On the evening of January 27th, local time in the United Arab Emirates, National Ballet of China was invited to present the second performance of Chinese New Year (The Nutcracker Chinese Version) as the opening performance of the Abu Dhabi Festival 2024.

Yuan Yuan(kid) by Zhan Xinlu

Tuan Tuan by Hou Xulei

The Crane Queen by Liu Xuechen

Yuan Yuan by Fang Mengying

Nutcracker by Chen Zhuming

Leading Crane by Qiu Yunting

After the two performances, Director Feng Ying presented the picture books of the ballet Chinese New Year (The Nutcracker Chinese Version) as gifts to the 13 local children in the United Arab Emirates who played "The Little Gold Ingots".

Director Feng Ying took the exquisite stage photo of the ballet Chinese New Year (The Nutcracker Chinese Version) as a gift to thank Abu Dhabi Festival 2024 for its sincere invitation and considerate arrangement.

Deputy Director Zhu Yan and the principal dancers of NBC accepted interview of Abu Dhabi Festival 2024.

Before the premiere, Xu Gang, Assistant Artistic Director and General Répétiteur of NBC, gave an introduction of this ballet to some local audiences in UAE who came to watch the performance.

Li Wentao, Principle Dancer of NBC gave a wonderful "ballet master class" to the students.

On January 30th and 31st, NBC will stage two performances of Ballet Gala, which is a blend of "ancient and modern" and "Chinese and foreign" classics, in Dubai Opera. Let's meet in Dubai to witness more wonderful moments of Chinese ballet.