As an international first-class art troupe, the Central Ballet has a strict and rigorous actor promotion system. The assessment is held once a year, and each assessment is a "major event" for any actor in the troupe in their career. Zhongba is the first troupe in China to publicly display the actor assessment. In 2012, under the initiative of Captain Feng Ying, a novel form of audience participation and interaction with the theme of "Chasing Dreams" was created, aiming to allow actors to build dreams and realize dreams on this platform, and open the door to the audience for everyone to witness this dream moment together. Since 2023, Zhongba has led the audience to watch the actors' "Chasing Dreams" in front of and behind the stage for the first time in the form of live broadcast.

According to the introduction, "Return of Honglingyan" is another dance drama funded by the National Arts Fund by Chongqing Ballet after "In Search of Shangri-La" and "Stagnant Water". It took 4 years from brewing, incubation, creation and final presentation. The dance drama gathers first-line outstanding forces in the industry and experts in various fields: Liu Jun, national first-class director, head of Chongqing Ballet and artistic director, playwright and national first-class screenwriter Yu Rongjun, national first-class choreography design Zhang Jiwen, composer and head of the Department of Music and Drama of Shanghai Conservatory of Music An Dong, former principal of the British National Ballet School and choreographer of the Royal Academy of Music in Madrid, Spain Carlos Varcassel, etc.

"Ballet and Kunqu Opera have different techniques, but they pursue the same passionate emotions. Chinese and French actors are far away, but their goals are very similar. They are all comprehensive skills and touching sincerity." Emmanuel Ondrey, director of the Bordeaux National Opera, said that this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. The exchange between the National Opera Ballet of Bordeaux and the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Company is not only interaction and learning, but also the integration of hearts and the collision of ideas. "Through mutual learning and enlightenment, the two cultures have established a solid bridge, narrowing the distance between people and deepening friendship." "When I was a child, I watched'Swan Lake 'on TV, and I first got to know ballet. Both Kunqu Opera and ballet start with rigorous physical training." During the two-hour exchange, Tan Xuya, a young actor from the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Troupe, introduced the French dancers to Kunqu Opera's historical origins, contemporary development and unique artistic characteristics. The French artist looked closely at the stills and did not forget to ask: "Do Chinese Kunqu Opera performances use microphones?" Tan Xuya replied: "It depends on the situation. For example, when we perform in a small theater on the second floor, the actors do not use microphones, like opera."

Learn from the little monk who cocked his leg "golden rooster independence" to play Buddha beads, and follow "Du Liniang" to light up the dream of "Peony Pavilion" with a folding fan. On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, yesterday morning, dancers of the Bordeaux National Opera Ballet Company, led by its director Emmanuel Ondrey, walked into the Shanghai Kunqu Opera Company to experience the ancient and youthful beauty of traditional Chinese opera. This weekend, the dance company will present the Bunonville version of "Fairy" at the Oriental Art Center. This is a special "Kunqu Opera class". The actors from Shangkun gave a detailed introduction to the historical origin, contemporary development and unique artistic characteristics of Kunqu Opera for friends who have come from afar. The young actors presented the highlights of the excerpts "Hujiazhuang", "Sanchakou" and "Going Down the Mountain". They vividly interpreted the unique charm of Kunqu Opera with their spirited and sharp sparring martial arts, which won applause. The display of traditional instruments commonly used in opera such as flutes and drums is also fascinating.

Two classic ballet masterpieces are about to open at the National Centre for the Performing Arts Bordeaux National Opera Ballet 2024 China Tour Finale Beijing Station This year is an important year for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. As the first large-scale French dance company to tour China, with its unique artistic style and excellent performance skills, the world-renowned French National Opera Ballet in Bordeaux has brought two landmark works of world ballet - "Fairy", which is known as the pioneering work of romantic ballet, and "Don Quixote" (Act 3), which is full of joy and difficult and dazzling passages. From May 18th to 19th, the National Grand Theater, the finale of the China tour, will start a major performance. A performance can watch two rare ballet masterpieces at the same time, and feel the exquisite dance of the pure French ballet school, which is very worth looking forward to!

Under the blue light, the ballet dancers dance, and the elegant dance is very charming. On the evening of May 7th, the classic ballet "Swan Lake" was staged at the Grand Theater of Changsha Meixi Lake International Culture and Art Center. Many of the dancers are foreigners with blond or brown hair, deep eyes and high noses. However, this is not a ballet company from abroad, but Hunan Youth Ballet, the first ballet company in Hunan. What's going on? Peng Liu, the head of the dance company and artistic director, is a Yazi from Hengyang, Hunan Province. He has been working and living in Ukraine for many years and has been engaged in art performances and exchanges. In early 2022, to avoid war, Peng Liu returned to his hometown and continued his beloved ballet career: becoming a ballet teacher at the Conservatory of Music of Hunan Technology and Business University and founding a professional ballet company in China.