At the opening ceremony, ballet master Carlos Varcassell, starring Li Siyu and Yang Chencheng, shared with the audience the stories behind the scenes of dance drama creation, rehearsals, etc. During the Anti-Japanese War, Chongqing, as the command center of the Far East Anti-Fascist War, suffered a long and large-scale barbaric bombing. At the time of the survival of the nation, groups of people with lofty ideals resolutely went to the national disaster and expressed hope for the future of the motherland with their blood. "Return to Honglingyan" is based on Mr. Dai Ailian, a pioneer of Chinese dance art, and tells the story of patriotic overseas Chinese returning to their country to go to the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, using dance as a battle to inspire the people to fight and devote themselves to raising children in need. To demonstrate the Communist Party's firm belief and outstanding leadership, and to demonstrate the indomitable and tenacious will of the Chinese nation.

Tchaikovsky's ballet " Swan Lake ", 4 acts, 1876. This is Tchaikovsky's first dance piece, based on folklore, and the plot is: Princess Odetta is turned into a white swan by the devil on the banks of Swan Lake. Prince Siegfried travels to Swan Lake and is deeply in love with Odetta. On the night the prince picks a bride, the devil has his daughter Black Swan disguised as Odetta to deceive the prince. The prince was almost deceived and finally found out in time. He fought the devil and killed him. The white swan restores the princess to her original form and joins the prince to a happy ending.

" Don Quixote " ( Russian :«Дон Кихот» ) is a four-act eight-act ballet based on the novel of the same name by Miguel de Cervantes, composed by Leon Minkus, premiered on December 26, 1869 (December 4 of the Julian calendar ) by ballet choreographer Marius Petipa for the Ballet of the Bolshoi Royal in Moscow. Petipa and Minkus later expanded the play to five acts and eleven acts for the Royal Ballet of St. Petersburg, and premiered the adaptation at the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg on November 21, 1871 (November 9 of the Julian calendar ).

At the opening ceremony of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Zakharova starred in the ballet "Natasha Rostova's First Ball", which caught the world's attention for its beauty and accurate interpretation of the characters of Leo Tolstoy. "This was the largest performance of my career so far, with about 50,000 audience in the stadium, and billions of people around the world watching it live." Now recalling this unforgettable moment, Zakharova still feels mixed feelings. "On the one hand, I feel happy because the performance was very successful, and on the other hand, I feel melancholy. Maybe I will never have the opportunity to see so many people in our ballet again." Also in the same year, Zakharova first came to Shanghai, and at the closing performance of the 2013-2014 season of the Shanghai Grand Theater, "Mona Lisa Kiss", the night of the world's ballet stars, she brought her tailor-made solo dance "Unreachable Love", which attracted a large audience with impeccable technical beauty.

Gangba 2024/25 Dance Season is full of international characteristics, inviting the principal dancers of many international ballet companies such as the Royal Ballet of England, the Paris Opera Ballet of France, the Dutch National Ballet, the New York City Ballet of the United States, and the National Ballet of Berlin of Germany. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of Gangba, many international ballet stars and Gangba artists will join hands to present the "45th Anniversary International Ballet Superstar Festival". In addition, Gangba also released a new dance film "Tutu Academy", which is set in Hong Kong where retro and futuristic elements are intertwined. It tells the story of an outer space visitor's arrival in Hong Kong. The audience follows him to explore unfamiliar environments while also experiencing the fun and inclusive characteristics of ballet. "On the occasion of Gangba's 45th anniversary, I hope to show the charm of ballet art through this film, and use dance as the language to help communicate different cultures," said Wei Chengtian, artistic director.

At the invitation of Svetlana Zakharova, artistic director and jury chairwoman of the Benoit International Dance Awards Festival in Russia, Qu Zijiao, head and artistic director of Liaoning Ballet, and actors Zhang Haidong and Sun Huixin, went to Moscow, Russia from June 23 to 27 for a five-day award review and gala performance. They will also attend the award ceremony and star gala held at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.