International star dancers'ignite 'ballet night

The first-class soloist Antonio Casalinho and the soloist Margarita Fernandez of the German Ballet Munich brought together the "Esmeralda" duet to start the "classical boutique collection of ballet stars". On August 9 and 10, for two consecutive nights, 14 star dancers from world-renowned dance companies gathered at the National Theatre to showcase the most representative classic scenes of ballet art.

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14 star dancers perform wonderfully on the same stage

Whether it is the epoch-making "Fairy", which pioneered pointe technology, or the well-known "Swan Lake" 32 Whiplash, or the enthusiastic "Don Quixote", the "classical boutique collection of ballet stars" is all the shining pearls of ballet art precipitation in the long river of time. In the first half of the performance, the "Esmeralda" pas de deux was followed by the "Nutcracker" pas de deux performed by the first-class soloist of the Boston Ballet in the United States, Evelina Godunova, and the head of the Dutch National Ballet, Konstantin Allen. Semyon Chukin, the head of the Bolshoi Ballet, and Ksenia Shevtsova, the head of the Munich Ballet in Germany, were not seen, and the applause had begun. Accompanied by Masnay's famous "Meditations", they interpreted the "Taiis" pas de deux as soft as water, and it was in harmony with the music.

The performance of "Classical Pair Dance" by Renata Shakirova, chief of the Mullins ** Dance Company, and Dmitry Smilevsky, chief of the Bolshoi Ballet Company, will push the performance to the first peak of applause. This work requires extremely high technical skills of the actors. The double action pays attention to cooperation and tacit understanding. The male and female solo dances should be precise and gorgeous. The test of female dancers is more demanding. Renata Shakirova and Dmitry Smilevsky are solid and stable. When the curtain ends, the audience "Bravo" rises and falls one after another. The chief of the German Munich Ballet, Osier Guneau, and the chief of the Royal Swedish Ballet, Madeleine Wu, were the strongest "dark horses" of the night. Born in Cuba, Osier Guneau had a bronze skin and was extremely powerful. His high-speed spinning and jumping skills were sometimes like Figure Skating on the stage, which caused the scene to exclaim and praise again and again, so that the first half of the performance ended in an extremely high atmosphere.

The second half seemed to be inspired by the excellent performance of Osier Guneau, and the performance was even better. The most famous "Black Swan" pas de deux in "Swan Lake" took the stage first, and Semyon Chukin was calm and relaxed. The sense of stagnation when jumping and the elegant typhoon fully demonstrated his star style accumulated over the years. In the "Pirates" pas de deux, Antonio Casalinho's state was significantly improved, and the combination of strength and beauty was quite tense. "Don Quixote" brought by Osier Gunio and Madeleine Wu together once again won the house, and the deliberate extension of time and the throwing of the attractive force seem to be beautiful and thrilling, which is amazing. Renata Shakirova and Dmitri Smilevsky's "Flames of Paris" duet is too high to be eye-catching, and the carnival of "Ballet Night" is pushed to the peak. The 14 dancers joined hands to thank the audience several times. It was not until the curtain "had to" fall that the enthusiastic applause of the audience gradually died down.

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Civilized performances continue to attract more audiences

"It was wonderful!" said Ms. Chen, the audience member. On August 9, it rained heavily in Beijing, and she rushed to the National Center for the Performing Arts in the rain, feeling that the trip was worthwhile.

"Ballet Gathering" performances always focus on "high intensity" to show the essence of the work and the quality of the dancers. This time, in addition to seeing the strength of star chiefs such as Semyon Chukin "can always be believed", Ms. Chen also gained something. "I heard before that Osier Guneau is very explosive and expressive, and this time I saw him on the stage with my own eyes, it was really amazing."

The performance was during the summer vacation, and there was a large audience in the theater, but the order of the scene was far more orderly than expected. The National Center for the Performing Arts was one stop on the tour of Beijing from Hubei Province with her daughter who was on summer vacation. "The child is also learning dance now, and this time we came to Beijing, we specially brought her to experience the performances of the best dancers in the world," Ms. Li said. "I was worried that the child would not be able to sit still at a young age, but the really wonderful performance can make her fully concentrate."

At present, initiated by the National Grand Theater, the National Grand Theater, the Office of the Capital Spiritual Civilization Construction Committee, the Office of the Cyber Security and Information Committee of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Beijing Daily Newspaper Group, the "Civilized Viewing Performance in Action" is continuing to advance. From the entrance to the performance, from the broadcast of the promotional video to the National Grand Theater's meticulous viewing etiquette reminders, Ms. Li was deeply impressed. The well-behaved daughter kept many details in mind, "She has been reminding us repeatedly whether the mobile phone is really silent. The civilized public morality education of children should start from the details they can touch."