Performing video of Ballet GALA in Shanghai Poly City Theater on January 19, 2021

On January 19, National Ballet of China devoted an East-meets-West, colorful and exquisitely crafted Ballet GALA to the Shanghai audiences as a gift of greeting for the first visit to the Shanghai Poly City Theater. The all-star cast that night was composed of Prima Ballerina Wang Qimin, Première Danseur Ma Xiaodong, Principal Dancers Qiu Yunting, Zhan Xinlu, Sun Ruichen and Wu Sicong and excellent dancers Fang Mengying, Sun Yimeng and Chen Zhuming, etc. Their successful performance has distinguished themselves with outstanding renditions that manifested the strong overall strength and artistic style of National Ballet of China!

Excerpt from La Bayadère Act II

Nikiya by Sun Yimeng; Solor by Sun Ruichen

Excerpt from Like Flowers Act II
A-duo by Zhan Xinlu; A-shan by Ma Xiaodong; He Lin by Fang Mengying

Emeralds (excerpt from the world classic ballet Jewels)
First Principal Woman by Guan Wenting; First Principal Man by Wu Dianyu
Second Principal Woman by Sun Yimeng; Second Principal Man by Zhang Tiao
Pas de Trois by Chen Haibei, Yu Xiaoting and Sun Haifeng

Black Swan Pas de Deux (Excerpt from classical ballet Swan Lake Act III)
Black Swan (Odette) by Fang Mengying
Prince Siegfried by Chen Zhuming

Modern ballet Sad Birds
Performed by Qiu Yunting and Wu Sicong

Rubies Pas de Deux (excerpt from the world classic ballet Jewels)
Performed by Wang Qimin and Ma Xiaodong

Symphony ballet The Yellow River
Performed by Qiu Yunting, Sun Ruichen, etc.