Tag Archives: China Tour

Opening Night and National Day in Beijing

Robert
Last night as our technical rehearsals of Swan Lake ended, the dancers, crew, and staff headed back to the hotel since we were advised not to travel in the city; much of which had been locked down in preparations for today’s big military parade. Today is October 1st, National Day in China and the Celebration [...]
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Beijing Journal II

Matt
We met the musicians playing for our performances in Beijing. They are officially called the Symphony Orchestra of the Chinese National Opera and Dance Drama Company, and are a good group. Our guest conductor Charles Barker is pleased to be working with them. The drive to the rehearsal hall impressed me with what a huge [...]
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Report from the Tour: Beijing

Robert
Greetings from the Tour! It’s been a very busy week for all of us. Since last I wrote, San Francisco Ballet danced 4 triumphant shows at the Shanghai Grand Theatre: one mixed-repertory program and three performances of Swan Lake. Our dancers kept up the fast pace with technical and dress rehearsals and different casts of [...]
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Reflections on Shanghai

Bruce
Half way through the tour, we’re now in Beijing and I’ve got a bit of time to sit and look back over our time in Shanghai. Having arrived on Friday 18 September, the dancers were offered an optional class on Saturday that I taught. The crew were working to get the theatre ready for our stage [...]
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