“A Dream of Red Mansions”by the Central Ballet premiered at Tianqiao Theater in Beijing on the evening of February10. One after another classical routineson stagereproduced classical Chinese culture with graceful ballet postures and movements.

The original pieceadopts a national melody, the pentatonic scale and modern symphonic techniques. Even without a single piece of national instrument in the orchestra, it has distinct Chinese characteristics. Through three years of meticulous composition, the balletplay recreatedthe unparalleled Chinese classical novelfroman international and national artistic perspective. It embodies the artists’reverence for literary masterpiecesand representsa daringexploration of the integration of Eastern and Western art.

The ballet, “A Dream of Red Mansions”, will run until February 18. After the Beijing premiere, the playwill also tour to Xi’an, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and other cities.