Swan Lake by Moscow Classical Ballet Theatre
Shunyi Grand Theatre
Overview: The Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky's classical ballet composed in 1876, featuring grand symphonic orchestration and tremendous scenes accompanied by music, continues to captivate new generations of audiences centuries later with enduring charm and vitality.
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Date: December 23-24
Venue: Shunyi Grand Theatre
Neo-classical ballet Notre-Dame de Paris by Liaoning Ballet
Overview: Inspired by French writer Victor Hugo's renowned novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, this work tells the tragic tale of a young gypsy woman caught in unpredictable plot twists. It was created exclusively for Liaoning Ballet by Patrick De Bana, an internationally renowned choreographer.
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Date: December 21-24
Venue: National Centre for the Performing Arts
Original London West End musical Once
Overview: Adapted from a 2007 Irish film of the same name, Once has garnered widespread praise since its debut in 2011, selling out everywhere it is staged and receiving nods from the Academy, Grammy, Tony, and Olivier Awards.
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Date: December 20-26
Venue: Beijing Tianqiao Performing Arts Center
A Dream Like A Dream by Magnificent Culture
Beijing Magnificent Culture Co., Ltd. and Beijing Poly Theatre Management Co., Ltd.
Overview: Based on the story of Zhuang Rumeng, a poet during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin Dynasty (221-207 BC), A Dream Like A Dream begins with a famous line - "How about this fleeting life? It is a dream like a dream" - of a renowned Taoist philosopher Zhuang Zi (c. 369-286 BC) before taking audiences on a journey through time and space. In the opening scene, a young modern-day doctor recalls Patient No. 5 who suffers from a strange illness and, since medicine is unable to help him, embarks on a global expedition in search of life.
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Date: December 22-24
Venue: Beijing Poly Theatre
Peking Opera The Legend of the White Snake
Jingju Theater Company of Beijing
Overview: A staple of Peking Opera repertoire, The Legend of the White Snake is based on a classical Chinese story about the romance between Xu Xian and a snake spirit named "Bai Suzhen". It demonstrates perfectly the grandeur and romance of Chinese opera.
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Date: December 24
Venue: Beijing Daxing Theatre
(Source: Beijing Tourism)