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Love conquers all

Are we still moved by the romantics? According to young Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg, the answer is yes. His interpretation of the romantic repertoire Giselle takes place in a contemporary setting and demonstrates that the fragility of existence is one of the permanent features of everyday life, across all ages. Lidberg believes that despite the fragility of myth, love is a force to reckon with in our society and proposes to illustrate this with a narrative that ranges from the realistic to the fantastic. The Grand Theater of Geneve Ballet Company performs the production, featuring the amazing Thai ballerina Sarawanee Tanatanit as the title role.

7:30 pm, Nov 8 and 9. National Center for the Performing Arts, west of Tian'anmen Square, Beijing. 010-6655-0000.