On July 4 and 5, National Ballet of China staged the classic ballet The Little Mermaid at the Shanghai Grand Theatre as scheduled.

Review of the performance on July 4

The Little Mermaid by Wang Qimin

The Poet by Wang Jiyu

Edvard/ The Prince by Ma Xiaodong

Sea Witch by Wu Sicong

Henriette/ The Princess by Fang Mengying

Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra gave the wonderful live music performance, under the conduct of Zhang Yi, the Music Director of the National Ballet of China and Artistic Director of Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Wang Xiaomao, the Assistant Music Director of NBC, Concert Master of NBC Symphony Orchestra.

Review of the performance on July 5

The Poet by Wang Jiyu

The Little Mermaid by Wang Ye

Edvard/ The Prince by Sun Ruichen

Henriette/ The Princess by Xu Yan

Sea Witch by Chen Zhuming

On July 2, Xu Gang, Assistant Artistic Director, Ballet Master of the National Ballet of China, was invited to give a master class on art popularization to the art lecture of Shanghai Grand Theatre, and told the story of the ballet The Little Mermaid in detail. Zhan Xinlu, one of the performers of The Little Mermaid, also showed some excerpts of the ballet.

After a short break, NBC’s artists will once again devote themselves to the rehearsal of the ballet A Dream of Red Mansions. From July 13 to 16, NBC will present wonderful performances of A Dream of Red Mansions at the Opera House of the National Centre for the Performing Arts. We are looking forward to see you in the theater!