The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta took the stage in Hangzhou on January 3, 2010, after their performance in Zhejiang’s Zhousan city.

The Youth Ensemble of Atlanta, winner of America’s 2008 Coming Up Taller Award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, made its first ever trip to the Far East as they visited the Zhejiang province of the People’s Republic of China from USA.

YEA transforms young people through the arts by providing free training in performing arts, as well as the opportunity to create original musical dramas tackling the gripping issues they face in their daily lives. These heart-pounding productions, addressing topics such as domestic violence, teen pregnancy, AIDS, child abuse, loss of community and love of self, have been performed for more than a million people on three continents. YEA has celebrated the New Year in China with their trip scheduled from December 26, 2009, to January 6, 2010.

By Li Hui