The Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition presented by the National Center for the Performing Arts is set to be a treat for ballet fans. From July 5 to 13, nearly 90 talented dancers and choreographers from across the world will demonstrate their best works to win the hearts of the jury and audiences.
The opening ceremony on July 5 will feature winners of the 2011 competition, and famous Chinese ballerinas Tan Yuanyuan and Xu Fangyi. The closing and awards ceremonies on July 12 and 13 will feature former American Ballet Theatre's Angel Corella, Stuttgart Ballet's Friedemann Vogel, New York City Ballet's Ana Sophia Scheller, Dutch National Ballet's Matthew Golding and Anna Tsygankova and Berlin Ballet's Dmitry Semionov among other stars.
7:30 pm, July 5-13. National Center for the Performing Arts, West of Tian'anmen Square, Xicheng district, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.