"The symphony ballet work Against the Wind really shows the brave behavior and tender feelings of medical workers to everyone incisively and vividly. I was so touched by the performance that I have watched the whole work with tears in my eyes. At the worst period of the epidemic, I led the PKU Medics Aiding Hubei to accept the task of national critical care treatment without hesitation and have forged a fighting friendship with the Wuhan people. This work not only reproduced our fighting experience, but also enables everyone to draw strength and confidence while empathy, and actively meet the future life and challenges! " Qiao Jie, head of the leading group of PKU Medics Aiding Hubei, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering and president of Peking University Third Hospital, stepped onto the stage after the performance and expressed her feelings to all performers of National Ballet of China.

On August 7, the second performance of Ballet Gala of the National Ballet of China was staged at the Opera House of National Centre for the Performing Arts of China. It was an unusual show. Every dancer of the National Ballet of China was particularly excited, because there are a special group of audience --more than 30 medical workers from the PKU Medics Aiding Hubei and journalists in the front line. They come from the Peking University Third Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking University People's Hospital, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing Tongren Hospital and other medical institutions, as well as the factual series SHENG MING YUAN of Beijing Radio and Television Station.

The artists of National Ballet of China showed a deep respect to these brave and retrograde heroes with the most sincere and meticulous creation and performance. It is their courageous dedication that has ushered us in today's exciting moment of returning to the stage to perform for the audience again!

Excerpts of Pas De Quatre

Performed by Hou Shuang, Li Jie, Chen Haibei and Yu Xiaoting

Excerpts from Cinderella Act II

Performed by Zhao Xinyue, Guan Chongzheng, etc.

Excerpts from La Sylphide Act II

Performed by Qiu Yunting, Sun Ruichen, etc.

Changqing Showing the Way (Excerpts from The Red Detachment of Women Scene I)

Performed by Hou Shuang, Zhang Tiao, Wang Hao, etc.

When the elegant excerpts of Pas De Quatre, the dreamy Cinderella Act II, the romantic La Sylphide Act II and Changqing Showing the Way were performed on the stage, the anti-epidemic heroes watched with smiles on their faces. When the symphonic ballet Against the Wind specially created by National Ballet of China to commemorate the fight against the epidemic was staged, rows of tears ran down their cheeks... Every dancer on the stage became the embodiment of the medical workers who fought against the epidemic on the frontline a few months ago. And the touching emotion expressed by dozens of dancers on the stage is exactly the same as the confidence and strength brought to the people of the whole country by the heroic act of uniting to fight the epidemic.

Against the Wind

Performed by Ning Long, Ma Xiaodong, etc.

After the performance, more than 30 anti-epidemic heroes were invited to the stage and received gratitude and respect from all members of National Ballet of China with applause and flowers. Still immersed in the emotion brought by the performance, Medics Aiding Hubei shared their emotions with the dancers of National Ballet of China ...

Facing the epidemic, medical workers neglected the threats to their personal health to fight against the epidemic, while journalists also stayed in the frontline with their dedication to record the touching moments to the public. Several media heroes from the factual series SHENG MING YUAN of Beijing TV Station, who went with the PKU Medics Aiding Hubei, were also invited to the stage after the performance to share their experience with all the members of National Ballet of China...

The heartfelt words of every medical worker and journalist deeply touched the artists of National Ballet of China. We will continue to move forward and fly against the wind in order to eulogize the anti-epidemic spirit and the greatness of life with a more high-spirited and fighting look.