"I am so proud of you! Facing the ongoing pandemic, we stuck on creating and produced a large-scale original ballet, and I want to extend my respect to all the artists of our Company! Tonight, the National Ballet of China restarts the performance at Beijing Tianqiao Theater to express our best wishes. It not only pays tribute to the most respectable brave heroes in the front line against the epidemic , but also expresses our common expectation that the epidemic will eventually end. We hope that the artistic development and presentation of NBC will be extremely prosperous after restarting the performance!"—After the public welfare performance, Director Feng Ying said with deep emotion.

After the performance, Feng Shuangbai, the Chairman of China Dancers Association spoke highly of the restart of the public welfare performance.

Restart performance to pay tribute to the heroes

At 7:30 pm on August 24, 2020, National Ballet of China restarted its performance at Beijing Tianqiao Theater. With great anticipation, all the artists of NBC and all the staff of Beijing Tianqiao Theater completed the first audition of the large-scale original ballet "Like Flowers". And through this performance, we want to express our gratitude for the medical representatives of medics aiding Hubei and the medical workers at Beijing's anti-epidemic front line.

Conductor: Huang Yi

Leading Dancer: Fang Mengying

Leading Dancers: Qiu Yunting, Ma Xiaodong

Meet the theatre again, showing true hearts

Director Feng Ying presented the first five lucky audiences who entered the theatre that night with a souvenir gift prepared by NBC and the theatre.

To ensure that the performance can be on schedule and operated safely and smoothly, Beijing Tianqiao Theater has set up strict regulations while preparing for the thorough disinfection and sterilization. On the night of reopening the public welfare performance, we can feel the pleasure, excitement and the joy of reunion from the audiences behind their masks.