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Fifty years ago, Premier Zhou Enlai first proposed building a National Grand Theatre, and instructed that the theatre ought "to be built on the west side of Tiananmen Square"... More
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2008 is an unusual year. With the approach of the Beijing Olympics, the city is filled with excitement. The event won't just be about sports. Beijing arts groups are also preparing some standout works for the Beijing Olympics.
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• Hot Spicy Soup of Ballet Paquita to Stage in Beijing
Opera National de Paris, with over 300 year history, will bring its well-known piece Paquita to Beijing from May 16 to 18.
• Madame Butterfly Set for National Theatre Stage
The National Grand Theatre's second Olympic special, Madame Butterfly, held its final rehearsal on Wednesday for the opera's three-day performance starting May 8.
• National Grand Theatre Offers Special Spring Ticket
The National Centre for the Performing Arts, known as the National Grand Theater, will start selling online tickets for a little as 30 yuan (US$4.3) per concert next week for performances during its first spring season.

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The National Grand Theater Should Be a Public Facility
Much attention has been directed at the futuristic building and the whopping sum of money spent on it. Now, there are stronger voices calling for the theater to become a place where everyone can enjoy arts.
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Reports on NCPA
• National Grand Theatre Offers Special Spring Ticket 2008-04-19
• The National Grand Theater Should Be a Public Facility 2008-01-09
• Cheap Tickets: A Long-Term Plan for National Grand Theater 2008-01-04
• Logo for China's National Grand Theatre Unveiled 2007-12-23
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Reports on Performances
• Hot Spicy Soup of Ballet Paquita to Stage in Beijing 2008-05-13
• Madame Butterfly Set for National Theatre Stage 2008-05-07
• North Korean "Flower Girl" Enjoys Welcomed Return to China 2008-04-16
• "Madam Butterfly " Flies to Beijing 2008-04-11
• The First Symphonic Spring of China to Start Soon 2008-04-08
Links
• The First International Performance of NCPA
• Official Website of NCPA


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