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Chinese take on Romeo and Juliet

Suzhou Ballet Theater offered its latest take on the fateful love story of Romeo and Juliet with a new production staged at the National Center for the Performing Arts in early June.

Shakespeare's classic play was given a stylish, modern and, above all, Chinese look. Most of the innovation, the troupe's director Li Ying says, was inspired by traditional Chinese culture. Props include paper fans, silk umbrellas and Peking Opera masks.