CHINA HAS a dance tradition that reaches back 5,000 years. Yet classical ballet arrived in China just over a century ago. So, when the Beijing-based National Ballet of China returns to the Kennedy ...

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With the magical glow of a spotlight, grandiose sets and geometrically perfect choreography, the National Ballet of China’s “Chinese New Year (A Ballet In Two Acts)” performance transformed the ...

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With choreography by Wang Peixian and a score by Xu Zhong, the show fuses tradition and innovation across every element of its staging. Courtesy Shanghai Grand Theatre “We call snake years ‘mini ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by An oral history project, “Planting Seeds,” considers the history and impact of an American Dance Festival program to train dancers in China. By Brian ...

Editor’s note: Emily Wilcox is a professor of Chinese studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at William & Mary in the United States and recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim ...

The Mid-Autumn festival is a traditional Chinese fable that tells the story of the marriage between Chang ‘E and Hou Yi. It featured in the second half of Sunday night’s performance. (Jake Berg) ...

SHANGHAI — Just one year ago, 12-year-old Ni Shiyun was mastering the rhythms of traditional Chinese dance and the fluidity of jazz. Today, she’s busy perfecting toprocks, power moves, drops, and ...