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A Midsummer Night's Dream By Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve

Date: April 22-23－7:30 pm

Venue: Shanghai Grand Theater

Price: 180-880 yuan

Le songe d'une nuit d'ete (A Midsummer Night's Dream) is an opera-comic in three acts composed by Ambroise Thomas to a French libretto by Joseph-Bernard Rosier (1804-1880) and Adolphe de Leuven. Although it shares the French title for Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream, its plot is not based on the play. Shakespeare himself is a character in the opera as are Elizabeth I and Falstaff. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Grand Theater hosted some of the world's greatest ballet companies, notably Isadora Duncan, or Nijinsky and the Ballets Russes. At its reopening in 1962, the Grand Theater created its own ballet company. Currently managed by Philippe Cohen, it is composed of 22 classically-trained dancers from around the world, performing in the neo-classical and contemporary styles. Each season features two new productions, repertoire performances at home or on tour, school productions and educational workshops.

Contact: 400-610-3721

The Swan Lake By Russian State Ballet

Date: April 22-24－7.30 pm

Venue: Rulun Lecture Hall of Renmin University

Price: 60-880 yuan

Russian State Ballet is directed by Russian Ministry of Culture and has visited more than 80 countries and regions with international best level. The troupe has world tour in Germany, US, Italy, Spain, England, Japan etc. gaining success and recognition. Tchaikovsky's instantly recognizable music set against the wonderfully dark story of good against evil; Swan Lake is one of the most famous and loved of all ballets. This production by Evgeny Amosov, Artistic Director of The Russian National Ballet Theater, is heralded around the world. Swan Lake's glamorous set is evocative of the Russian Imperial world in which the ballet was created, while the haunting moonlit lakeside is perfect for the tragic conflict of the human and spirit worlds and allows the audience to be swept away in the vulnerability of Odette/Odile.

Contact: 400-610-3721