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Beijing

Strauss-inspired ballet premieres

Dancers from the National Ballet of China will perform La Chauve-Souris, a ballet based on Johann Strauss' Die Fledermaus with choreography by Roland Petit, for audiences in Beijing for the first time. Petit's longtime assistant Luigi Bonino and costume designer Luisa Spinatelli have joined in the production. Internationally renowned dancer Manuel Legris has been invited to perform at the premiere on Sept 11.