Young talent shines at national ballet workshop

As Schumann's Traumerei for cello and piano flows slowly and softly out of the speakers, a ballerina starts to dance with a white veil covering her head and face. The piece of cloth floats in the air when she, as if blinded, stretches her limbs and tries to reach a male dancer across the stage.

The ballet, I Owe My Father a Hug, is one of the five works created for the eighth workshop of the National Ballet of China in Beijing.

This annual workshop gives young choreographers an opportunity to design original ballet scenarios to showcase their talent.