured. In these works, I feel the hard work and sweat of the choreographers, their sincere and rigorous attitude towards arts, and the inheritance as well as breakthrough of National Ballet of China in artistic creation and talent cultivation! Over the past ten years, the Workshop has produced so many excellent works, which let me see the perfect integration of ballet and diverse cultures, and also make me expect more and better new works emerging on this platform! "

Ten years ago, a group of young artists with dreams took an active part in the Workshop under the leadership of Director Feng Ying. After ten years of exploration and practice, their creativity and talents bloomed on this stage, and their dreams became reality here. Over the past ten years, we have witnessed their growth and their step-by-step development, from skits and medium-sized works to large-scale ballets, from the Tianqiao Theater, to the national tour and then to the international stage!

As Zhu Yan, Deputy Director of National Ballet of China, said in her speech after the performance, "on behalf of all the cast members of National Ballet of China, please allow me to thank the people from all walks of life and the audiences who have paid attention to, supported and helped the Workshop in the past decade! To develop Chinese original ballets is a long-standing undertaking of NBC, just as Director Feng Ying advocated - we will stick to the form of Workshop! In the future, we will continue to seek and create a new legend of Chinese ballet! "

Let's look forward to a better tomorrow of the Workshop and a brighter future of new forces of Chinese Ballet!