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.

"Song of the Wilderness", created by this year's general director Workshop Li Yang, originated from his artistic experience of taking root in Xinjiang in recent years, and integrated Xinjiang dance and ballet. For this reason, the troupe invited young dancer Yu Miti to participate in the choreography and creation, integrating a variety of styles, forming a harmonious and colliding artistic style, and shaping the immortal spirit of Hu Yang for thousands of years. Liu Xuechen's "Ten Years in the Moon" was inspired by Su Shi's masterpiece "Jiangchengzi Yimao's Dream on the 20th Night of the First Month". The work is not limited to the mourning of "ten years of life and death", but uses the eyes of modern people to appreciate the time-honored emotion in Chinese poetry.

The premiere of the Central Ballet Company's "14th Ballet Creativity Workshop" is imminent, and it will meet the audience at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater from May 5th to 7th. As the "Beijing Culture and Art Fund 2023 Funding Project", it will bring the audience the latest creative and enthusiastic works of young artistic talents from China and Pakistan, and deeply explain the theme of this year's Workshop - Riding the Wind. There is a highlight in this workshop: Mr. Wu Zujie, the first generation ballet artist in Zhongba, and Ms. Wu Zhenhong, the daughter of Ms. Zhang Linyi, presented her work "Ballade" this time, which will be the Chinese premiere of the work; Zheng Yuanchang and Zhang Muzi, students of Zhongba Dance School, will also bring their small works "Day and Night Walker" and "If I Were You" with unique creativity and perspective, adding a touch of youthful light and vigorous vitality to this workshop. Today's "Main Creator Talk" series let us listen to their voices...

New Beijing News (Reporter Liu Zhen) From May 5th to 7th, the "14th Ballet Creativity Workshop" of the Central Ballet Company will be staged at the Beijing Tianqiao Theater as scheduled. Since 2010, under the active advocacy and unremitting promotion of Feng Ying, the head of the Central Ballet Company, the "Ballet Creativity Workshop" (Workshop) has become synonymous with the troupe's project of cultivating young artistic talents in creative innovation and building public welfare brands. The upcoming 14th "Ballet Creative Workshop" is the "Beijing Culture and Art Fund 2023 Annual Funding Project", directed by Li Yang, the director of Zhongba Youth, with the theme of "Riding the Wind". The name symbolizes 14 years of continuous accumulation and experience. Young creators are seeking continuous breakthroughs through continuous progress and continuous growth through continuous efforts.