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• Ballet Concludes French Culture Year A performance of Paris Opera Ballet, one of the top four ballet troupes worldwide, was staged Friday evening at Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater, to mark the concluding French Culture Year falling on last October.
A performance of Paris Opera Ballet, one of the top four ballet troupes worldwide, was staged Friday evening at Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater, to mark the concluding French Culture Year falling on last October.
A performance of Paris Opera Ballet, one of the top four ballet troupes worldwide, was staged Friday evening at Beijing Exhibition Hall Theater, to mark the concluding French Culture Year falling on last October.
Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Nation Qinglin Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Li Changchun, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Burau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee watched the performance, along with visiting President of the French Senate Christian Poncelet.
Paris Opera Ballet, with a history of 344 years, is regarded as a national treasure of France, which is the birthplace of ballet.
It brought to China three performances of neo-classicalism including "BOLERO", "Arlesienne" and "White". The ballet dancers of the "White" brought forth to the Chinese audience some classical ballet movements with nearly perfect techniques, which drew thundering applause.
The "Arlesienne" tells of a love tragedy. Accompanied by sad music composed by George Bizet, the dancers displayed vividly the inner world of the tortured hero.
The passionate "Bolero" is the last one, which brought the audience into an infinite space with fierce movements and fevered music.
On the evening of Sept. 17, an evening ball will be held in the Summer Palace as present of Beijing to France. Around 2,000 Chinese and French people will be invited to watch performance jointly staged by artists of both sides, and the exhibition on Chinese traditional handicraft. From Sept. 17 to 18, French artists, handicraftsmen and chefs will host performance, exhibitions and food festival on the Great Wall. The Chinese audience will also see the picture of French scenic spots on the 1,200-meter canvas.
Apart from these activities, top French film star Sophie Marceau will present on the film show of her repertoire in Beijing and Chengdu, from Sept. 15 to 20. In Shanghai, the French Culture Year will also have ceremonious concluding in "Giselle" by Paris Opera Ballet and expo on collection of French King Louis XIV.
Jointly advocated by leaders of both nations, the Chinese-French Culture Year was called a pioneering work in the history of China-Europe cultural exchanges. In the Chinese Culture Year held in France from October 2003 to July 2004, more than 400 programs were presented to the French people.
And the French Culture Year falling on October 2004, also showed the Chinese audience not only the romantic side of the French people, but also the innovative spirit as expected, with more than 200 projects.
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