This Week at Lincoln Center: National Ballet of China

Name: This Week at Lincoln Center: National Ballet of China
Uploaded: 2015-07-02T06:11:31Z
Duration: P89S
Description: Lincoln Center Festival presents two shows by National Ballet of China during the period July 8-12. “The Peony Pavilion,” based on a famous love story, features an eclectic score that references works by Debussy, Ravel, and Prokofiev. “The Red Detachment of Women” is best known as the ballet staged for President Nixon during his 1972 visit to China and continues to be extremely popular.

Clip: Season 2015 Episode 220 | 1m 29s

Lincoln Center Festival presents two shows by National Ballet of China during the period July 8-12. “The Peony Pavilion,” based on a famous love story, features an eclectic score that references works by Debussy, Ravel, and Prokofiev. “The Red Detachment of Women” is best known as the ballet staged for President Nixon during his 1972 visit to China and continues to be extremely popular.

Aired: 07/01/15

Rating: NR

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Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe …

Major funding for NYC-ARTS is made possible by The Thea Petschek Iervolino Foundation, Jody and John Arnhold, The Lewis “Sonny” Turner Fund for Dance, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown, Charles and Valerie Diker, The Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, The Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, The Nancy Sidewater Foundation, and Ellen and James S. Marcus. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional funding provided by members of THIRTEEN. NYC-ARTS is made possible by Swann Auction Galleries.

This Week at Lincoln Center: National Ballet of China

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